ZoneBlade vs Windscribe

The short answer

For browsing, ZoneBlade is the better free choice: its free plan has no data cap where Windscribe's gives 10 GB a month, it needs no account, and it can give each tab its own country with its own cookies. Windscribe Free reaches more countries, 10 against 6, and has full apps for every device, so it's the better pick if you want a free VPN beyond the browser.

Checked against Windscribe's own website and store listing on . Every claim about Windscribe links to its source.

Side by side

ZoneBlade and Windscribe, row by row.

Numbers link to their sources at the bottom of the page.

FeatureZoneBladeWindscribe logoWindscribe
Free planYesYes1
Works without an accountYesNo1Username needed, email optional
Free dataUnlimited10 GB a month12 GB without an email
Countries on the free plan6101
No ads on the free planYesYes1
Doesn't sell your data or share your connectionYesYes2
A different country in each tabYesNo3
The same site in two countries at onceYesEach country keeps its own cookiesNo4
Countries18069+5
Apps for your whole deviceNoChrome and Edge onlyYes6
Price, month to month$5.99Premium, monthly$9.005
Lowest price a month$4.00Premium, $47.99 a year$5.755Yearly plan
Windscribe: who runs it
Windscribe Limited, Ontario, Canada [7]
Windscribe: free plan
10 GB a month with an email address, 2 GB without; needs a username [1]
Windscribe: devices
Unlimited, free plan included [1]
Windscribe: Chrome Web Store
4.0 stars from 21,000 ratings, 2 million users [7]
Windscribe: audits
Security audits of its servers and apps; no dedicated no-logs audit [8]
Windscribe: in court
A Greek case against its founder was dismissed in 2025, with no user data to hand over [9]

Data: a cap against none

Windscribe Free gives you 10 GB a month once you add an email address, or 2 GB without, and asks you to make a username. That's enough for light browsing, not for a month of video.

ZoneBlade Free has unlimited data in 6 countries and needs no account at all.

A country in every tab

Windscribe's extension routes the whole browser through one location, with an allowlist for sites that should skip it. ZoneBlade's Each tab mode gives every Chrome tab group its own country and cookies, so you can see a site from two countries side by side.

Privacy

Windscribe says it doesn't track, store or sell your data, and a Greek court case in 2025 ended with no user data to hand over. In 2021 Ukrainian authorities seized two of its servers, which Windscribe admitted weren't encrypted as they should have been.

ZoneBlade, run by a UK company, keeps no record of the sites you visit and counts only data used per device and country.

Paid plans

Windscribe Pro covers 69+ countries; you can also build a plan from single locations. ZoneBlade Premium covers 180 countries in Chrome and Edge. Prices are in the table above.

When Windscribe is the better pick

Choose Windscribe if you want a free VPN for your whole computer and phone on unlimited devices, a few more free countries (10 against 6), or its built-in ad and tracker blocking.

The verdict

In Chrome or Edge, ZoneBlade wins: unlimited free data instead of 10 GB, no account, and a different country in each tab. Windscribe is the better free VPN for whole devices; for the browser, ZoneBlade gives you more.

Questions

How much data does Windscribe Free give you?

10 GB a month with an email address, 2 GB without. ZoneBlade Free has no data cap in its 6 countries.

Do I need an account for Windscribe?

You need a username; the email address is optional. ZoneBlade needs no account.

Can Windscribe give each tab its own country?

No, its extension uses one location for the browser. ZoneBlade's Each tab mode does it per tab group.

Sources

  1. 1https://windscribe.com/features/use-for-free
  2. 2https://windscribe.com/privacy
  3. 3https://windscribe.com/knowledge-base/articles/how-to-use-with-windscribe-on-chrome
  4. 4https://windscribe.com/features/chrome/
  5. 5https://windscribe.com/upgrade
  6. 6https://windscribe.com/download
  7. 7https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hnmpcagpplmpfojmgmnngilcnanddlhb
  8. 8https://windscribe.com/knowledge-base/articles/has-windscribe-been-audited
  9. 9https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/case-dismissed-windscribe-wins-landmark-no-log-vpn-lawsuit-in-greece

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