Hide Me VPN Free Review 2023: 2 cons and 3 pros

by Vít Nováček, updated August 6, 2022

1. Hide Me VPN Free: 2 Disadvantages & 3 Advantages

   • Unintuitive application minimization
   • Application-only whitelist

   • High connection speed
   • Wide range of languages
   • No log storage

   Hide.me offers both paid and free VPN versions.

   The free VPN offers most of the same features as the paid HideMe Premium, but is limited to 10GB of traffic per month, a choice of only five locations, single-device connectivity, no streaming support, fixed IP address, and dynamic port forwarding.

   The WireGuard protocol and some other advanced features are also only available to paying users. Hide Me VPN Free is a good choice from the category of free VPNs. It doesn’t limit usage too much, offers very good speeds and you don’t need to set up an account to use it.

2. Hide Me VPN Free Subscription: Discount Code, Free Trial, Money Back Guarantee…

   • Your Price:  Free (1 devices)
   • Money Back Guarantee: No
   • Free Trial: No
   • Cryptocurrency payments:
     No

     Bitcoin :No
     Dash :No
     Ethereum :No
     Ripple :No

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   HideMe Free is a free VPN without the need to set up any account. HideMe Free also serves as a trial version, but does not include all the features of the paid alternative.

3. Hide Me VPN Free and Supported Devices: Android, iOS, macOS…

   • Device limit: 1

   Platforms supported

   • Android:
     Yes

     Android is supported by 100 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Android TV:
     Yes

     Android TV is supported by 41 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Apple TV:
     Yes

     Apple TV is supported by 23 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Fire TV:
     Yes

     Fire TV is supported by 42 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Chromebook:
     No

     Chromebook is supported by 17 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Chromecast:
     Yes

     Chromecast is supported by 22 % of reviewed VPNs
   • iOS:
     Yes

     iOS is supported by 98 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Kodi:
     Yes

     Kodi is supported by 27 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Linux:
     Yes

     Linux is supported by 55 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Mac:
     Yes

     Mac is supported by 98 % of reviewed VPNs
   • NAS:
     Yes

     NAS is supported by 30 % of reviewed VPNs
   • nVidia Shield:
     Yes

     nVidia Shield is supported by 26 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Playstation:
     Yes

     Playstation is supported by 28 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Raspberry Pi:
     Yes

     Raspberry Pi is supported by 22 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Roku:
     Yes

     Roku is supported by 24 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Router:
     Yes

     Router is supported by 52 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Windows:
     Yes

     Windows is supported by 100 % of reviewed VPNs
   • xBox:
     Yes

     xBox is supported by 28 % of reviewed VPNs

   Browser Extensions

   • Brave :
     Yes

     The Brave browser add-on is offered by 51 % of reviewed VPNs.
   • Chrome :
     Yes

     The Chrome browser add-on is offered by 51 % of reviewed VPNs.
   • Edge :
     No

     The Edge browser add-on is offered by 21 % of reviewed VPNs.
   • Firefox :
     Yes

     The Firefox browser add-on is offered by 38 % of reviewed VPNs.
   • Opera :
     Yes

     The Opera browser add-on is offered by 51 % of reviewed VPNs.
   • Safari :
     No

     The Safari browser add-on is offered by 1 % of reviewed VPNs.
   • Vivaldi :
     Yes

     The Vivaldi browser add-on is offered by 51 % of reviewed VPNs.

   HideMe VPN offers apps for all common mobile and desktop operating systems, Fire TV and routers. It supports Firefox, Chrome and other browsers that allow you to download extensions through the Chrome Web Store.

   HideMe Free VPN can only be used on one device at a time – or you use the VPN on each device separately, as the free version requires no account.

   The VPN router can be used to protect your entire home network. You can buy a router with Hide.me VPN already running, or set it up yourself on your router. You just need to make sure that the router supports the HideMe app.

4. Hide Me VPN Free App: User-friendliness, whitelist, server selection…

   • Traffic limit: 10 GB per month
   • App Languages: 🇺🇸 English +16 more🇪🇸 Spanish 🇷🇺 Russian 🇩🇪 German 🇹🇷 Turkish 🇵🇹 Portuguese 🇫🇷 French 🇮🇹 Italian 🇵🇱 Polish 🇷🇴 Romanian 🇦🇪 Arabic 🇯🇵 Japanese 🇳🇱 Dutch 🇨🇳 Chinese 🇨🇿 Czech 🇭🇷 Croatian 🇮🇩 Indonesian
   • Whitelisting:
     Yes

     Whitelisting is supported by 54 % of reviewed VPNs

   The Hide.me desktop app offers the ability to automatically launch the app at system startup and connect to the VPN after startup. Automatic connections to selected Wi-Fi networks based on security or network name are available in both the mobile and desktop apps. There is also an option to select the connection to the best server.

   The apps are clear and intuitive to use. The biggest criticism is directed towards the strange behavior where the app hides even from the taskbar when minimized. You then have to reopen it from the start, shortcut, or right control panel icon, and even then by right-clicking and selecting “Show App”.

   The split tunneling feature, which allows you to select apps that use the tunnel, is available in both mobile and desktop versions. Unfortunately, it is not possible to select websites that will be accessed without a VPN connection.

   The HideMe Free app offers 17 different languages, including English.

5. Hide Me VPN Free Connection Speed: Upload, Download & Latency

   Download speed

   Higher is better. The average download of all tested VPNs is 90 MB/s.

   Upload speed

   Higher is better. The average upload of all tested VPNs is 59 MB/s.

   Server latency

   A lower value is better. The average response rate of all tested VPNs is 66 ms.

   Hide.me Free is a free VPN, and like most free competitors, it has a data transfer limit. In this case, it’s 10GB per month. Since no account is required to use Hide.me Free, you get 10 GB per month on each device individually, not all together.

   HideMe Free’s transfer speed is very good not only when connecting to the nearest server, but also to a server in the US. With connection speeds, HideMe Free is among the best among all the VPNs we’ve tested, including NordVPN or Surfshark.

   You can easily stream 4K content over a VPN. However, HideMe Free does not support unblocking streaming services.

6. Hide Me VPN Free Server Locations

   • Number of servers:
     5

     The average number of servers for the reviewed VPNs is 1551.
   • Number of countries:
     4

     The average number of countries available for the reviewed VPNs is 39.

   Europe	🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands
   North America	🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 USA
   South America
   Asia
   Africa
   Oceania

   Four countries and five locations are offered for free accounts. You can choose between Germany, Canada, the Netherlands and two locations in the United States.

   This offer is common for a free VPN, though Windscribe Free VPN offers up to 11 countries. On the other hand, some free VPNs don’t even offer a choice of location.

   For unblocking censors, the paid version, which offers more countries, is suitable.

7. Hide Me VPN Free Security Features: DNS Leak Protection, Kill Switch…

   • DNS leak protection :
     Yes

     DNS leak protection is offered by 96% of the reviewed VPNs.
   • Kill Switch:
     Yes

     Kill Switch is supported by 82% of the reviewed VPNs.
   • Tor:
     No

     Tor support is offered by 12 % of the reviewed VPNs.

   DNS and IP address protection is automatically enabled whenever you use a VPN connection. Hide.me operates its own DNS servers to provide privacy and protection from tracking. On both mobile and desktop, you’ll find a kill switch feature that prevents connections outside the VPN. This prevents your real-world location data from being disclosed if the VPN connection is interrupted.

   TLS 1.3 AES-GCM encryption for x64 and ChaCha-Poly-1305 for ARM are used to secure the VPN connection.

   The free version of HideMe supports the same protocols as the paid version. The exception is WireGuard, which is only available in the paid version. You can use IKEv2, OpenVPN, SoftEtherVPN and the SSTP protocol.

   Multiple VPN connections are only available in the paid version of HideMe.

8. Hide Me VPN Free & Streaming: Netflix, Youtube, Amazon Prime…

   • Amazon Prime:
     No

     Amazon Prime streaming is supported by 51 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Disney+:
     No

     Disney+ streaming is supported by 49 % of reviewed VPNs
   • HBO:
     No

     HBO streaming is supported by 51 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Hulu:
     No

     Hulu streaming is supported by 47 % of reviewed VPNs
   • Netflix:
     No

     Netflix streaming is supported by 63 % of reviewed VPNs
   • YouTube:
     Yes

     YouTube streaming is supported by 83 % of reviewed VPNs

   As with most non-paid VPNs, HideMe’s streaming support is not offered. To be able to unblock streaming libraries, you’ll need to purchase the paid version of HideMe VPN.

9. Features of Hide Me VPN Free: AdBlock, Static IP…

   • Blocks Ads:
     No

     Ad blocking is offered by 48 % of the VPNs reviewed.
   • Blocks Malware:
     No

     Malware blocking is offered by 43 % of the VPNs reviewed.
   • Blocks Trackers:
     No

     Trackers blocking is offered by 42 % of the VPNs reviewed.

   Connection Guard is a feature that you can use to prevent apps from connecting to the internet without a VPN connection. This works even if the HideMe app is turned off.

10. Hide Me VPN Free‘s CPU usage and App Performance

    In load testing, HideMe’s load was average to below average compared to other VPNs, both with the VPN running and with the application running only in the background.

11. Hide Me VPN Free Torrenting Servers

    • Torrenting servers:
      Yes

      Torrenting support is offered by 87 % of the reviewed VPNs.

    HideMe states that all their servers allow P2P connections, so you can download torrents even on free servers. Remember, you’re limited to 10GB of data per month.

    When using torrents, always have a kill switch on to prevent your IP address from being leaked. For Hide.me, also turn on the connection watchdog.

12. What is the country of origin of Hide Me VPN Free?

    • Country of origin: 🇲🇾 Malaysia

    HideMe is based in Malaysia. This country uses censorship and surveillance of its citizens, and the right to privacy is denied. So using a VPN in this country is very important. In Malaysia, they don’t require the storage of logs, thanks to this HideMe doesn’t break the law by not storing any sensitive data.

13. Hide Me VPN Free and Privacy: Logging Policy, Security Issues…

    • No-Logs Policy:
      Yes

      The No-Logs Policy is followed by 85% of reviewed VPNs.
    • Multi-Hop:
      No

      Multi-Hop connection is offered by 32 % of the VPNs reviewed.

    HideMe VPN’s privacy is based on no logs being stored. The company has been audited by an independent auditor for not storing logs. The only data that can be stored under HideMe’s policy is application crash data. However, no VPN usage data can be extracted from these. For the HideMe Free variant, even the email address is not stored.

    The VPN also publishes a transparency report every year, which lists, among other things, the number of requests from authorities for information regarding the use of HideMe server IP addresses.

14. Hide Me VPN Free Support: Chat, e-mail…

    If you have problems and questions on Hide.me VPN, you can use our database of answers to frequently asked questions and solutions to common problems. You can also find help from the community or contact HideMe support via chat or the contact form.