#Speedify vs hotspotshield for free

The privacy policy says there's no logging, and that: 'Speedify does NOT track the websites you visit, the data you exchange, or anything related to your DNS requests.' That works for us. The service encrypts your data via AES, for instance, the same industrial-strength algorithm used by other top services. Still, the website does offer some encouraging information security-wise. How does it match up? We don't know, because no-one outside of Speedify has looked at the code, and the company hasn't verified its security by putting itself through an independent audit. Speedify's core engine doesn't use well understood open source VPN protocols such as WireGuard or OpenVPN, opting instead to use its own custom technology. If you're not looking at the Speedify app interface, you could be left thinking you're protected, when actually the VPN has been down for some time. We noticed that the Windows app wouldn't necessarily display a notification if the VPN failed. Hotspot Shield's free product has the same issue, but otherwise this is a big privacy concern we don't see with most of the other top free VPNs. Speedify's free plan doesn't support the company's kill switch, which means your traffic could be exposed if the VPN connection drops.

#Speedify vs hotspotshield for free

Speedify disables the kill switch for free users (Image credit: Speedify) Privacy and logging