VPN review

hide.me review

Hide.me is operated by eVenture Limited (operator; no higher parent stated) and based in Malaysia. The register records 1 independent audit (1 with a linked report), 0 incidents and a lowest verified price of $2.69 per month on a 26 months term.

Published Facts checked By VPNInfobase editorial

Compiled from the vendor's own pages, auditors' reports and named news outlets, checked .

Verified facts

Checked 28 Sept 2026ActiveFrom the vendor's own pages, auditors' reports and named news outlets. Not our measurements.
Owner
eVenture Limited (operator; no higher parent stated) sourceUltimate owner: not established from a primary source
Jurisdiction
Malaysia (registered office Labuan F.T.; reg. no. LL09685) source
Logging policy
States it does not keep logs of VPN sessions, browsing behaviour, visited websites, or connection timestamps matching incoming/outgoing IPs or session duration. sourceThis is the vendor's claim, paraphrased. An audit below is what tests it.
Independent audits
  • Securitum7 Jun 2024No-logs policy compliance audit (Securitum). Report read 2026-09-29: document date 07.06.2024, fieldwork 19.03.2024-06.06.2024, state of product as of 15.03.2024; confirmed no-logs policy applied, no issues found on the sampled VPN container. report
Incidents
None found in the sources checked. This is not an exhaustive search.
Transparency report
Published source
Open-source apps
Not verified from a primary source
RAM-only servers
Not verified from a primary source
Refund window
30 days from start of plan; must notify in writing by email; full refund subject to conditions listed in terms (e.g. not exceeding usage conditions; conditions truncated in review) source
Price per month
hide.me price per month by billed term, in the vendor's own currency
Billed termPer monthCharged up frontNote
1 month$11.99$11.99Monthly; vendor states plan renews at same price and duration. VAT may apply. source
13 months$4.23$54.99Actually 12 months + 1 month extra, billed $54.99 every 13 months; 4.23/mo is per 13 months. Vendor states same renewal price. source
26 months$2.69$69.99Actually 24 months + 2 months extra, billed $69.99 every 26 months; 2.69/mo is per 26 months. Labelled 'Exclusive Price'; vendor states same renewal price. source
Per-month figures are the vendor's displayed monthly equivalent for the whole billed term, so terms of different length are not like for like. No currency conversion.
Not verified
  • ultimateOwner: not found (eVenture Limited is operator; no owner disclosed in pages read)
  • Audit scope/details: Securitum PDF (2024-06-07 per filename) could not be read (WebFetch blocked for hide.me; no PDF text tool). Date inferred from filename. No 2015 audit report link found although about page says first audited 2015.
  • ramOnlyServers, openSourceClients: not stated on pages read (no GitHub link found)
  • incidents: none found; not exhaustively searched
  • Refund conditions: terms text truncated; only 30-day window confirmed. Terms served at /en/legal.

To check current terms, go to Hide.me's own site.

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Who it suits

  • Users who want a strong free plan first
  • People avoiding Five Eyes jurisdiction
  • Power users who like protocol choice / port forwarding

Who should look elsewhere

  • Design-sensitive users who want modern UI
  • Those needing top streaming guarantees
  • Anonymous cash-account purists (see Mullvad)

These two lists are the editorial reading of the register facts on this page, not measured results.

Alternatives

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Update log

  1. Page rebuilt on the VPN audit register; facts re-checked against the vendor's own pages and auditors' reports on this date.