Windscribe Pricing & Free Plan Limits
Complete pricing breakdown for Windscribe including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 80/100
Is Windscribe free?
Yes — the Free plan costs nothing. Paid plans start at $3.00/month (Build-a-Plan).
The free plan includes
- Free server locations (Windscribe says 10 countries)
- Unlimited simultaneous connections
- Firewall and split tunneling
- R.O.B.E.R.T. basic blocking
Free plan limits
- Users: Unlimited devices
- Storage: 2 GB/month without email, 10 GB/month with confirmed email
- Monthly data cap, fewer server locations than Pro, slower speeds reported on free servers, no static IP or port forwarding
Watch out: Dropping the email or unsubscribing from promo emails moves you back to 2 GB; a confirmed email is needed for 10 GB; data resets monthly
Plans & Pricing
- Free server locations (Windscribe says 10 countries)
- Unlimited simultaneous connections
- Firewall and split tunneling
- R.O.B.E.R.T. basic blocking
User limit: Unlimited devices
Storage: 2 GB/month without email, 10 GB/month with confirmed email
- Datacenter or residential static IP
- Permanent port forwarding
- $1 per location per month
- Up to 7 locations
- $3 minimum
- Optional unlimited data and R.O.B.E.R.T. (+$1 per Windscribe blog)
User limit: Unlimited devices
Storage: 10 GB per selected location, optional unlimited data
- Same as monthly Pro
- $69 billed every 12 months
- Windscribe says renewal price stays the same
User limit: Unlimited devices
Storage: Unlimited data
- All 69 countries / 135+ locations
- Unlimited data
- Unlimited devices
- R.O.B.E.R.T. full access
- Temporary port forwarding
User limit: Unlimited devices
Storage: Unlimited data
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Windscribe refund policy is short and strict
Windscribe's help center says refunds must be requested within 7 days of the first payment and only if under 10 GB was used on the paid plan; renewals are not refundable and Apple, Google and Amazon purchases go through those stores. Some reviews cite 3 days, so the window is easy to miss. Cloudwards lists the short guarantee as a con.
Unexpected Windscribe renewal charges
Trustpilot reviewers describe annual renewals they did not expect, or charges that continued after they thought they had cancelled. The help center says subscriptions auto-renew and that cancelling only stops future payments. The cancel button only shows when auto-billing is active, and Static IP add-ons are cancelled separately.
Windscribe free plan data cap (2 GB or 10 GB)
The free plan is 2 GB a month with no email and 10 GB a month once you add and confirm an email. Accounts drop back to 2 GB if you remove the email or unsubscribe from promotional emails, which surprises people mid-month.
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