Hideman review: score, privacy and prices

1.90

out of 10#265 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6

  • Consumer VPN
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Data completeness73%
  • Checked2026-10-15

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols2.5 vs 2.1
  • Network and streaming3.3 vs 3.1
  • Platforms and support3.8 vs 4.3

Weakest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms2.0 vs 3.5
  • Privacy and jurisdiction1.3 vs 2.7
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5

Compare Hideman side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Consumer VPN services in the main ranking (233 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Hidemansegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.71.3
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.12.5
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.52.0
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.50.0
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 3.13.3
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 4.33.8
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

Hideman pricing

Hideman does not publish a paid price we could read. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
30 days
Refund conditions
30-day money-back guarantee (terms not read)
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated

Everything Hideman publishes

Every fact we collected about Hideman, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Not stated
Registered in
Not stated
Related brands
Tunnel World VPN
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
EN
Currencies on the site
USD ($)

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • 1 month
  • 6 months (save 10%)
  • 12 months (save 25%)
Billing terms
  • 1 month
  • 6 months (save 10%)
  • 12 months (save 25%)
Cheapest price a month
from $5.99/mo, per term prices not listed
Monthly plan
Not stated
2-year plan, total
No
Lifetime plan
No
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
  • 10% (6m)
  • 25% (12m)
  • 73% cheaper claim
Discount compared with
monthly price
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
5

Free plan
Free plan
Not stated
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
30
Refund conditions
30-day money-back guarantee (terms not read)

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
190+ (claim)
Servers
290+ locations
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Yes IPv6 leak protection
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardNot stated
  • OpenVPNUDP✓ Yes
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
Other protocols
random IP rotation feature
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Not stated
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Yes system/app-level + smart kill switch
DNS leak protection
Yes IPv4/IPv6 + DNS protection
Own DNS servers
Yes logless DNS
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Yes logless VPN
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • Windows✓ Yes
  • macOS✓ Yes
  • Linux✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • Routers✓ Yes
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
20 GB per second per data-center server; 4K x800 streams (claim)
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Speed test in the app
Yes
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Not stated
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Not stated
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Not stated

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

  • Trustpilot

    3.67 of 5, smoothed

    From 1 collected reviews (raw average 4.00; all VPNs 3.66).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 3.6 (1 reviews).

39 Reddit and forum threads mention Hideman (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

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  • Trustpilot · 4★ · 26 Sep 2017 · IN

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Questions about Hideman

Answers built from what Hideman publishes. Open a question to read the details.

Is Hideman safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction

Privacy and jurisdiction 1.3/10 and security 2.5/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.

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  • Kill switch

Privacy

Jurisdiction
Not stated
Legal entity
Not stated
No-logs policy
Yes logless VPN
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated

Security

Kill switch
Yes (yes (system/app-level + smart kill switch))
DNS leak protection
Yes (yes (IPv4/IPv6 + DNS protection))
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated

Related rankings

Hideman not working? Common causes and what to check

Hideman publishes little that helps when it fails to connect: no status page, alternative protocols or support channels in our data.

If it is blocked where you are

Hideman refund policy: how to ask for your money back

Hideman refund window: 30 days. Conditions: 30-day money-back guarantee (terms not read)

Refund terms

Refund window
30
Refund on monthly plans
Not stated
Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
Not stated
Refund for unused time
Not stated

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://hideman.net
Pages checked
https://hideman.net (WebFetch, twice); browser attempt failed (blocked from browser)
Other sources used
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