Windscribe

Windscribe is a commercial, cross-platform virtual private network (VPN) service provider that is based in Canada, but operates internationally. History Windscribe was founded by Yegor Sak and Alex Paguis in 2016. In January 2021, Windscribe began beta testing ControlD, a new standalone DNS-based ad and tracker service, a direct competitor to services such as NextDNS, DNSFilter, and Cisco Umbrella. In April 2023, a mid-sized VPN provider WeVPN shut down due to "unforeseen financial difficulties". Windscribe offered to match the remaining time left on WeVPN customer subscriptions, free of charge. Windscibe and WeVPN stated that this is not an acquisition, but "purely a gesture of good will".