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Overview

Cybersecurity platform (SASE/SSE) that enables easy Zero Trust Architecture implementation for medium enterprises, any scale.

Hotspot Shield is a private VPN that provides secure and private internet access by encrypting personal browsing information. Securely browse and stream videos, games, shows, sports, and movies anywhere in HD quality.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

7

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

12.99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.9

103

5

4

3

2

1

92

10

1

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
93%
would recommend this app

4.3

80

5

4

3

2

1

39

31

6

2

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
59%
would recommend this app

Pros

“It met our technical requirements, provided a reliable experience for users, and contributes positively to our compliance efforts. While there are minor areas for improvement, it’s a solid product that I would recommend to others.”
CM

Craig M.

Technical Director

“We had a roll out of 100 users and overall this went smoothly, any minor technical issues were swiftly resolved by their helpful tech support team.”
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Andy S.

IT Manager

“thats it is easy to use and any staff member can easily use it and plus provides options to connect to multiple servers”
SK

Sim K.

Admin

Pros

“Furthermore, Hotspot shield is easy to use as it has a One-Click connect feature activating protection when i connect to a public WIFI.”
DM

Dennis M.

Senior Frontend Engineer

“Additionally, Hotspot Shield VPN has a free and a premium version catering for everyone.”
DM

Dennis M.

Senior Frontend Engineer

“I used Hotspot Shield VPN on a trial for 7 days was a great experience, the speed is super legit and reliable.”
EC

Evandro C.

Administrator Assistant

Cons

“There’s currently no way to exclude specific traffic from the VPN tunnel — for example, access to personal websites like Reddit is blocked.”
CM

Craig M.

Technical Director

“The trial period was not long enough. After the trial finished, certain functionalities broke as they got stuck, when we continued with the basic package, which didn't include the extra features.”
VF

Val F.

Practice manager

“When there is a product update, the program doesn't work, you have to log off and update, restart and then run the program.”
Lk

Lori k.

VP of Ops

Cons

“Every once in a while, it will screw up with some of the marketing tools or region-locked ad programs.”
IR

Imogen R.

Digital Marketing Specialist

“It does not work well with streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu”
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Deanielle D.

CEO

“Android's free version is throttled and is sponsored with customized advertisements”
KP

Kusaraju P.

Systems Engineer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features121
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Certification
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Monitoring
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad Blocker
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly/Malware Detection
  • Anonymous Browsing
  • Application Access Control
  • Application Management
  • Application Security
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Behavior Analytics
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Cloud Security Policy Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • DNS Leak Protection
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Employee Activity Monitoring
  • Encryption
  • Endpoint Management
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Event Logs
  • Filtering
  • Firewalls
  • For MSPs
  • Geo-spoofing
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • IP Filtering
  • IP Masking
  • IT Incident Management
  • IT Reporting
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Insider Threat Protection
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Kill Switch
  • Live Chat
  • Log Access
  • Member Accounts
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Device Support
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Protocol
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Provisioning
  • Network Security
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • No-log VPN
  • Patch Management
  • Policy Management
  • Privileged Account Management
  • Ransomware Protection
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Remote Access Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Remote Support
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Risk Alerts
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Browsing
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Auditing
  • Security Tools
  • Self Service Portal
  • Server Monitoring
  • Single Sign On
  • Spam Blocker
  • Status Tracking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Activity Monitoring
  • User Management
  • User Provisioning
  • User Session Management
  • VPN
  • VPN Tunneling
  • Visual Analytics
  • Vulnerability Protection
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Inspection
  • Web Threat Management
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Web-Application Security
  • Whitelisting/Blacklisting
  • Total features16
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Certification
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Monitoring
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad Blocker
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly/Malware Detection
  • Anonymous Browsing
  • Application Access Control
  • Application Management
  • Application Security
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Authentication
  • Behavior Analytics
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Cloud Security Policy Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • DNS Leak Protection
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Employee Activity Monitoring
  • Encryption
  • Endpoint Management
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Event Logs
  • Filtering
  • Firewalls
  • For MSPs
  • Geo-spoofing
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • IP Filtering
  • IP Masking
  • IT Incident Management
  • IT Reporting
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Insider Threat Protection
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Auditing
  • Kill Switch
  • Live Chat
  • Log Access
  • Member Accounts
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Device Support
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Protocol
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Provisioning
  • Network Security
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • No-log VPN
  • Patch Management
  • Policy Management
  • Privileged Account Management
  • Ransomware Protection
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Remote Access Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Remote Support
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Risk Alerts
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Browsing
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Auditing
  • Security Tools
  • Self Service Portal
  • Server Monitoring
  • Single Sign On
  • Spam Blocker
  • Status Tracking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Activity Monitoring
  • User Management
  • User Provisioning
  • User Session Management
  • VPN
  • VPN Tunneling
  • Visual Analytics
  • Vulnerability Protection
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Inspection
  • Web Threat Management
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Web-Application Security
  • Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Integrations

  • Total integrations4
  • Auth0
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Ping Identity
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Auth0
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Ping Identity