Windscribe
Windscribe is the most flexible option here: a usable 10GB free tier, unlimited device connections, a genuinely useful firewall-style kill switch, port forwarding on Pro, and Build-a-Plan pricing that lets you pay $1 per location instead of for a network you will never use. Its real drawback is the missing audit -- it is the only provider on this list with no published third-party no-logs assurance engagement, so its policy rests on a court outcome and the company's reputation rather than on an auditor's report. The 7-day refund window is also the shortest here.
Where it is strong
People who want to try before paying (the free tier is 10GB/month with the full app), and technical users who want to pay only for the locations they actually use via Build-a-Plan, from $3/month.
Where it is weak
No independent no-logs audit -- the strongest evidence for its claims is a court case rather than an auditor, which is meaningful but not the same thing. Netflix unblocking is unreliable, the refund window is only 7 days, and it is based in a Five Eyes country.
Reported to work with
Streaming access changes weekly on both sides. Treat this as a snapshot, never a guarantee.
Sources: windscribe.com · www.security.org