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Hotspot Shield

A popular VPN service developed by Aura (formerly AnchorFree) in 2008, known for its free tier and proprietary Catapult Hydra protocol.

1 questions · 1 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026

Best category rank
#12
VPN Services · of 32
Questions
1
1 categories
Answers naming it
3/6
Of the answers measured on this brand's questions

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CategoriesCategory rankQuestionsScore
VPN Services#12of 32136.5

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Named alongside in VPN Services

Brands named in the same answers as Hotspot Shield in the last four weeks, counted in answers.

Named alongside in VPN ServicesBrands named in the same answers as Hotspot Shield in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Proton VPN: named in 54 answersProton VPNNordVPN: named in 47 answersNordVPNSurfshark: named in 41 answersSurfsharkExpressVPN: named in 30 answersExpressVPNMullvad: named in 28 answersMullvadWindscribe: named in 14 answersWindscribePIA: named in 12 answersPIACyberGhost: named in 9 answersCyberGhostIVPN: named in 7 answersIVPNPrivadoVPN Free: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPN FreePrivadoVPN: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPNHotspot Shield: named in 3 answersHotspot ShieldTunnelBear Free: named in 3 answersTunnelBear FreeHide.me VPN: named in 4 answersHide.me VPNIPVanish: named in 5 answersIPVanishTor Browser: named in 3 answersTor BrowserNorton VPN: named in 1 answersNorton VPNiCloud Private Relay: named in 1 answersiCloud Private RelayObscura: named in 1 answersObscuraGoogle Play: named in 1 answersGoogle PlayApple App Store: named in 1 answersApple App StoreBrave: named in 1 answersBraveMozilla Firefox: named in 1 answersMozilla FirefoxNetflix: named in 1 answersNetflixSuperVPN: named in 1 answersSuperVPNGeckoVPN: named in 1 answersGeckoVPNChatVPN: named in 1 answersChatVPNWindows: named in 1 answersWindowsmacOS: named in 1 answersmacOSiOS: named in 1 answersiOS
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Named alongside in VPN ServicesBrands named in the same answers as Hotspot Shield in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Proton VPN: named in 54 answersProton VPNNordVPN: named in 47 answersNordVPNSurfshark: named in 41 answersSurfsharkExpressVPN: named in 30 answersExpressVPNMullvad: named in 28 answersMullvadWindscribe: named in 14 answersWindscribePIA: named in 12 answersPIACyberGhost: named in 9 answersCyberGhostIVPN: named in 7 answersIVPNPrivadoVPN Free: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPN FreePrivadoVPN: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPNHotspot Shield: named in 3 answersHotspot ShieldTunnelBear Free: named in 3 answersTunnelBear FreeHide.me VPN: named in 4 answersHide.me VPNIPVanish: named in 5 answersIPVanishTor Browser: named in 3 answersTor BrowserNorton VPN: named in 1 answersNorton VPNiCloud Private Relay: named in 1 answersiCloud Private RelayObscura: named in 1 answersObscuraGoogle Play: named in 1 answersApple App Store: named in 1 answersBrave: named in 1 answersBraveMozilla Firefox: named in 1 answersMozilla FirefoxNetflix: named in 1 answersNetflixSuperVPN: named in 1 answersSuperVPNGeckoVPN: named in 1 answersGeckoVPNChatVPN: named in 1 answersChatVPNWindows: named in 1 answersWindowsmacOS: named in 1 answersmacOSiOS: named in 1 answersiOS
  • Answers naming the brand
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  • Answers naming both
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  1. 13Proton VPN
  2. 22Hide.me VPN
  3. 32NordVPN
  4. 42Surfshark
  5. 52TunnelBear Free
  6. 62Windscribe
  7. 71Android
  8. 81ChatVPN
  9. 91GeckoVPN
  10. 101iOS
  11. 111Linux
  12. 121macOS
  13. 131PrivadoVPN Free
  14. 141SuperVPN
  15. 151Windows
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Proton VPN54NordVPN (46), Surfshark (40), ExpressVPN (29)
NordVPN47Proton VPN (46), Surfshark (38), ExpressVPN (30)
Surfshark41Proton VPN (40), NordVPN (38), ExpressVPN (26)
ExpressVPN30NordVPN (30), Proton VPN (29), Surfshark (26)
Mullvad28Proton VPN (28), NordVPN (24), Surfshark (21)
Windscribe14Proton VPN (14), NordVPN (11), Surfshark (8)
PIA12Proton VPN (12), Surfshark (12), NordVPN (10)
CyberGhost9Proton VPN (9), Surfshark (9), NordVPN (8)
IVPN7Mullvad (7), Proton VPN (7), NordVPN (6)
PrivadoVPN Free3Windscribe (3), Proton VPN (3), NordVPN (2)
PrivadoVPN3NordVPN (3), Proton VPN (3), Mullvad (2)
Hotspot Shield3Proton VPN (3), TunnelBear Free (2), NordVPN (2)
TunnelBear Free3Windscribe (3), Proton VPN (3), Hotspot Shield (2)
Hide.me VPN4Proton VPN (4), NordVPN (3), Windscribe (3)
IPVanish5NordVPN (5), Proton VPN (5), Surfshark (5)
Tor Browser3Mullvad (3), Proton VPN (3), NordVPN (2)
Norton VPN1NordVPN (1), Surfshark (1), ExpressVPN (1)
iCloud Private Relay1NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1), Proton VPN (1)
Obscura1Tor Browser (1), NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1)
Google Play1NordVPN (1), Apple App Store (1), Windscribe (1)
Apple App Store1Google Play (1), NordVPN (1), Windscribe (1)
Brave1Tor Browser (1), NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1)
Mozilla Firefox1Tor Browser (1), NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1)
Netflix1TunnelBear Free (1), Windscribe (1), Proton VPN (1)
SuperVPN1GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1), NordVPN (1)
GeckoVPN1SuperVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1), NordVPN (1)
ChatVPN1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)
Windows1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)
macOS1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)
iOS1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)

Sources cited when this brand is named

Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.

Sources cited when this brand is named
RankSourceCiting answers
1pcmag.commedia2
2digitaltrends.commedia1
3gizmodo.commedia1
4pcworld.com1
5protonvpn.com1
6rtings.com1
7security.org1
8tech.yahoo.comportal1
9thebestvpn.com1
10thehightechsociety.com1

Named by surface, by question

For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.

Named by surface, by question
QuestionsGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1What are the best free VPNs?101001