Compare Hotspot Shield vs. Project Shield

Safeguard your personal information with top-tier encryption designed for military use, while enjoying unrestricted access to global websites and streaming services. Hotspot Shield ensures your connection is encrypted and maintains a strict no-logs policy, effectively protecting your identity and sensitive data from potential hackers and cyber threats. Boasting servers in over 80 countries and more than 35 cities, our unique Hydra protocol enhances your VPN experience, delivering swift and secure connections ideal for gaming, streaming, downloading, P2P sharing, and beyond. Experience the peace of mind that comes with knowing your online activities are safe and private. Take control of your digital presence today!

Project Shield, developed by Google Cloud and Jigsaw and utilizing Google Cloud Armor, offers complimentary and limitless defense against DDoS attacks, which are malicious attempts to disrupt access to online information by overwhelming websites. It employs Google's robust infrastructure and advanced DDoS mitigation tools to filter out harmful traffic effectively. When a DDoS attack targets your website, the service ensures that our servers intercept and block the unwanted traffic, allowing your site to remain operational. Additionally, Project Shield can be set up to retrieve content from your website’s servers and serve a cached version to users during future requests, significantly reducing the load on your servers and enhancing resilience against potential DDoS threats. By caching content, the service not only fortifies DDoS defenses but also boosts website performance and conserves bandwidth, which is beneficial for all types of sites. Furthermore, users have the flexibility to invalidate cached content to meet specific site requirements. Enhanced security features within Project Shield include controls like JavaScript cookies and IP denylists to provide a higher level of protection for websites, ensuring a more secure browsing experience for visitors. Ultimately, this combination of features positions Project Shield as a powerful ally for any online presence seeking to maintain accessibility and integrity amidst cyber threats.