An In Depth HideMyAss Review written by: Matilda Simpsons Voted as the “Best VPN service of 2012,” HideMyAss (HMA) is the most popular personal VP available on the market. Unlike other VPN services, HideMyAss offers the broadest VPN coverage, allowing you to fully utilize what you've paid for.

HideMyAss isn't just your basic VPN provider. Thus, the company offers a comprehensive VPN client that's packed with a plethora of services-- all in the name of online anonymity and privacy. Furthermore, their software client is one of the prime; and its helpful services and competitive pricing make it the top pick of the majority.

Main Features

HideMyAss' services and packages are filled with tools and features. Where, there are more than 500 severs available that could be used in over 62 countries worldwide; and 58,500+ IP addresses which are all readily available with HMA Pro VPN. If you're not aware, these numbers continue to grow over time. The major VPN protocols are available (L2TP, PPTP, and Open VPN) and there is no server switch limitations nor bandwidth. 

Full clients are available for Mac and Windows, so as to Android and iOs. There's also a support for Linux; though, this one is currently command-line based and would require some technical expertise. Moreover, the main client offers several features for VPN connections and with the load balance feature, the user could choose the least loaded server to maximize speed. 

As a whole, the client is well laid out and self-generated. Several free tools are also included to improve the experience. Making one's VPN activities more manageable-- this includes privacy software, anonymous email, and a secured file uploader.

Compatibility

The HideMyAss apps are very user friendly, that anyone could use the program with ease. In the classic green/yellow theme, the HMA apps provide a wide range of features that are quite easy to navigate.

As stated earlier, it offers VPN clients for Mac, Windows, and Android devices. For Linux users, they could download an interface-based HideMyAss client upon request. Similarly, in the smart phone category, HMA smart phone apps are also available on iTunes. 

For Android users, they could use the free VPN apps in the meantime-- apps such as: FeatVPN app and OpenVPN. 

Setting up HMA on a router could be slightly difficult. Nonetheless, the HideMyAss website offers a list of recommended routers on their web page.

Advantages

Based on the features HMA offers, you could say that the ultimate advantage of HideMyAss is choice. Even though HMA doesn't offer any free trials, a 30-day, 100% money back guarantee would help the users decide if this service is the right one for them.

The customer support of HideMyAss are very prompt in answering queries and emails within 24 hours-- the response is usually much quicker though. For assistance, live chat is also available, and the user area provides a good deal of advice and useful tutorials that would help the customers figure out their problems and only get the most from the product they bought.

Disadvantages

The good, comes the bad. With HideMyAss service, there's indeed plenty to like, and very little to dislike. There's no doubt that the performance could suffer at times, but it's easy to fix this problem by just switching to a new VPN server or a protocol. Although, the only drawback about HMA is that, it's not very forthcoming when it comes to logging and data retention policy; and being a UK company, they must adhere to legal requirements at all times.

Plans and Pricing

Other VPN providers would confuse you with their loads of different service options. On the other hand, HideMyAss offers a sole VPN package-- the HMA Pro VPN. Their product is currently available for $11.53/month. However, you could get a discount if you'll buy 6 months and this will cost you $49.99; and a year for only $78.66-- allowing you to save more as you buy in bulk. You could say that these prices are fairly high compared to similar services. Nevertheless, if you'll think about it, with HMA, you'll be jam-packed with tools and features without paying more. 

Conclusion

Overall, HideMyAss is a product that offers a competitively priced service that's straightforward and easy to navigate. Furthermore, by just paying for a 1 year subscription, you could save up to 43% of the total cost-- compared to choosing the month by month type of payment. The company's website is very interactive and has a bunch of useful information about their services. The HideMyAss blog even contains the answers to any question that might be running inside your head. Moreover, having an extensive network of servers in more that 60 countries, and more than 60,000 different IP addresses, the HMA is indeed a global provider. Also, their test speed allows their customers to establish a very reliable connection, saving them a lot of time.

Lastly, HideMyAss is a product that's so confident, it offers a 30 day, money back guarantee. Which only indicates that you have nothing to lose if you're planning to try out their service.