{"rid":"egress/windscribe","card":{"rid":"egress/windscribe","eid":"windscribe","topic":"egress","slug":"windscribe","provider":"Windscribe","url":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding","domain":"windscribe.com","category":"vpn port forward","tier":"pro","verdict":"paid-only","vorder":3,"grp":"paid","confidence":"documented","binding":"retention-clamped","identity_kind":"email","identity_basis":"stated","needs_card":0,"needs_phone":0,"needs_id":0,"needs_institution":0,"country":null,"crypto":null,"interfaces":"cli","egress_metered":0,"per_object_bytes":null,"retention_days":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z","verified_basis":"live","checked_on":"2026-10-23","stale_on":"2026-11-22","n_evidence":3,"usd_month":null,"usd_per_tb_month":null,"summary":"Port forwarding is only included on Windscribe's paid plans. However, the free plan does have a generous data allowance and access to all Windscribe servers....","duplicate_of":null,"n_unknown":2},"record":{"topic":"egress","slug":"windscribe","provider":"Windscribe","url":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding","category":"vpn port forward","tier":"pro","free_tier":{"stated":"Port forwarding is only included on Windscribe's paid plans. However, the free plan does have a generous data allowance and access to all Windscribe servers. The knowledge base states the free plan carries 2 to 10 GB per month.","unit":"none","metered_on":"downloaded-bytes","source_url":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding","read_on":"2026-10-23","notes":""},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"not applicable","bytes":null,"source_url":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding","notes":""},"retention":{"stated":"not applicable","days":null,"source_url":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding","notes":""},"egress":{"terms":"Users get unlimited bandwidth to use and can connect to all 69+ countries. This also provides access to all features including the fully customizable R.O.B.E.R.T., port forwarding, as well as custom configs for all locations.; ingress: tcp+udp","metered":false,"free_allowance":"none published","price_per_tb":null,"source_url":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding"},"interface":["cli"],"interface_detail":"Dashboard request for a port; configs downloaded from the account.","tooling":"Official app and account dashboard; WireGuard custom configs on Pro.","chaining":"Useful as a short-lived test endpoint for a free VM; not a fixed address without the static IP add-on.","limits":[{"kind":"retention-clamped","value":"ephemeral port lasts 7 days: The Windscribe Pro Plan includes support for ephemeral port forwarding, which lasts for 7 days at a time. All users requesting ephemeral port forwarding configurations will be granted one for 1 week before being cleared out.","source":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding"},{"kind":"write-gated","value":"a permanent port requires a separately charged static IP: If you prefer a permanent port, you can get one with a static IP charged separately to a Pro subscription.","source":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding"}],"limits_note":"","binding":"retention-clamped","binding_note":"Volume does not bind because Pro is unlimited. What fails first is the 7-day reclaim: the port is explicitly cleared and reissued, so a long-running service loses its address weekly unless a static IP is bought on top of Pro.","identity_cost":{"kind":"email","detail":"An account for any persistent configuration; the free tier is reachable without payment and the site advertises No credit card, no logs, no catch.","country":"None"},"reliability_note":"Port reclaimed every 7 days by design; a client that does not re-request loses ingress with no error at the service.","confidence":"documented","confidence_note":"Measured would need a Pro account and a byte count. The 7-day reclaim sentence is the vendor's own FAQ answer, read today.","evidence":[{"url":"https://windscribe.com/features/port-forwarding","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"Port forwarding is Pro only, ephemeral ports last 7 days, a permanent port needs a static IP add-on, and free plans get no forwarding."},{"url":"https://windscribe.com/knowledge-base/articles/how-much-does-it-cost-to-use-windscribe","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"Pro is $9 per month or $69 per year and includes port forwarding; the free plan carries 2 to 10 GB per month."},{"url":"https://windscribe.com/features/use-for-free","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"The free tier exists with no card and 10 global locations, which is why the paid tier is the one that forwards."}],"verdict":"paid-only","verified_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z","price_per_tb_month":"USD 9 per month; USD 69 per year; static IP charged separately","notes":"The static IP is the real product for ingress here, and its price is on a separate page that did not read, so the cheapest stable-port figure for Windscribe is unknown rather than zero. A 7-day port is enough for a demo and not enough for a service with a DNS record.","extras":{"wg_path":"native-conf","wg_detail":"Custom configurations are a Pro feature per the pricing article: access to all features including the fully customizable R.O.B.E.R.T., port forwarding, as well as custom configs for all locations. The port itself is requested from the account dashboard.","ingress":"tcp+udp","volume_tib_month":null,"volume_stated":"Users get unlimited bandwidth to use and can connect to all 69+ countries. This also provides access to all features including the fully customizable R.O.B.E.R.T., port forwarding, as well as custom configs for all locations.","bytes_transit":"yes","transit_note":"Traffic crosses Windscribe servers on the chosen location."}},"claims":[{"path":"$.free_tier.stated","kind":"free-quota","num":10,"unit":"GB","per":"month","currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"},{"path":"$.limits[0].value","kind":"limit:retention-clamped","num":null,"unit":null,"per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"unparsed"},{"path":"$.limits[1].value","kind":"limit:write-gated","num":null,"unit":null,"per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"unparsed"},{"path":"$.price_per_tb_month","kind":"price-per-tb","num":69,"unit":"TB","per":"year","currency":"USD","usd":69,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"}],"unknown":[["$.per_object_cap.stated","not-applicable"],["$.retention.stated","not-applicable"]],"history":[],"drift":[]}