hide.me vs NordVPN

AI visibility head-to-head, VPN Services — run #70 (2026-08-01). NordVPN leads with statistical confidence (non-overlapping 95% CIs).

hide.me

15.9

95% CI13.8–17.4

Industry rank#13

perplexity19.0

google-search21.4

openai-search20.4

openai13.1

anthropic24.0

google22.3

NordVPN · leads

40.4

95% CI37.6–42.9

Industry rank#1

perplexity44.7

google-search49.3

openai-search38.5

openai37.2

anthropic35.9

google51.9

By question type

Share of answers mentioning each brand, split by the intent behind the question. The panel asks 10 prompts of each type, so a lead here shows where one brand wins — not just that it wins overall.

Question type	hide.me	NordVPN
Recommendations “What's the best option for me?”	0%	88%
Comparisons “How do the top options stack up?”	11%	24%
Ready to buy “Which one should I actually get?”	1%	72%
Problem-solving “I have this problem — what fixes it?”	0%	24%
Informational “How does this kind of product work?”	0%	8%

Bold marks the higher point estimate; the headline verdict above uses non-overlapping confidence intervals. Methodology

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