Proton VPN Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
Proton VPN has a solid reputation as a privacy-focused VPN, and a lot of people like it because it feels trustworthy and reliable day to day. The free plan gets praised a lot as one of the better “act...
What the Community Says
Proton VPN has a solid reputation as a privacy-focused VPN, and a lot of people like it because it feels trustworthy and reliable day to day. The free plan gets praised a lot as one of the better “actually usable” free options, and the paid plan is often mentioned as a good pick if you care about things like no-logs, audits, and even anonymous payment options. It also comes up often alongside other privacy tools (like Proton Mail), which makes it appealing if you want everything under one roof.
The biggest complaint is speed: some people switch over from other VPNs and find Proton noticeably slower, especially depending on the server. A few also don’t love how certain torrenting setups work, since things like port forwarding can be a bit annoying to manage if the port changes when you reconnect. And while many trust Proton more than typical “affiliate-list” VPNs, there’s still a slice of people who are skeptical or just prefer competitors like Mullvad.
Strengths
- Strong privacy reputation
- Best-in-class free tier
- No-logs and audit-focused image
- Anonymous payment options
- Good reliability overall
Weaknesses
- Can be slower than competitors
- Port forwarding can be annoying for torrenting setups
- Auto-connect behavior can be frustrating
- Not everyone trusts it as much as top privacy rivals
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"Mullvad or Proton are top of the list. I've never heard of Witopia but they're US based so they get a hard NO from me. Mullvad and Proton do not log activity and they prove it with 3rd party audits. I read somewhere recently that one of th..."
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"You concede that Proton "may" be one of them? What gave you that impression? Could it be that they follow a stated ["no logs policy?"](https://protonvpn.com/features/no-logs-policy) Or that they've been independently audited by [Securitu..."
"Just a reminder: Independent auditors confirm Proton VPN never logs your data Images: https://external-preview.redd.it/Ic_q1VKin2_OBHStsM3zVFmVxuHaXJVr1HMeL-IKZ-c.jpeg?auto=webp&s=ee3f232b601c98c8da335a0b50af871bfb563541 "
"As AI gets better, that will be increasingly useless. Right now disrupting standard behavior patterns works best--literally doing cartwheels is enough for AI to not recognize you as human. Good time to point out that NordVPN is con..."
"Він правий, суть впн втому що логі не побачать локальний майор. Чи виріти ви що укр впн не злиє всі ваші логі по першому запиту? Навіт..."
"Ok, let's try this a different way...Let's say they do change and start logging, do you realize how quickly they would go out of business? If going out of business is their goal then log away. You're right, no audit can determine future ac..."
"Free vpns are risky, proton is good as they still keep your information private. It's not a free VPN, but MullVad is something like £2 a month, but can pay for 1 month without the high price"
"Look for providers with audited no logs policies and a long track record. Mullvad and Proton usually get mentioned for that reason."
"My guess is (and it has to be a guess, cos no one seems to like actually expanding on their vague moaning), they're worried that if you use their vpn, then something goes wrong and details are leaked and it turned out the privacy wasn't as ..."
"How is this audit finish work when the audit runs over month and is done regularly after that? Are you trying to imply that proton activates logs again when the auditors left and magically desctivates them again when the audit happens? And ..."
"Yea proton needs to introduce cash payments and 16 digit accounts if they want full privacy. At least that. That being said, there's this: https://protonvpn.com/blog/no-logs-audit"
"They neither said nor implied this. They just stated the facts as they are. An audit means that, over that period of time, there was no logging. I use Proton Mail, too. I am not unrealistic about what an audit is."
"\*Proton's marketing is saying their basis is not the share data, but in their policies, they do say they collect and share data. Proton still seems more trustworthy handling your data than most VPN providers based on their company practi..."
"One of their main selling points is that they keep no logs of data, and that they offer it free because paying customers (like me) subsidize it. What basis do you have for your comment as it applies to proton specifically?"
"But in the end, Proton's basis is not to share data; what exactly do they share?"
"No but they have a convenience store and hope you stop in for something so they can cover their costs. Same with free VPN services, they are hoping you upgrade or don't notice they are logging to sell your data to data miners so they can m..."
"This is gonna be so dumb, but... I typically have no idea what vpn is used for, and i do not sue it in my daily life becuase it slows my connection speed that is already struggling. I used proton on my mobile device since i cant pay for vpn..."