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
Summary generated 1 week ago from 1012 community mentions
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"@TradFidiGuy @ReclaimTheNetHQ Also, Proton VPN has a free version Paid proton performance is better"
"@AwesomeGamer3 @DeepHumor Most are free FFS the one I use proton VPN is free."
"@AllanSseky U just pay for the VPN or use proton"
"I use Proton Vpn. Its £8.99 pm full cover and choice of servers settings. They also have a free service which I'm using at the moment, I'll subscribe again if it comes to that. You will have to bounce around a bit and change servers until you get to America on the free service. I haven't tried any others so there may well be cheaper or better services out there."
"@cheryot303 300 per month available now is proton VPN"
"@ProtonVPN Sure, suggestions? I don't afford Proton VPN, SurfShark, Nord VPN, Mulvad VPN, Avast VPN (HideMyAss!). Know any cheaper one?"
"@SIGNAL_RETURN @ProtonMail Love Mullvad, the best VPN you can get at an affordable price!"
"@C4ndide @BROKENBRITAIN0 @elonmusk @ProtonVPN Not an issue with my VPN, PureVPN is certified as holding NO LOGS of your activities. It's also rated as being very secure And with their regular deals on 5 year subscriptions, it's worth looking at"
"More ppl need to know this. Also if you pay for a VPN service like nord or Proton youre being ripped off. VPNs are easy to set up for dirt cheap."