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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11 reviews"it’s so easy to 🏴☠️ nowadays and these sites are fancy as hell now. just download an adblock and a vpn (proton vpn is a good free one!) and you’re set. pls stop giving netflix money."
"@princess_kim_k They changed US servers, use an international location Proton VPN is free and easy to use"
"@MoiDawg Have you tried Pluto and matching that with Proton VPN... It is a pretty powerful combination"
"@AlexisLvesque4 @lazarbian Yeah. I use the free version of Proton VPN, except for on Saturdays when I can watch on CBC Gem. It's ridiculous how many services you have to have to watch PWHL games without a VPN in Canada."
"@4DPfan18 I used ProtonVPN for a while to watch shows, dunno if itll help, otherwise Ive heard of (Windscribe?) I have never used it myself but Ive heard its quite decent"
"@Brian_Murphy_ @Rolex24Hours Free on youtube with a free vpn (proton vpn)"
"@audreyfeldroy @grok It still works with a free VPN like Cloudflare's or Proton's ;)"
"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."
"@PeterSweden7 time to find another vpn provider just for iplayer as all the decent and reputable vpn providers will leave the UK if this passes... right @ProtonVPN @surfshark @NordVPN @mullvadnet ???"
"Yo i actually need to watch ep4 but jjk friday… but also no i deserve it ive had a bad day Proton vpn pls give me japan first try"