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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14 reviews"@bamwinejnr Proton vpn... works well on both pc and phones"
"...o service bridge (DONT SKIP THIS ONE!) - VPN (free or paid. For free I recommend Hotspot shield, or Proton VPN.) That's pretty much all of the non-special stuff I use on my laptop"
"I used Proton in the past but switched to Windscribe in 2025, and while I can recommend both services, I feel Windscribe is a better developed app and gives better value. I don't use any Apple products to test so my experience is limited ..."
"Use AdguardDNS, Proton VPN and Obscura iOS and Mac for now - Obscura (They are new and are widening their support for all other platforms including Linux.) Android, Linux, TV, and windows Proton VPN with custom Adguard DNS. So far Obscura has been better since they trick websites into thinking I’m not using an Adblock, they are partnered with Mullvad, and when you sign up you don’t use an ..."
"@Esau_Matsiko Has to be Proton vpn on pc, always on"
"@weskambale I am using Proton VPN on both my PC and phone. It works fine."
"@fakesudanese Proton vpn for both phone and pc"
"I'm planning on using proton, but haven't settled on it. I've used their free version and the Opera browser vpn on my desktop before, the stream I'm looking to watch is both on youtube and the race series website"
"@ProtonVPN Just switched from Windows to Fedora and installed Proton VPN, hopefully improvements to the GUI comes soon"
"I feel the same with private trackers. Sometimes I get a torrent to seed 1:1, sometimes.... Meanwhile I'm seeding 1tb+ non-stop of what I download from public trackers. PD: Using Transmission with ProtonVPN and 600/600."
"Is your device an ARM processor? Proton has 2 versions of the Windows app, make sure your device operating system is regular Windows 11 or Windows 11 ARM."
"I downloaded proton vpn for win 11. But when running the file it says not compatible with my version of windows. I have win 11."
"@imeesa_ @CryptoCyberia And yet I have ZERO issues with mullvad.... Werid huh. I've literally not had one single leak using mullvad across my macos, windows, or Linux computers. In fact I've not had a single issue at all. But sure keep sucking up to proton. So I did inform them. They haven't fixed it."
"Best Free VPN for Torrenting in 2026? I have been looking for a free VPN that can handle occasional torrenting since my paid plan ran out and I was not ready to renew it yet. I do not download much, mostly some old shows and a few open sou..."