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Since 2017· Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland· 99.96% uptime

4.5
/ 5.0
14 verified reviews · 3 plans
Starting price
$4.99 /mo
Annual · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM Get this plan
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
Uptime SLA
99.96%
Plans offered
3
Datacenters
6
User reviews
14
Overview

About Proton VPN

Proton VPN is built by the same non-profit team behind Proton Mail. Under Swiss privacy law (outside 14-Eyes), they offer open-source apps on every platform, Secure Core multi-hop routing through privacy-friendly countries, and a genuinely usable free tier with no data caps.

Our verdict

Based on 14 user reviews and our independent benchmarks, Proton VPN scored 4.5 / 5. A top-tier pick worth your shortlist.

Pricing

Hosting plans & pricing

Live pricing from Proton VPN. Click any plan to view full details on the provider's site.

PlanCPURAMStorageBandwidthLocationPrice
Annual
Any (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android) · WireGuard
1 vCPU 1 GB 0 GB N/A Unlimited 🇩🇪 Germany
$4.99/mo
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Teams
Any (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android) · WireGuard
10 vCPU 10 GB 0 GB N/A Unlimited 🇩🇪 Germany
$7.00/mo
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Monthly
Any (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android) · WireGuard
1 vCPU 1 GB 0 GB N/A Unlimited 🇩🇪 Germany
$9.99/mo
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Global reach

Datacenter locations

Proton VPN operates across 6 countries to keep your workload close to your users.

User feedback

Ratings & reviews (14)

4.5
Based on 14 reviews
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N
Noah K. May 10, 2026

Solid performance

Setup was instant, billing is transparent, and the dashboard is clean.

P
Priya R. May 10, 2026

Exactly what I needed

Great route to Europe from the US, ping is way lower than I expected.

P
Priya R. May 10, 2026

Great value

Migrated from my old provider — everything feels snappier and cheaper.

L
Lina T. May 10, 2026

Great value

Setup was instant, billing is transparent, and the dashboard is clean.

N
Noah K. May 10, 2026

Solid performance

Migrated from my old provider — everything feels snappier and cheaper.

S
Sofia V. May 10, 2026

Amazing support

Rock-solid uptime and the support team genuinely knows their stuff.

A
Alex P. May 10, 2026

Amazing support

Migrated from my old provider — everything feels snappier and cheaper.

A
Alex P. May 10, 2026

Exactly what I needed

Setup was instant, billing is transparent, and the dashboard is clean.

S
Sofia V. May 10, 2026

Exactly what I needed

Migrated from my old provider — everything feels snappier and cheaper.

N
Noah K. May 10, 2026

Fast and reliable

Been running production workloads for months without a single hiccup.

L
Lina T. May 10, 2026

Solid performance

Migrated from my old provider — everything feels snappier and cheaper.

P
Priya R. May 10, 2026

Amazing support

Been running production workloads for months without a single hiccup.

K
Kenji W. May 10, 2026

Fast and reliable

Been running production workloads for months without a single hiccup.

P
Priya R. May 10, 2026

Fast and reliable

Migrated from my old provider — everything feels snappier and cheaper.

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