ProtonVPN's Swiss home gives it an immediate privacy advantage over most of the competition.
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Thanks to ProtonVPN's free plan, you can protect your privacy online without a monthly fee (Image credit: ProtonVPN) Privacy We’ve also rounded up the best free VPN services.That's a big deal, and makes ProtonVPN interesting all on its own. There's no being restricted by paltry data allowances: you can use ProtonVPN Free as much as you like. However, the service performed well for us, with our nearest Netherlands server averaging 65-70Mbps, and, crucially, it has no bandwidth limits. It covers just one device, supports 'medium speeds' only, and gives you access to 23 servers in just three countries (US, Netherlands, Japan).
However, that said, this free plan has some significant limits. While that sounds a little mean, ProtonVPN has a great defense it already gives users an unlimited amount of time to sample its service with a free plan. The potential catch here is that you'll only get a refund for any unused subscription time, so if you sign up for a month and ask for a refund after 15 days, for instance, the company only returns 50% of your subscription fee. That's better, but some of the competition give you an unrestricted service for a very similar amount (and occasionally less).Īny payments are (sort of) protected by a 30-day money-back guarantee. The Basic plan doesn't give you access to the premium servers, won't stream Netflix, can't route traffic through multiple servers, and only supports two devices, but it's just $4 a month on an annual subscription, $3.29 over two years. That's above average, and you can get capable VPNs for much less ( Private Internet Access is just $3.33 a month on its annual plan, VyprVPN charges just $1.81 a month over three years).
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The ProtonVPN Plus plan delivers all the features we've described above, covers 10 devices, and can be yours for $10 billed monthly, $8 on the annual plan, or $6.63 over two years.
And secondly, if you have any problems with the service, paying customers can now (sometimes) contact Support right away via live chat. Firstly, the speedy WireGuard protocol is now available in all its apps. That's a very long list, but somehow ProtonVPN has found the time to add two major new features since our last review. Oh, and they're all open source and audited. There are now native apps for Windows, Android, Mac and iOS to enable using ProtonVPN on almost anything. All of ProtonVPN's apps are open source and audited (Image credit: ProtonVPN)Įlsewhere, the DNS-based NetShield web filter blocks malware, ads and trackers.