Advice Request ProtonVPN - what do you think about it?

[Chausko]

Hello,
My VPN subscription will be ending this Wednesday. So, I want to try new service and ProtonVPN looks very good. My question is: Is ProtonVPN secure, transparent like iVPN, Windscibe or Mullvad? Or is it scam like NordVPN? Thank you.

 

[blacksheep]

Too popular VPN provider. I use only lowkey VPN providers with small amount of users. Less users = better speeds.

 

[Thales]

I would avoid everything that doesn't support WireGuard. Because the speed and stability is more important.
OpenVPN is unstable and slow. When I say unstable I mean the connection drops regularly.
WireGuard is the future. Also Dedicated VPN apps are also slow including PtotonVPN's app.
Privacy? I don't care.

 

[Stopspying]

I've used ProtonVPN in the past, before it was found not to be as secure/private as they claimed. I have not tried it since before the time of the publication of the second link -

ProtonVPN goes open source to build trust | MalwareTips

Proton Technologies has announced that it is open sourcing its VPN tool, ProtonVPN. The Swiss firm says that not only is it releasing the source code for...

malwaretips.com

Prior to that other issues were raised about ProtonVPN -

Here’s Why You Can’t Trust NordVPN and ProtonVPN/ProtonMail – VPN Scams

This may all have changed now, I'm not sure, others here may know much more about the current status of ProtonVPN and be able to help you.

Personally, I don't trust them now, its that 'once bitten twice shy' attitude. It would be good if my trust could be restored, as it worked well in the past.

In case you haven't found this site I believe it to be one of the best sources of information on VPNs

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[zoeyalex87]

ProtonVPN is not that reliable, it crashes more than other VPNs, and sometimes your IP gets leaked for some unknown reasons.

 

[Arequire]

Why should you trust Proton VPN? Here's a closer look at some key differences | Proton VPN

The VPN industry is notorious for unscrupulous players, so it’s reasonable to ask is Proton VPN trustworthy. Here's what set Proton VPN apart from other VPN services.

protonvpn.com

 

[Ink]

What others think about the Free version, who don't care about the paid features and for very-light usage (1-2 hours per week)?

ProtonVPN Free is subsidized by ProtonVPN paid users

The Free features

• 1 VPN connection
• Servers in 3 countries
• Medium speed
• No logs/No ads

Locked features (Paid only)

• P2P/BitTorrent support
• Secure Core VPN
• TOR over VPN
• Access blocked content

Link: ProtonVPN - Pricing

 

[HarborFront]

I think Adguard VPN for Windows is FREE for the moment. Can try it

Beta tester | AdGuard VPN

How to become a beta tester

adguard-vpn.com

 

[Protomartyr]

A person on the BC forums pointed out something that I thought may be of interest to this discussion.

I am also leaving proton. problems.

1. if you use a proton email account to your vpn account with them they link the two. This means that if you give up the vpn account, they block your email account and you no longer have access to any other contacts or files that were on that email.

2. their payment verification is defective, and the staff is unable to solve problems.

Not sure about point #2, but point #1 is definitely a concern for privacy. Just be sure to not sign up for ProtonVPN using your Proton email account.