The most important technical addition is the arrival of Stealth, a brand new protocol which aims to bypass VPN blocks and get you online in even the most privacy-unfriendly countries. There’s a mildly new name (Proton VPN, rather than ProtonVPN), and a visual overhaul for the apps, with a glossy new look and feel. The most obvious change since our last look at the service is Proton’s big rebrand.

Oh, and they're open source and audited, too. There are now native apps for Windows, Android, Mac and iOS to enable using ProtonVPN on almost anything. A versatile split tunneling system allows you to route specific app or destination IP traffic outside of the VPN, and WireGuard support aims to get you the best possible performance.Īll of ProtonVPN's apps are open source and audited (Image credit: ProtonVPN)Įlsewhere, the DNS-based NetShield web filter blocks malware, ads and trackers. Proton VPN is P2P-friendly, supports up to 10 simultaneous connections, has a kill switch, DNS leak protection and built-in Tor support for accessing Onion sites. You can see benefits of that control in Proton VPN's Secure Core, a smart technology which routes traffic through multiple servers before it leaves the network (meaning that even high-tech snoopers monitoring an exit server won't be able to trace individual users).Ī lengthy feature list ensures the service scores just about everywhere. 24 month plan - $4.99 per month ($119.76 total cost) (opens in new tab).Want to try ProtonVPN? Check out the website here (opens in new tab).

Apart from giving Proton VPN great control over how the service is set up and managed, it's clear this isn't some shell company making profits from reselling other people's kit: there are real resources and expertise here. Proton VPN owns and manages its own servers, too, and they're connected to the internet using the company's own network. Most servers are in Europe and North America, but there are also locations in Australia, Brazil, Columbia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea and more. Proton VPN's network offers 1,700+ servers across 64 countries.

The company has run popular end-to-end encrypted email service Proton Mail since 2014, and its other products include a secure calendar and encrypted cloud storage. All VPN providers claim to be security experts, but few can match Swiss-based Proton’s experience and track record.

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