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Swiss VPN from Proton AG, majority-owned by the nonprofit Proton Foundation, with open-source apps on all platforms and a free plan.

Operator based in
Switzerland
Founded
2014
Devices at once
10

What you'll pay

In USD, from Proton VPN's own pricing page, checked 2026-10-17.

Month to month

$9.99

per month, cancel any time

Cheapest plan, 24 months

$3.49/mo

$83.76 paid upfront

Then renews at

$83.88

per year

First 3 years, if you keep it

$167.64

30-day money-back

Free plan:
Unlimited data, medium speed, 1 device, servers in ~5-10 countries.
About the renewal:
Pricing and deal pages: 1- and 2-year VPN Plus 'renews at $83.88 every 12 months'.

Audits

Independent checks of the provider's claims, newest first.

  1. 2026 Securitum

    Scope: no-logs. Report is public.

    On-site May 2026; fifth consecutive annual review since 2022. Staged dataset had not inspected the report directly.

  2. 2025 Ruben Santamarta

    Scope: apps. Report is public.

    App security audit by an independent researcher; the report is linked publicly from Proton's open-source page. Completion year not stated by Proton.

Incidents

Breaches, seizures and court cases on record.

None found in our research.

Apps and devices

10 devices at once.

  • WindowsYesYes
  • macOSYesYes
  • LinuxDesktop appYes
  • iOSYesYes
  • AndroidYesYes
  • Apple TVYesYes
  • Fire TVYesYes
  • Android TVYesYes
  • RouterManual setupPartly
  • Browser extensionProxy onlyPartly

Privacy and features

  • Sign up without emailNot statedNot stated
  • Pay with cashYesYes
  • Pay with MoneroNot statedNot stated
  • WireGuardYesYes
  • OpenVPNYesYes
  • Kill switchYesYes
  • Split tunnelingYesYes
  • Multi-hopYesYes
  • Port forwardingYesYes
  • ObfuscationYesYes
  • P2P allowedSome serversSome servers
  • Says it works in ChinaDoesn't claim itDoesn't claim it

Where it's a pick

Best VPN for privacy

All apps are open source and Securitum audits its no-logs policy every year, with public reports. Sign-up creates a Proton account that may need email or phone verification, and servers use full-disk encryption rather than RAM-only.

Best VPN for torrenting

Port forwarding on its P2P servers, open-source apps and yearly public no-logs audits. P2P is limited to those marked servers.

Best free VPN

No data cap on the free plan, open-source apps and public audits. Free is limited to one device and a handful of countries.