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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ExpressVPN

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AExpressVPN headquartered in the British Virgin Islands offers privacy and security apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and routers.

    $12.95

    per month

    Proton Mail

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AProton Mail, from Proton Technologies, boasts being the world’s largest encrypted email provider. An email server, the vendor states their mission is to defend the right to privacy by making end-to-end encrypted email easy enough for anyone to use, and offers free email accounts without ads, and fully encrypted storage wtih servers hosted in Geneva. The ProtonMail high-tier Visionary plan also includes VPN, via the inclusion of Proton Technologies' ProtonVPN service.

    $4.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    ExpressVPNProton Mail
    Editions & Modules
    12 Months
    $8.32
    per month
    6 Months
    $9.99
    per month
    1 Month
    $12.95
    per month
    Proton Free
    $0
    Up to 1 GB total storage & 150 messages per day
    Mail Plus
    $4.99
    per month 15 GB total Storage and 10 email addresses
    Proton Unlimited
    $12.99
    per month Access to all Proton apps and premium features
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ExpressVPNProton Mail
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll plans include all ExpressVPN apps, 24/7 customer support, and high-speed unlimited bandwidth. All plans are covered by a 100% money-back guarantee for the first 30 days of service.—
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    Features
    ExpressVPNProton Mail
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of ExpressVPN and Proton Mail
    Feature
    ExpressVPN
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Proton Mail
    -
    Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Kill Switch8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ExpressVPNProton Mail
    Small Businesses
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    Paubox Email Suite
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    OpenText Core Email Encryption
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    DataMotion
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ExpressVPNProton Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ExpressVPNProton Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kape Technologies
    a colleague using it in china wrote up a detailed report of how he was unable to get out of china with it. he included screenshots and write-ups on his many trials and tribulations of dealing with tech support, trying to get thru the gfw, and he ultimately ended up using another solution altogether which DID work.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
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    Pros
    Kape Technologies
    • ExpressVPN was easy to install, and simple to connect to a VPN network.
    • ExpressVPN is available for multiple platforms and multiple browsers.
    • The price is reasonable for the added level of security it provides.
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    Proton
    • Secure encrypted email hosting
    • Connection with Outlook works well
    • Works well on all platforms: web, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
    • Low monthly cost for email plus all the associated apps
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    Cons
    Kape Technologies
    • A better price point - it's not prohibitively expensive, but I'm not buying it again at that price point without a pressing need.
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    Proton
    • Exporting email (which I like to do for archiving) is awkward and slow.
    • Proton Mail Bridge (which allows access from other email readers like Outlook) sometimes has synchronization issues. Lately these just resolve themselves.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kape Technologies
    It's efficient and useful at what it does.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Kape Technologies
    Engineering team members can work from remote locations which helps companies to reduce their operational costs. It is easy to use so team members don't have to spend any extra time to use this. It helps team members access web pages which are otherwise not available due to location restrictions.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    Mostly intuitive and easy to use. A bit harder if you stick with two passwords (one for the account and one for the encryption).
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    Performance
    Kape Technologies
    More or less above average
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Kape Technologies
    Never used the support
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Kape Technologies
    nord was a player, too, but we buy both nord and expressvpn now. we have tried sort of a hodge-podge of all the typical commercial vendors out there. If I Was to compare them all, they'd all be approximately a rating of "meh", 50-50. I'm not a fan of any. We also tried self-hosting vpn's but that requires local tech staff we don't want to have to focus on having.
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    Proton
    Proton had a wider offering of products like vpn and drive. I ended up paying for a yearly subscription, I liked it so much.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Kape Technologies
    Excellently well engineered.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Kape Technologies
    • My customers are happy that I am using every security measure available. Increased sales.
    • Productivity has not decreased, while security level has increased.
    • The initial cost was reasonable.
    Incentivized
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    Proton
    • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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