NordVPN vs. Proton Mail

Proton Mail

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
NordVPN	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	NordVPN by Nord Security is a virtual private network (VPN) solution for individuals or small businesses with a limited number of devices. With 5100 servers across the globe, NordVPN aims to bring users both security and speed.	$11.95 per month
Proton Mail	Score 9.7 out of 10	N/A	Proton 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

NordVPN

Proton Mail

Editions & Modules

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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
NordVPN	Proton Mail
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Price includes VPN for up to 6 devices per account. Price is discounted for annual or bi-annual subscriptions. The subscription comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. NordVPN offers discounts for students.

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Community Pulse
	NordVPN	Proton Mail
Top Pros	Pro Simple and fast Pro Upload and download Pro Download speed	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus Difficult to configure Minus Time to connect	No answers on this topic

Features

NordVPN

Proton Mail

Virtual Private Network

Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
	NordVPN 9.6 1 Ratings 8% above category average	Proton Mail - Ratings
Kill Switch	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
IP Address Masking	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Customer Support Services	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	NordVPN	Proton Mail
Small Businesses	Norton 360 Score 7.2 out of 10	Paubox Email Suite Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.5 out of 10	Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.5 out of 10	DataMotion Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	NordVPN	Proton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (4 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	NordVPN	Proton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend	Nord Security NordVPN is easier to use and deploy in your system and this work for all devices and operating system. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Proton Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training. George Freeman Professor Emeritus Read full review
Pros	Nord Security Maintain your privacy even in connection failures Good upload and download speed in most locations Very intuitive and easy to use Very simple and fast installation Verified User Anonymous Read full review	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 George Freeman Professor Emeritus Read full review
Cons	Nord Security Blocks software when at home Incentivized John Wood CTC President Read full review	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. George Freeman Professor Emeritus Read full review
Usability	Nord Security Not quite perfect. When using at home, some travel software does not function Incentivized John Wood CTC President Read full review	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). George Freeman Professor Emeritus Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Nord Security It is an inexpensive and simple tool. It offers better speed and minimal ping. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	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 Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Nord Security My work load is more improve and easy now great protection from online threat. speed is little bit slow but i can managed. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Proton Easy to link with my business domain and email. George Freeman Professor Emeritus Read full review
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