Norton VPN vs. Proton Mail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Norton VPN
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Norton VPN is designed to help secure private information like passwords, bank details and credit card numbers when using public Wi-Fi on a PC, Mac or mobile device. It is provided by NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec).
$79.99
per year
Proton Mail
Score 9.1 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
Norton VPNProton Mail
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
Norton VPNProton Mail
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
DataMotion
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Norton VPNProton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Norton VPNProton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
When looking up the networks I can plug into there was only about 29 countries available whereas other VPN's I've used had quite a few more countries availble to use. This was bit of a bummer but not too cumbersome. Next in the area of not recording my browser history I believe that this is were the software excels.
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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
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Protects personal data
  • Secures information
  • Allows testing of software in other regions
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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
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • There are no clear instructions on how to use Wireguard
  • Weak P2P support
  • The network is quite small
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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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Usability
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
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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Alternatives Considered
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
Norton is more affordable and easier to use.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • I have recorded no hard numbers
  • Business impact is notably privacy which is a positive
  • Return on investment is negligable
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Proton
  • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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