Proton Mail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Proton Mail
Score 9.3 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
Proton Mail
Editions & Modules
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
Proton Mail
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Proton Mail
Considered Both Products
Proton Mail
Chose Proton Mail
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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User Ratings
Proton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Proton Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
Proton
Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
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Pros
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
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
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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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
Proton
  • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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