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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SonicWall VPN Clients

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall VPN Clients present a number of options for secure private access to enterprise network assets.N/A
    Pricing
    Proton MailSonicWall VPN Clients
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Proton MailSonicWall VPN Clients
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Proton MailSonicWall VPN Clients
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Proton Mail and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    Proton Mail
    -
    Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    DataMotion
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    User Ratings
    Proton MailSonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Proton MailSonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Proton
    Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
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    SonicWall
    It is well suited in places or scenarios where a VPN client is needed to be used either by IT staff or other employees. SonicWall's VPN Clients are very similar to VPN clients of other companies. SonicWall VPN Clients are meant to be used with SonicWall firewalls.
    Incentivized
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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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    SonicWall
    • Exceptional security
    • Relatively easy configuration
    Incentivized
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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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    SonicWall
    • doesn't have ability to name specific IPs, which gets burdensome when you have 50+ sites you access
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    SonicWall
    Does not have a renewal that we pay for by itself. It comes with our firewalls, which we are going to renew.
    Incentivized
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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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    SonicWall
    SonicWall VPN Clients work for the most part. The Global VPN client has had its issues over the years. Also, NetExtender VPN client has had its share of issues. It is nice that SonicWall VPN Clients has updated the GUI of the NetExtender client within the last year, which has made it easier for our users to use.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Proton
    No answers on this topic
    SonicWall
    Phone support has been very reliable and useful, but there have been times when better support documentation would have made that call unnecessary. I like to tackle problems internally if I can, as it tends to save time and usually money. The SonicWall VPN Clients system seems to be pretty locked down as far as being accessible to self-manage.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SonicWall
    We started the process of vetting Norton VPN, but since it wasn't available from our preferred vendor, we ended up going with SonicWall VPN Clients by default.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Proton
    • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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    SonicWall
    • Allows for remote work to boost employee productivity
    • Allows for IT to access large volumes of sites from a central location. We have about 50 buildings that I VPN into every so often for troubleshooting.
    Incentivized
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