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Proton Mail vs. WireGuard

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
WireGuard
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
WireGuard is presented as a simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, and more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many different circumstances. Initially released for the Linux kernel, it is now cross-platform (Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, Android).
$0
Pricing
Proton MailWireGuard
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 MailWireGuard
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Proton MailWireGuard
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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DataMotion
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Proton MailWireGuard
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Proton MailWireGuard
Likelihood to Recommend
Proton
Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
George Freeman | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Open Source
Perfect for low spec hardware, it runs perfectly well.
Verified User
Anonymous
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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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Open Source
  • Perfomance
  • Security
  • Ease of use
  • Reliability
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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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Professor Emeritus
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Open Source
  • Some kind of access control, although I know this is out of scope of the tool
Verified User
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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).
George Freeman | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Open Source
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Open Source
OpenVPN its a well known solution but it pales compared to WireGuard in terms of perfomance, speed and easey implementation.
Also it required less resources.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
Proton
  • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
George Freeman | TrustRadius Reviewer
George Freeman
Professor Emeritus
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Open Source
  • Reliability
  • Resilience
  • Peace of mind
Verified User
Anonymous
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