Proton VPN
Proton VPN has 8,600+ servers across 110+ countries, apps and browser extensions for all of your devices, BitTorrent support, and much more.
You can now get two years of Proton VPN’s premium plan for 64% off the usual price, or roughly $3.59 per month. The one-year plan is also on sale for 60% off, making it about $3.99 per month.
Proton VPN Plus gives you access to over 8,000 servers in over 110 countries, fast speeds, connecting up to 10 devices, full support for BitTorrent (with open ports) and other P2P services, and split tunneling. It also supports “most popular streaming services” if you select one of the streaming-compatible servers, and the company claims to not collect or store traffic logs.
Our review of Proton VPN gave the service an 8/10 for its fast performance and extensive features, but the interface design in its apps and extensions left something to be desired. Proton has been working on that, though—the company just rolled out new iPhone and Windows apps. You can also download configuration files for specific countries or servers to use with your own VPN client or router, if you want.
I’ve personally used Proton VPN for a few years, primarily for testing websites in different regions and safe torrenting, and it’s always worked well across all my devices and browsers. That’s probably the highest praise I can have for a subscription service.
This discount is a bit confusing, though. The two-year plan bills you for $86.16, which covers the first two years of service, then you are billed for $79.95 for each year after that. The one-year plan costs $47.99, then you pay $79.95 every 12 months after that. It’s still a good deal, but the one and two-year plans are almost always around 50% off the regular monthly pricing.
It’s worth noting that a VPN isn’t a magic solution to internet privacy. Websites, apps, and malware has other ways of tracking your online activity besides your IP address, and modern HTTPS and SSL protocols block your data from being intercepted on public Wi-Fi networks. If you don’t know if you need a VPN, you probably don’t, but this is a great deal if you do need one.
