PrivadoVPN vs Proton VPN

PrivadoVPN is a VPN service from a company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. It is available through web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, with servers in 45 countries. The free plan costs nothing and includes 10 GB of data for one device. Paid plans allow 10 simultaneous connections. The 12 Month Unlimited VPN + 3 FREE plan is listed at $1.33 a year, displayed as a monthly equivalent, and the 24 Month Unlimited VPN + 3 FREE plan at $1.11 a year, also displayed as a monthly equivalent. The 1 Month Plan costs $10.99 a month. The service lists streaming and torrent support, a kill switch, and WireGuard support. Its paid plans provide a higher simultaneous-device allowance than the free plan, while the free option has a fixed data allowance. No verified no-logs audit is listed. This gives readers clear distinctions between the one-device free plan and paid plans with up to 10 connections, alongside the available platform and feature details.

Proton VPN is a virtual private network service from Proton, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It encrypts traffic with AES-256 or ChaCha20 over WireGuard or OpenVPN, and lists a kill switch, streaming support and torrent support. Proton describes the service as no-logs, open-source and independently audited. Its free plan has unlimited data, no artificial speed limits and no ads; it supports one device at a time and connects to randomly selected servers in 10 countries. Paid plan listings show VPN Plus and Proton Unlimited at $0.00 per month, with the first month and renewal also listed at $0.00; both support 10 devices. Apps are listed for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, as well as browsers, Chromebook, Android TV, Apple TV and Fire TV. NetShield uses DNS filtering to block ads, trackers, phishing scams, malicious sites and malware. The service advertises 20,000+ servers in 140+ countries. Payments can be refunded within 30 days, and subscriptions can be canceled at any time.