Is Proton VPN trustworthy?
Proton VPN is built by the team behind Proton Mail(new window) — the world's largest encrypted email service, trusted by over 100 million others worldwide, including journalists and activists.
Our mission is simple: to give you the tools to protect your privacy and reclaim control over your digital life.
Proton VPN is reliable and designed for privacy
We take a different approach from other VPNs. Instead of hiding information about our company, you can see exactly who we are(new window), where we are(new window), and what we stand for(new window). Even our code is open source — so you can see exactly how it works.
People before profits
Proton VPN is primarily owned by a nonprofit(new window) whose mission is to advance privacy, freedom, and democracy around the world.
We don’t abuse or sell your data. Proton VPN, including our free plan, is fully supported by paying subscribers, so we don't have ads or tracking or any kind.
Swiss privacy and no logs
Proton VPN is headquartered in Switzerland, outside of EU and US jurisdictions. Strong privacy laws protect your data from government surveillance and secret warrants. Our strict no-logs policy means we don't track or store any information about your online activity.
Open source and audited
Transparency is at the core of our commitment to privacy. Like all our apps, Proton VPN is open source(new window) and independently audited. Anyone can look over our code to check our security claims.
How Proton VPN keeps you safe online
Battle-tested encryption
Proton VPN encrypts your traffic using secure protocols like WireGuard and our unique Stealth protocol, combined with strong encryption methods such as AES-256 and ChaCha20. Even if your data were intercepted, it remains unreadable to anyone trying to decipher it.
Prevent your activity from leaking
Proton VPN prevents accidental DNS leaks by resolving all your DNS queries (which reveal the websites you visit) through our own secure servers instead of third-party providers. No one, including your internet service provider (ISP), can monitor or track your browsing history through your DNS requests.
Block ads and malware
NetShield Ad-blocker filters harmful content at the DNS level to block ads, trackers, and malicious websites before they load on your device. Besides preventing third parties from monitoring your online activity, it speeds up browsing.
More reasons to trust Proton VPN
Kill switch
The built-in kill switch blocks all traffic if the VPN disconnects, preventing data leaks and keeping your IP hidden at all times.
Secure Core VPN
Secure Core VPN servers route your traffic through privacy-friendly countries, defending you from advanced attacks.
Global VPN servers
With 13,000 VPN servers in over 120 countries worldwide, you can connect almost anywhere to browse freely and stream privately.
Fast connections
Browse, stream, or torrent over high-speed 10 Gbps connections. Our VPN Accelerator feature further boosts speeds by up to 400%.
Tor over VPN
Easily connect to the Tor anonymous network and browse onion sites using our Tor over VPN servers, without installing other software.
Bypass censorship
Unblock websites and access the internet in restrictive regions by circumventing censorship and firewalls.*
*Proton VPN is intended for lawful use. We do not condone using VPN services to violate laws or infringe on copyrights.
Alternative routing
When VPN connections are blocked, our alternative routing(new window) feature finds a way to keep you connected and protected.
Use on all devices
With one Proton VPN subscription, protect up to 10 devices at once, including Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Chromebook, Android TV, and Linux.
Get a trustworthy VPN
- From the creators of Proton Mail, trusted by millions
- No ads or trackers, ever. Even on our free plan
- Swiss privacy protection and no logs
- Open source and independently audited
- Full-disk encryption on all VPN servers
