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Current Performance

Paid plan speed and rankings
PaidDownloadUpload
Speed697 Mbps824.87 Mbps
Rank#1of 9#1of 9
Free plan speed and rankings
FreeDownloadUpload
Speed396.17 Mbps30.46 Mbps
Rank#2of 9#5of 9

30-Day Speed History

August 23, 2026 – September 21, 2026

Speed history; see the data table below for values.
View daily results
Speed history in Mbps
Date (UTC)Paid download speedPaid upload speedFree download speedFree upload speed
September 21, 2026697824.87396.1730.46
September 20, 2026693.96830.11396.1732.44
September 19, 2026694.33840.91400.0237.31
September 18, 2026697840.91388.5132.44
September 17, 2026703.87842.8387.9530.46
September 16, 2026705.22841.61392.3130.46
September 15, 2026703.87852.87396.1730.18
September 14, 2026700.52852.87376.5229.9
September 13, 2026710.6852.87371.6528.3
September 12, 2026700.52839.62376.5228.3
September 11, 2026710.6839.62388.1829.86
September 10, 2026710.74839.62389.8730.27
September 9, 2026710.6844.88388.1830.27
September 8, 2026712.01839.62389.8730.57
September 7, 2026712.01844.88409.2630.57
September 6, 2026710.17848.9341031.02
September 5, 2026710.17849.49413.2135.04
September 4, 2026707.48848.93407.5731.33
September 3, 2026707.48855.68407.5730.4
September 2, 2026706.83855.68407.5731.02
September 1, 2026702.24838.63389.9727.85
August 31, 2026706.83838.63382.8127.85
August 30, 2026712.72832.78376.1127.22
August 29, 2026715.06840.52376.1127.59
August 28, 2026715.06849.81389.9729.34
August 27, 2026712.72849.81382.8129.79
August 26, 2026712.72843.74393.3529.92
August 25, 2026712.72843.74393.3529.92
August 24, 2026706.58843.74395.5529.92
August 23, 2026697.49843.74402.2931.48

What the history shows: The paid-plan download result remained broadly stable, moving from 697.49 to 697 Mbps. Paid-plan daily download was highly consistent, with typical variation of 0.9% around the average and a range of 693.96–715.06 Mbps. The free-plan download result decreased by 1.5%, from 402.29 to 396.17 Mbps. Free-plan daily download was highly consistent, with typical variation of 2.8% around the average and a range of 371.65–413.21 Mbps.

Pricing & renewal

Compare the full initial charge with the renewal charge. Monthly equivalents spread the charge across the access period; they do not mean you pay monthly. Prices checked on September 11, 2026.

Free option available

Free plan: one simultaneous device and automatically selected servers in 10 countries; no payment card required.

Plans

1 month

VPN Plus

$9.99

$9.99 per month

At renewal

1 month / $9.99

$9.99 per month

Same monthly price

1 month

Proton Unlimited

$12.99

$12.99 per month

At renewal

1 month / $12.99

$12.99 per month

Same monthly price

12 months

VPN Plus

$53.88

$4.49 per month

At renewal

12 months / $83.88

$6.99 per month

+55.7% vs. initial monthly equivalent

12 months

Proton Unlimited

$119.88

$9.99 per month

At renewal

12 months / $119.88

$9.99 per month

Same monthly price

24 months

VPN Plus

$83.76

$3.49 per month

At renewal

12 months / $83.88

$6.99 per month

+100.3% vs. initial monthly equivalent

24 months

Proton Unlimited

$191.76

$7.99 per month

At renewal

12 months / $119.88

$9.99 per month

+25.0% vs. initial monthly equivalent

Managing your subscription

Renews automatically

Subscriptions purchased on the VPN website

Subscriptions purchased through the App Store

Subscriptions purchased through Google Play

Your subscription renews for another billing period, and you are charged again unless you turn off automatic renewal. The charge date and amount depend on your subscription terms.

How to cancel your subscription

Subscriptions purchased on the VPN website

  1. Open Subscription in your Proton account.
  2. Complete the cancellation confirmations.
  3. Submit the requested cancellation reason.

Your paid access continues until the current paid period ends.

Deleting a saved payment method does not cancel your subscription.

Subscriptions purchased through the App Store

  1. Open your subscriptions in Apple.
  2. Select Proton VPN and cancel the subscription.

Your paid access continues until the current paid period ends.

Subscriptions purchased through Google Play

  1. Open your subscriptions in Google Play.
  2. Select Proton VPN and cancel the subscription.

Your paid access continues until the current paid period ends.

How to remove saved payment details

Subscriptions purchased on the VPN website

  1. Open your Proton account settings.
  2. Delete the saved payment method.

You can remove your saved payment details yourself.

Subscriptions purchased through the App Store

Subscriptions purchased through Google Play

We could not confirm whether you can remove saved payment details or how to do it.

Refund conditions

What you can request a refund for

Within 30 days

Starting from: Your initial purchase

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

The provider’s refund guarantee applies subject to conditions.

Only the first purchase is eligible.

Conditions

  • Cancel your subscription and request the refund within the 30-day window.
  • Only one refund request is allowed per user.

How to request a refund

  1. Contact Proton support to request a refund.

Refunds outside the guarantee are considered at Proton’s discretion.

Refund eligibility for renewal payments has not been established.

Not covered by these refund terms

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Exclusions

  • Cash and bank-transfer payments are excluded.
  • Accounts terminated for violating the terms of service are excluded.

App Store & Google Play purchases

Subscriptions purchased through App Store

The store’s refund policy applies subject to conditions.

Conditions

  • Apple’s refund eligibility rules apply.

How to request a refund

  1. Request a refund at https://reportaproblem.apple.com/.

Refund eligibility for renewal payments has not been established.

The refund request deadline has not been established.

Subscriptions purchased through Google Play

The store’s refund policy applies subject to conditions.

How to request a refund

  1. Contact Proton support to request a refund.
  2. Alternatively, ask Google Play to assess your request.

The store-specific eligibility rules and refund deadline have not been confirmed.

Refund eligibility for renewal payments has not been established.

The refund request deadline has not been established.

Ownership & jurisdiction

Who runs the VPN?

Proton AG (registered in Switzerland) is the company named as providing the VPN service. We could not confirm whether it handles purchases in every country and through every store.

Proton Foundation is a shareholder in Proton AG. Registered in Switzerland.

Which laws apply?

The VPN operator is based in Switzerland. This does not establish that Swiss law is the only law that applies to every customer.

Audits & findings

Each audit covers particular systems and a particular point in time. A provider announcement is distinct from a publicly available audit report.

Audit search checked September 11, 2026

Public audit material

Securitum

no logs · infrastructure

Audit details
Completed
Unknown
Published
Unknown
Date context
Provider announcement updated June 16, 2026; public filename identifies May 2026. Exact completion/publication dates not established.
Reviewed assets
VPN server infrastructure, as described in Proton's announcement.
Findings
Proton reports that Securitum found no activity logging or persistent user-to-activity correlation in the reviewed infrastructure.
Major issues
unknown
Remediation
unknown
Limitations
Public report link and filename verified; PDF contents not extracted during this research. Findings here are attributed to the provider announcement, not an independent reading of the report.
Open audit material ↗

Public audit material

Securitum

no logs · infrastructure

Audit details
Completed
September 19, 2025
Published
Unknown
Date context
Report engagement range: August 18 to September 19, 2025; on-site inspection August 18–20; final report September 19.
Reviewed assets
A sample of production VPN servers, their configuration and logging-related operational procedures.
Findings
The report supports the no-logs claim for the inspected production environment.
Major issues
unknown
Remediation
unknown
Limitations
Point-in-time, guided inspection of a server sample. Excluded formal source review, CI/CD, ancillary account/billing systems and binary analysis. Not an audit of every server or all client applications.
Open audit material ↗

Apps, protocols & servers

Apps & devices

Computers & mobile devices

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS / iPadOS, Chromebook

TV devices

Android TV, Apple TV

Browser extensions

Chrome, Firefox

Connection details

Simultaneous connections

10

VPN Plus, Proton Unlimited

1

Free

VPN protocols

IKEv2, OpenVPN, Stealth, WireGuard

Availability varies by app and platform. These protocols do not describe browser extension connections.

Network

Plan
VPN Plus, Proton Unlimited
Servers
20000+
Countries
149
Locations
Not confirmed
Plan
Free
Servers
Not confirmed
Countries
10
Locations
Not confirmed
VPN Plus, Proton Unlimited: View country list (149)
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo - Kinshasa
  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong SAR China
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao SAR China
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territories
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe
Free: View country list (10)
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Singapore
  • Switzerland
  • United States

Censorship resistance

Relevant mainly where VPN services are blocked

If you are in the US, a European country, or elsewhere and VPN services are not blocked on your network, these results need not rule this VPN out of your purchase decision. A failed test under blocking in Russia does not, by itself, mean the VPN is poor quality or will not work where you live. Consider its speed, features and price for your needs.

In our tests in Russia, we could not establish a working VPN connection that allowed data transfer under VPN blocking.

A working connection today may be blocked tomorrow

Blocking changes over time and can differ between networks. A successful test shows that a connection worked in the tested conditions; it does not guarantee that it will work elsewhere or keep working.

Detecting VPN traffic

Filtering equipment can identify patterns in a VPN connection, including how a protocol starts a session. It can then prevent the connection or interrupt data transfer. Traffic obfuscation can make these patterns harder to recognise, but it does not prevent every kind of blocking.

Blocking server IP addresses

A censor can also block known VPN server addresses or entire IP ranges. If all traffic to an address is blocked on your network, disguising the VPN protocol alone will not make that server reachable.

What about your own VPN server?

A privately used server may be less exposed than a public VPN server, and traffic obfuscation may help it avoid detection. But its IP address is still visible to your internet provider and can be blocked. Running your own server gives you more control, not guaranteed access, and requires setup and maintenance.

Sources & check dates

  1. Proton VPN pricing, rendered USD offers, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  2. Cancel a Proton VPN subscription, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  3. Manage payment methods, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  4. Proton Terms of Service, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  5. Proton Foundation, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  6. Foundation governance announcement, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  7. Swiss-based VPN service, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  8. Protocol availability by application, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  9. Proton VPN downloads, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  10. No-logs audits: provider announcement updated June 16, 2026, published by Proton, checked on September 11, 2026.
  11. Securitum no-logs report 2025, published by Securitum, checked on September 11, 2026.
  12. Securitum 2026 report: public link inspected, contents not read, published by Securitum, checked on September 11, 2026.
  13. Rendered Plus server directory, published by Proton VPN, checked on September 13, 2026.
  14. Free server countries, published by Proton VPN, checked on September 13, 2026.
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