ProtonVPN
Open-source clients and a real free tier
Crunch Score 93See the breakdownEditors' choice: VPNs #3
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- Servers
- 9,600+
- Countries
- 117
- Devices
- 10
- From
- $3.59/mo
- No-logs
- Audited
- Kill switch
- Yes
- Founded
- 2017
The choice when auditability and jurisdiction matter most.
Editorial rating 4.7/5 · last reviewed 2026-07-01
ProtonVPN publishes every client as open source, operates under Swiss jurisdiction, and offers the only unlimited-bandwidth free tier we consider genuinely usable.
Pros
- All clients open source and audited
- Genuinely usable free tier
- Swiss jurisdiction
- Secure Core multi-hop
Cons
- Free tier limited to 5 countries
- Premium costs more than rivals
How the score is built
8 editorial criteria
Rated by our editors against published criteria. It is an opinion with its weights shown — not a performance test.
Crunch Score 93Full methodology
| Signal | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 4.4 | 21% | Editorial rating of reliability, based on the provider's published success-rate figures, SLA terms and reader reports. |
| Weight 21% ·Editorial rating of reliability, based on the provider's published success-rate figures, SLA terms and reader reports. | |||
| Value for money | 4.6 | 17% | Value for money across every published plan tier. |
| Weight 17% ·Value for money across every published plan tier. | |||
| Speed | 5.0 | 14% | Editorial rating of speed, based on the provider's published performance figures and reader reports. |
| Weight 14% ·Editorial rating of speed, based on the provider's published performance figures and reader reports. | |||
| Trust & transparency | 4.7 | 14% | Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits. |
| Weight 14% ·Sourcing transparency, logging policy, KYC friction and published audits. | |||
| Location targeting | 4.5 | 10% | Country, city and ASN targeting options, as listed in the provider's documentation. |
| Weight 10% ·Country, city and ASN targeting options, as listed in the provider's documentation. | |||
| Pool size | 4.8 | 10% | Pool size and subnet/ASN diversity, as published by the provider. |
| Weight 10% ·Pool size and subnet/ASN diversity, as published by the provider. | |||
| Docs & API | 4.4 | 7% | API and documentation quality, rated by our editors against a fixed rubric. |
| Weight 7% ·API and documentation quality, rated by our editors against a fixed rubric. | |||
| Support | 4.9 | 7% | Support channels and hours the provider offers, and how readers describe their support experience. |
| Weight 7% ·Support channels and hours the provider offers, and how readers describe their support experience. | |||
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About ProtonVPN
Does ProtonVPN keep logs?
ProtonVPN operates a no-logs policy. Check our review for the audit status.
How many devices can I use with ProtonVPN?
10 simultaneous connections.