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Alternatives to ProtonVPN
20 security & cybersecurity tools sit alongside ProtonVPN in this directory. Below is what separates each from ProtonVPN on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- ProtonVPN starts at
- Free
Why people look past ProtonVPN
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. ProtonVPN has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Simple to setup, secure cloud backup, multi device support
- Sold on a free model rather than freemium.
The leading toolkit for web security testing
- Publishes an entry price of $449/year, where ProtonVPN does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
No-code drag-and-drop authentication platform.
- Publishes an entry price of $249/month, where ProtonVPN does not.
Trusted access for all users, all devices
Priced and rated the same as ProtonVPN on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Manage secrets and protect sensitive data
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where ProtonVPN does not.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than freemium.
All-in-one protection for your digital life
- Publishes an entry price of $2.99/month, where ProtonVPN does not.
Every ProtonVPN alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProtonVPN (this page) | Free | Freemium | - | |
| Authy | Free | Free | - | vs ProtonVPN |
| Burp Suite | Free, then $449/year | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Descope | Free, then $249/month | Freemium | 4 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Cisco Duo | Free | Freemium | - | vs ProtonVPN |
| HashiCorp Vault | Free | Open-source | 2 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Avast One | Free, then $2.99/month | - | 4 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Keygen | On request | Subscription | - | vs ProtonVPN |
| Bitdefender VPN | On request | Subscription | - | vs ProtonVPN |
| IBM QRadar | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| CyberGhost VPN | $2.19/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Fortinet FortiGate | $500/year | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| CrowdStrike Falcon | $7.99/month | Subscription | - | vs ProtonVPN |
| Idira | On request | Quote | - | vs ProtonVPN |
| Darktrace | $20000/year | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| ExpressVPN | $6.67/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Bitdefender Total Security | $19.99/year | - | - | vs ProtonVPN |
| Drata | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Cybereason Defense Platform | $50/year | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Acunetix | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs ProtonVPN |
| Check Point Software | On request | Quote | - | vs ProtonVPN |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ProtonVPN badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Authy , Free
- Burp Suite , Free, then $449/year
- Descope , Free, then $249/month
- Cisco Duo , Free
- HashiCorp Vault , Free
- Avast One , Free, then $2.99/month
What you would be giving up
ProtonVPN is most often brought in for privacy-focused browsing without subscription cost, multi-device protection with plus plan supporting 10 devices, integrated access to proton email and cloud services via unlimited plan. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ProtonVPN is broadly right and the question is cost, the ProtonVPN pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Security & Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best security & cybersecurity tools ranks them.
ProtonVPN runs on windows, macos, linux, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ProtonVPN alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ProtonVPN?
- 20 other security & cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Authy, Burp Suite, Descope, Cisco Duo. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ProtonVPN?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Authy, Burp Suite, Descope, Cisco Duo, HashiCorp Vault.
- Is there a reason to switch away from ProtonVPN?
- Nothing in the data flags one. ProtonVPN has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from ProtonVPN?
- ProtonVPN is most often brought in for privacy-focused browsing without subscription cost, multi-device protection with plus plan supporting 10 devices, integrated access to proton email and cloud services via unlimited plan. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ProtonVPN?
- HashiCorp Vault is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these ProtonVPN alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Security & Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ProtonVPN against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ProtonVPN covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every security & cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Security & Cybersecurity category, 20 tools beside ProtonVPN. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.