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ProtonVPN or Mullvad? Why would you choose one over another? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm thinking about paying for a VPN, I currently don't use one.

I'd like to use Mullvad but they don't seem to have regional prices, while Proton does.

I wonder if Proton is still a reliable option, Proton is 60% cheaper in my country, probably because regional pricing (but I didn't check if it's really the case).

If anyone has any other suggestion I'd like to hear it.

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[–] pathief@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I used to have Mullvad and switched to Proton because I use pretty much their entire suite...

If you don't need port forwarding, I think Mullvad is superior in everything. Such a great service, highly recommend it.

[–] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There's Port Forwarding with Proton VPN too

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes there's port forwarding with proton, but not with mullvad they removed it.

[–] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oooh, that's sad I wanted to switch to Mullvad VPN in the future. For now I'm stuck with Proton since I use their entire setup. Well, mostly mail and VPN.

[–] Zeon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Can port-forwarding be useful for self-hosting? I haven't tried using it wih Proton before.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not sure. I mainly use it for downloading linux isos.

[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

In the paid plan