Proton, the Swiss technology company that has made a name for itself with its privacy-focused services such as Proton Mail, VPN, Calendar, Drive, and password manager, is here with its latest offering. It’s a bundle of all of these services intended for families, plus the company’s future services complete with all premium features. Its password manager, dubbed Proton Pass, is still in beta and not yet available to the public.
Proton launches a family plan bundling all of its services
The Proton Family plan can be shared by up to six people. It gives users 3TB of cloud storage in Proton Drive, with the company promising 20GB of bonus storage every year. Additionally, you get full access to Proton Mail. It brings 90 encrypted email addresses (15 each for six users), three custom domains, short-domain email addresses (@pm.me) with unlimited sending and receiving abilities, password protection, unlimited labels, folders, and filters, IMAP support, auto-reply, and more.
Proton VPN is also part of this package. It offers VPN on up to ten devices for each user at the same time. The company promises the highest VPN speed with more than 2,900 encrypted servers in over 65 countries around the world. It also bundles NetShield ad-blocker. Other features include P2P/BitTorrent support, DNS leak prevention, router support, split tunneling, strict no-logs policy, unlimited volume/bandwidth, and kill switch/always-on VPN. Proton Calendar, meanwhile, gives access to 25 personal calendars to each user.
As said earlier, the Proton Family plan also promises access to all future services from the company. Its end-to-end encrypted password manager is currently available to some users in beta. Proton Pass encrypts everything from your username and password to the web address and all other information fields. It also boasts two-factor authentication (2FA) and supports 2FA autofill. The service is open source, allowing anyone to audit the security features. Proton says its password manager will be available to the public soon.
Proton’s family offering starts at $20 a month
Proton’s Family plan costs $29.99 per month. But if you pay for two years upfront, you get full access at just $19.99 per month, billed at $479.76 every two years. The company also offers an annual plan that costs $23.99 per month for a total of $287.88 for a year. You can sign up for Proton Family here. Existing users can follow these instructions to upgrade their Proton plan. Note that the company also offers a free tier with limited access.
2023-05-30 15:08:29