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EAmnezia VPN vs Proton VPN
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Amnezia VPN if…
- you want the lower entry price ($3.3/mo vs $3.49/mo)
- you work on Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: users in heavily censored countries, privacy-conscious individuals
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Choose Proton VPN if…
- you work on Windows, macOS, Linux
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, travelers and streamers
Side by side
Feature Amnezia VPN Proton VPN
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$3.3/mo$3.49/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsSelf-hostedWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Chrome
CategoryObfuscation & anti-censorshipVPN
CompanyEUPHORIATECH LIMITEDProton AG
Full feature lists
A Amnezia VPN
- AmneziaWG protocol with DPI obfuscation, based on WireGuard
- XRay VLESS Reality support
- Self-hosted VPN setup on your own VPS from the app
- Eight protocols incl. OpenVPN over Cloak, IKEv2, ShadowSocks
- Split tunneling and KillSwitch
- 20 virtual locations including P2P on Premium
- Up to 7 devices per Premium subscription
- Android TV and router support
P Proton VPN
- 20,000+ servers in 140+ countries
- NetShield DNS-level ad, tracker and malware blocker
- Secure Core multi-hop routing
- VPN Accelerator for up to 400% faster speeds
- Kill switch and always-on VPN
- WireGuard and OpenVPN with AES-256 or ChaCha20
- P2P/BitTorrent support on paid plans
- Up to 10 simultaneous devices
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Amnezia VPN · amnezia.org
Proton VPN · protonvpn.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Amnezia VPN
Amnezia Free$0/month
Amnezia Self-hosted$0/month
Amnezia Premiumfrom $3.3/month
Amnezia Business$8/month per user
Proton VPN
Proton FreeFree
VPN Plus$3.49/mo on 2-year plan ($9.99 monthly)
Proton Unlimited$7.99/mo on 2-year plan ($12.99 monthly)
Strengths and limitations
Amnezia VPN
- Open-source client, and AmneziaWG source code is on GitHub
- Free tier and free self-hosted option
- Security audits by 7ASecurity in 2022, 2024 and 2025
- Premium starts from $3.3/month with up to 7 devices
- Free plan is capped at 8 Mbps, has no location choice and excludes YouTube
- Self-hosted option needs a VPS bought from a hosting provider
- Premium offers 20 countries
Proton VPN
- Free plan with no ads and no data limits
- Open-source apps and publicly available no-logs audit
- Swiss jurisdiction
- Paid plans cover 10 devices
- Free plan covers 1 device and servers in 10 randomly selected countries
- Free plan excludes streaming, P2P and the ad blocker
- Lowest price requires a 2-year commitment
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Open-source VPN with unlimited devices, no-logs policy and servers in 113 countries
From $2.03/mo
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From $2.03/mo
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Open-source VPN with unlimited devices, no-logs policy and servers in 113 countries
VPNOpen source
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FFree VPN with unlimited traffic and no sign-up, plus a 100+ location Premium plan
Freemium
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Freemium
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Free VPN with unlimited traffic and no sign-up, plus a 100+ location Premium plan
VPNFree plan
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BFree VPN app with optional Premium for streaming, gaming and private browsing
Free, from $6/mo
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Free, from $6/mo
Facts from each vendor's public pages. Editorial policy