Proton Mail Review

Overview

Proton Mail is a leading secure email service founded in 2014 by scientists from CERN, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Leveraging Switzerland's strong privacy laws, Proton offers a comprehensive privacy-focused ecosystem including Mail, Calendar, Drive, VPN, and Pass (password manager). The service implements end-to-end (E2EE) and zero-access encryption using open-source implementations of AES, RSA, and OpenPGP. All apps are independently audited, and Proton maintains a strict no-logs policy. Proton Mail stands out for its integrated privacy suite offering seamless experience across encrypted email, VPN, cloud storage, and password management, all protected by Swiss law.

Key Features

• Integrated Privacy Suite: Mail, Calendar, Drive, VPN, and Pass (password manager)
• End-to-end and zero-access encryption
• Easy Switch tool to import from Gmail and Outlook
• Proton Mail Bridge for third-party desktop clients
• Password-protected and self-destructing emails
• Anti-tracking: blocks pixels and hides IP address
• Encrypted contacts and calendar
• Proton Sentinel for high-risk accounts
• Dark web monitoring
• Open-source and independently audited