

Take a look at Mullvad VPN for example, they still offer VPN services at $5 a month.

That looks like a 100% price hike, but it is just the old ProtonVPN Plus plan being rebranded as the basic tier. The new starter plan for the VPN service costs $9.99 a month. But wait, it does show $5 a month, doesn't it? Not really, that option is only valid for a year's subscription, as in it costs $5/month annually, you'll have to pay the full amount for 12 months, Let's say a user is just interested in the VPN service, (not the email), they can no longer subscribe to ProtonVPN for $5 a month.

Proton has scrapped its ProtonVPN Basic plan. Proton VPN plan prices for new subscribers Speaking of which, add-ons are no longer available for personal plans, if you want to customize your plan, you need to opt for a Business plan. If you want to include more users in your plan, you'll have to go for the Business Plan, which is quite expensive on a per-user basis. ProtonMail has also discontinued its family plan. Proton Visionary plans are no longer available for purchase. Refer to my previous article for screenshots of the old plans and their prices. This also means that there is a bigger gap between the prices of the Mail Plus and Unlimited plans, so it is in a way an increase in the prices. ProtonMail Professional plans have been migrated to Proton Business Essentials. Proton Professional, Family and Visionary Plans Proton Business plans are essentially the same as the personal Mail Plus and Unlimited plans, but allows adding more users and are hence more expensive. The prices for Proton Unlimited start at $11.99/month, $119.88 for one year ($9.99/month), or $191.76 for two years ($7.99/month). To top it all, it also gives users a whopping 500GB of cloud storage. It supports 1700 servers in 60+ countries, and no restrictions such as P2P downloads. It grants 15 email addresses, Proton Drive, Calendar, Bridge, and all the bonuses from the premium VPN plan. Proton's Unlimited plan offers the best of both worlds for Mail and VPN users.
