Brand profile

Proton VPN

A VPN service developed by Proton Technologies AG in 2017, based in Switzerland and known for its strong privacy focus and open-source nature.

11 questions · 4 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026

Best category rank
#1
VPN Services · of 32
Questions
11
4 categories
Answers naming it
55/66
Of the answers measured on this brand's questions

Visibility by category

CategoriesCategory rankQuestionsScore
VPN Services#1of 328573.8
Security & Privacy#2of 460187.3
Software & Digital Products#35of 7,01117.5
Lifestyle & Utility#135of 611131.7

Ranking by question

Named alongside in VPN Services

Brands named in the same answers as Proton VPN in the last four weeks, counted in answers.

Named alongside in VPN ServicesBrands named in the same answers as Proton VPN in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Proton VPN: named in 54 answersProton VPNNordVPN: named in 47 answersNordVPNSurfshark: named in 41 answersSurfsharkExpressVPN: named in 30 answersExpressVPNMullvad: named in 28 answersMullvadWindscribe: named in 14 answersWindscribePIA: named in 12 answersPIACyberGhost: named in 9 answersCyberGhostIVPN: named in 7 answersIVPNPrivadoVPN Free: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPN FreePrivadoVPN: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPNHotspot Shield: named in 3 answersHotspot ShieldTunnelBear Free: named in 3 answersTunnelBear FreeHide.me VPN: named in 4 answersHide.me VPNIPVanish: named in 5 answersIPVanishTor Browser: named in 3 answersTor BrowserNorton VPN: named in 1 answersNorton VPNiCloud Private Relay: named in 1 answersiCloud Private RelayObscura: named in 1 answersObscuraGoogle Play: named in 1 answersGoogle PlayApple App Store: named in 1 answersApple App StoreBrave: named in 1 answersBraveMozilla Firefox: named in 1 answersMozilla FirefoxNetflix: named in 1 answersNetflixSuperVPN: named in 1 answersSuperVPNGeckoVPN: named in 1 answersGeckoVPNChatVPN: named in 1 answersChatVPNWindows: named in 1 answersWindowsmacOS: named in 1 answersmacOSiOS: named in 1 answersiOS
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Named alongside in VPN ServicesBrands named in the same answers as Proton VPN in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Proton VPN: named in 54 answersProton VPNNordVPN: named in 47 answersNordVPNSurfshark: named in 41 answersSurfsharkExpressVPN: named in 30 answersExpressVPNMullvad: named in 28 answersMullvadWindscribe: named in 14 answersWindscribePIA: named in 12 answersPIACyberGhost: named in 9 answersCyberGhostIVPN: named in 7 answersIVPNPrivadoVPN Free: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPN FreePrivadoVPN: named in 3 answersPrivadoVPNHotspot Shield: named in 3 answersHotspot ShieldTunnelBear Free: named in 3 answersTunnelBear FreeHide.me VPN: named in 4 answersHide.me VPNIPVanish: named in 5 answersIPVanishTor Browser: named in 3 answersTor BrowserNorton VPN: named in 1 answersNorton VPNiCloud Private Relay: named in 1 answersiCloud Private RelayObscura: named in 1 answersObscuraGoogle Play: named in 1 answersApple App Store: named in 1 answersBrave: named in 1 answersBraveMozilla Firefox: named in 1 answersMozilla FirefoxNetflix: named in 1 answersNetflixSuperVPN: named in 1 answersSuperVPNGeckoVPN: named in 1 answersGeckoVPNChatVPN: named in 1 answersChatVPNWindows: named in 1 answersWindowsmacOS: named in 1 answersmacOSiOS: named in 1 answersiOS
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  1. 149NordVPN
  2. 241Surfshark
  3. 335Mullvad
  4. 431ExpressVPN
  5. 515Windscribe
  6. 613Bitwarden
  7. 712PIA
  8. 811Brave
  9. 99IVPN
  10. 109CyberGhost
  11. 119Signal
  12. 129Tor Browser
  13. 138Mozilla Firefox
  14. 147Proton Mail
  15. 1561Password
  16. 166uBlock Origin
  17. 175IPVanish
  18. 185Hide.me VPN
  19. 195Proton Drive
  20. 204PrivadoVPN
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Proton VPN54NordVPN (46), Surfshark (40), ExpressVPN (29)
NordVPN47Proton VPN (46), Surfshark (38), ExpressVPN (30)
Surfshark41Proton VPN (40), NordVPN (38), ExpressVPN (26)
ExpressVPN30NordVPN (30), Proton VPN (29), Surfshark (26)
Mullvad28Proton VPN (28), NordVPN (24), Surfshark (21)
Windscribe14Proton VPN (14), NordVPN (11), Surfshark (8)
PIA12Proton VPN (12), Surfshark (12), NordVPN (10)
CyberGhost9Proton VPN (9), Surfshark (9), NordVPN (8)
IVPN7Mullvad (7), Proton VPN (7), NordVPN (6)
PrivadoVPN Free3Windscribe (3), Proton VPN (3), NordVPN (2)
PrivadoVPN3NordVPN (3), Proton VPN (3), Mullvad (2)
Hotspot Shield3Proton VPN (3), TunnelBear Free (2), NordVPN (2)
TunnelBear Free3Windscribe (3), Proton VPN (3), Hotspot Shield (2)
Hide.me VPN4Proton VPN (4), NordVPN (3), Windscribe (3)
IPVanish5NordVPN (5), Proton VPN (5), Surfshark (5)
Tor Browser3Mullvad (3), Proton VPN (3), NordVPN (2)
Norton VPN1NordVPN (1), Surfshark (1), ExpressVPN (1)
iCloud Private Relay1NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1), Proton VPN (1)
Obscura1Tor Browser (1), NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1)
Google Play1NordVPN (1), Apple App Store (1), Windscribe (1)
Apple App Store1Google Play (1), NordVPN (1), Windscribe (1)
Brave1Tor Browser (1), NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1)
Mozilla Firefox1Tor Browser (1), NordVPN (1), Mullvad (1)
Netflix1TunnelBear Free (1), Windscribe (1), Proton VPN (1)
SuperVPN1GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1), NordVPN (1)
GeckoVPN1SuperVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1), NordVPN (1)
ChatVPN1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)
Windows1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)
macOS1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)
iOS1SuperVPN (1), GeckoVPN (1), Hotspot Shield (1)

Sources cited when this brand is named

Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.

Sources cited when this brand is named
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1pcmag.commedia19
2security.org17
3youtube.comsocial15
4techradar.commedia15
5reddit.comcommunity14
6thebestvpn.com14
7gizmodo.commedia13
8rtings.com12
9cnet.commedia11
10tomsguide.commedia11

Named by surface, by question

For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.

Named by surface, by question
QuestionsGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1What are the best free VPNs?111111
2What is the best VPN overall?111111
3What are the best tools for online privacy and security?111111
4Which VPNs offer the best value for money?111111
5Which VPNs are the fastest?111111
6Which VPNs are best for iPhone?111111
7Which VPN services are the most reliable?111101
8Which VPNs are best for privacy?011111