101. My Thoughts on Proton
Published on: Feb 27, 2026
Episode summary
Proton provides a lot of the same services as Google, but with a privacy focus. From the beginning, their core values have been privacy and security. They offer a great, useful free version for many of their products. For full functionality, a paid subscription is required.
They started with email (Proton Mail), and have expanded to other core services comparable to what is offered by Google - Proton Drive, Proton Docs, a password manager, a VPN and more.
I am super grateful for Proton, and their foundational focus on privacy and security. It's something that few companies truly prioritize, especially amongst the giants in the tech space. They have been steadily growing, and I hope they continue to grow, and one day even take a notable share of customers away from Google.
One major obstacle standing in their way right now is the usability of their products. Many of them are still far more clunky than their Google counterparts. For those who care enough about privacy and security, they will overlook this.
But if Proton really wants to grow, they need to spend a lot more time polishing their products. I hope that before too long, they will stop adding new stuff, and turn all the good services they have into truly great ones.
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Proton - a privacy focused version of Google services
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