Proton VPN Free
- Free data
- Unlimitedmedium speed
- Devices
- 1
- Locations
- 10countries, picked for you
- Ads
- None
Teal Free
- Free data
- 500 MBevery day, no speed cap
- Devices
- 2
- Locations
- 1Lithuania
- Ads
- None
Pick Proton VPN Free if
Unlimited free data on one device, and you do not mind which country you exit from.
Pick Teal Free if
Two devices, a known location, and a connection that holds on hotel, campus and office Wi‑Fi.
Side by side
Teal VPN figures are the plan as sold on 13 October 2026; the other column is taken from the other company’s own website or Google Play listing on the same day, with the pages listed under References. Free plans change; if you see a difference, tell us at support@tealvpn.com and we will correct it.
| Feature | Proton VPN Free | Teal Free |
|---|---|---|
| Free data | Unlimited | 500 MB a day, resets every day (about 15 GB a month) |
| Speed on the free plan | “Medium VPN speed” (Proton’s own wording) | No speed cap |
| Locations on the free plan | Servers in 10 countries, chosen for you at random | One location: Lithuania |
| Choose your location | No | No (one location on Free; every location on Pro) |
| Devices | 1 | 2 |
| Ads | None | None |
| Browsing logs | No-logs policy, independently audited | No browsing logs, no stored connection IP; not yet independently audited |
| Wi‑Fi that filters VPNs | Stealth protocol | Teal Secure obfuscation plus automatic route switching |
| Streaming and P2P on Free | Not included | Not what 500 MB a day is for |
| Sign-up | None needed on Android | Sign in with Google, Apple or email |
| Apps | Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android TV, Fire TV, browser extensions | Android, Android TV, Windows, Mac, Linux; iPhone in testing |
| Paid plan | Plus: $9.99 a month, or $3.49 a month on a 2-year plan ($83.76 up front); 140+ countries, 10 devices | Pro: $7.99 a month, $24 for 6 months, $36 a year; every Teal location, 3 devices |
| Trial or refund | 30-day money-back guarantee | 7-day free trial on the monthly and yearly plans |
Where Teal Free is the better choice
Two devices instead of one, so a phone and a laptop share the same free account.
Networks that filter VPN traffic. Hotel, campus and office Wi‑Fi often drop plain VPN connections. Teal Secure obfuscates the traffic so it is harder to identify, and the app moves to another route by itself when one stalls, instead of showing “disconnected”. No VPN can promise to connect on every network, but this is what Teal is built around.
A known location. Proton picks a country for you; Teal Free always exits in Lithuania, which matters when a site must see the same region each time.
Android TV with a free plan, from Google Play, with the same account as your phone.
Where Proton VPN Free is the better choice
Unlimited data. If you watch video or download on a free VPN, Proton is the one free plan among the big names that does not meter you, only slows you to what Proton calls medium speed.
No account. On Android the Proton app connects without a sign-up. Proton AG is a Swiss company with years of track record, published audits of its no-logs policy, and open-source apps. A newer company like ours cannot claim the same history yet.
More platforms today, including iPhone, Fire TV and browser extensions.
Where they are the same
Neither shows ads, neither sells data, and both are paid for by their subscribers. Both have a kill switch and a protocol made for networks that block VPNs. Both say plainly what the free plan does not include, which is the first thing to check with any free VPN.
Neither makes you anonymous. The sites you sign into still know who you are, and a VPN does not fix a fake login page or malware.
How to pick
Choose Proton VPN Free if you need unlimited free data on one device and do not care which country you exit from.
Choose Teal Free if 500 MB a day covers your use (messaging, email, maps, banking, light browsing), you want it on two devices, or you keep losing the VPN on the Wi‑Fi you use most.
If you pay: Proton Plus is cheaper per month only on the 2-year plan paid up front; Teal Pro is $7.99 month to month or $3 a month on the yearly plan, with a 7-day trial first.
Keep reading
References
- Proton VPN: Plans and pricing (free plan row: 1 device, 10 countries randomly selected, medium speed), read 13 October 2026
- Proton VPN: Free VPN page (no data or speed limits, no ads, Stealth, kill switch), read 13 October 2026
- Proton VPN on Google Play (servers in 10 countries, no sign-up), read 13 October 2026
- Teal VPN: the Free plan
- Teal VPN: what we keep and what we do not
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