Proton VPN prices in Australia
Every Proton VPN plan, as listed on its Australian pricing page, with what it renews at and what it costs over three years.
Prices last checked 8 Oct 2026.
- GST not confirmedProton VPN's pricing page doesn't say whether GST is included. If it's added at checkout, expect to pay 10% more.
Key facts
- Devices at once
- 10
- Based in
- Switzerland
- Owner
- Proton AG
All Proton VPN plans
Lowest monthly cost (averaged over 3 years) first. Select a column heading to sort.
- First payment
- Free months
- Renewals
2-year plans
Plus | $7.46$268.44 over 3 years | $134.16$5.59/mo for 24 months | $134.28/year |
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Proton Unlimited | $13.86$498.84 over 3 years | $306.96$12.79/mo for 24 months | $191.88/year |
1-year plans
Plus | $9.86$354.84 over 3 years | $86.28$7.19/mo for 12 months | $134.28/year |
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Proton Unlimited | $15.99$575.64 over 3 years | $191.88$15.99/mo for 12 months | Same price |
Monthly plans
Plus | $15.99$575.64 over 3 years | $15.99billed monthly | Same price |
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Proton Unlimited | $20.79$748.44 over 3 years | $20.79billed monthly | Same price |
Price history
We've tracked Proton VPN's Australian prices since 5 Oct 2026.
No price changes yet. Every change to a first-payment or renewal price will be listed here.
Proton VPN facts
From Proton VPN's own website, published audit reports and transparency reports. Each one shows when we last checked it and links to the source. How we check facts
Who runs it
- Based in
- SwitzerlandProton AG, Geneva.
- Owner
- Proton AGIts primary and largest voting shareholder has been the non-profit Proton Foundation since June 2024; no change of control without the foundation's consent. No venture-capital investors.
- In the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes
- NoDerived from headquarters: Switzerland isn't in the Fourteen Eyes.
Privacy
- Latest independent no-logs audit
- June 2026Securitum, fifth yearly no-logs audit: on-site review of VPN and server configuration. Date is when Proton published the 2026 report.
- Latest independent server security audit
- Not confirmed
- No-logs claim tested by a court order, warrant or seizure
- YesJanuary 2019: a foreign data request approved by Swiss courts; Proton had no customer IP information to provide.
- All servers run from RAM only
- NoBy choice: Proton encrypts server disks instead.
- Server disks encrypted
- YesFull-disk encryption, with the keys stored off the server.
- Pay with cash
- YesCash by post in CHF, USD or EUR. Not refundable.
- Pay with cryptocurrency
- YesBitcoin only.
Devices and apps
- Devices at once
- 10Paid plans; the free plan allows 1.
- TV apps
- Apple TV, Fire TV and Android TV
- Linux app
- Yes, with a desktop appGraphical app and a command-line app.
- Routers
- Setup guides for your own routerSetup guides for OpenWrt, AsusWRT and Merlin, DD-WRT, FreshTomato, pfSense, OPNsense, MikroTik, Ubiquiti, Vilfo and Synology. No Proton router app or hardware.
- Smart DNS (for devices without a VPN app)
- Not confirmed
- Australian server cities
- 5Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney.
Features
- Kill switch
- Yes, in every appWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android; off until you turn it on. Windows and Linux also have an Advanced kill switch that blocks all internet when not connected; iOS has it in beta. On Android it uses the system Always-on VPN and Block connections without VPN settings. The kill switch is generally not compatible with split tunnelling except on Windows.
- Split tunnelling
- In some of its appsCalled Split tunneling, on paid plans. Windows and Android (include or exclude apps and IPs), Linux GUI, and macOS (experimental, exclude apps only, not Safari or other WebKit apps). Not documented for iOS.
- Ad, tracker and malware blocking
- Yes, on every planNetShield filters DNS queries through Proton's resolver: malware only, or malware, ads and trackers (default). On every paid plan, not on the free plan. Not usable with custom DNS. No Privacy Panel on Linux.
- Multi-hop (two VPN servers)
- Yes, on routes it setsCalled Secure Core: traffic goes through a Proton-run server in Switzerland, Iceland or Sweden, then to an exit server. Not every exit country works with every entry, though you can pick the entry manually on Windows, macOS and Android. Paid plans.
- Tor over VPN servers
- YesServers with TOR in their names (e.g. US-CO#21-TOR) send all traffic through Tor. Plus, Unlimited and Visionary plans only.
- Dedicated IP
- NoDedicated servers with static IPs are sold only on Proton's business plans (VPN Professional and Workspace), shared by a team. There is no consumer dedicated IP.
- Port forwarding
- YesPaid plans, in the Windows, macOS and Linux GUI apps, on P2P servers only. Uses NAT-PMP. Not documented for Android or iOS. Manual setup possible with WireGuard or OpenVPN configs.
- Torrenting (P2P)
- Allowed on some serversOn paid plans, on Proton's P2P servers only; other servers block torrent traffic.
- Standard protocols
- WireGuard and OpenVPNWireGuard in every app; OpenVPN only in the Linux app and by manual setup. Smart Protocol picks one automatically. IKEv2 remains on macOS until February 2027 but is being retired.
- Its own protocol
- StealthStealth is obfuscated TLS tunnelling over TCP, on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Android TV, and on Linux only with the Proton Protocols beta turned on. It is included on the free plan.
- Post-quantum encryption
- NoProton describes post-quantum encryption as planned for its apps, not yet available.
Bundled extras
- Extras in some plans
- Password manager, email aliases, data breach alerts and cloud storageProton Unlimited (sold on the VPN pricing page) adds Proton Pass Plus (password manager, unlimited email aliases, dark web monitoring), Mail Plus and 500 GB of storage. VPN Plus gets only the free versions of Pass, Drive and Mail.
Getting past VPN blocks
- Obfuscation (disguises VPN traffic)
- YesStealth protocol on all plans including Free: Windows, macOS, iOS, Android; Linux in beta.
- Other ways past blocks
- WireGuard over TCPWireGuard over TCP, which Proton says is more resistant to censorship than UDP but less effective than Stealth. No Shadowsocks.
- Says it works in China
- Yes, by its own account (not tested by us)Gives steps for 'the best chance of connecting' from mainland China, and says no VPN can guarantee it.
- Says it works in the UAE
- Yes, by its own account (not tested by us)Marketing page: says you can use Proton VPN in the UAE to reach social networks.
- Says it works in Russia
- Yes, by its own account (not tested by us)Says Stealth has helped people get past VPN blocks in Iran and Russia, without guaranteeing it.
- Says it works in Türkiye
- Yes, by its own account (not tested by us)General marketing wording only; no Türkiye-specific advice.
Support, trials and refunds
- 24/7 live chat
- Yes24/7, in-house support team.
- Live chat for
- Paid plans onlyPaid plans only; free-plan users can't use it.
- Free plan
- Yes1 device, no data limit, servers in 10 countries chosen for you.
- Free trial
- NoneNo trial; the free plan and the 30-day money-back guarantee cover trying it.
- Money-back guarantee
- 30 daysOnce per user, within 30 days of the first purchase. Cash and bank transfers aren't refundable; app-store purchases follow the store's policy.
Pricing
- How GST applies is confirmed
- Not confirmed
Incidents and ownership changes
Security incidents, data handed to authorities, and changes of owner, from Proton VPN's own announcements and official records. Shown for context; they don't affect any ranking.
- July 2025Worth knowingProton said it was moving most of its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland because of proposed Swiss surveillance rules. Source
- June 2024Ownership changeThe founders gave shares to the non-profit Proton Foundation, making it Proton AG's largest voting shareholder. Source
- September 2021Data handed overProton complied with a binding Swiss order about a Proton Mail user, a French activist who was later arrested. It involved Proton Mail, not Proton VPN. Source
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- Private Internet Access3-year plan$3.03/mo
- CyberGhost2-year plan$5.20/mo
- Surfshark2-year plan$6.34/mo
- ExpressVPN2-year plan≈ $8.05/mo
- Mullvadmonthly plan≈ $8.06/mo
- NordVPN2-year plan$9.67/mo
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