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Wat is ProtonMail?
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ProtonMail is een grote provider van versleutelde e-mail. De provider is in 2014 ontwikkeld door fysici en ingenieurs van CERN, en de missie is om het recht op privacy te beschermen door end-to-end versleutelde e-mail makkelijk in gebruik te maken voor iedereen. Om deze missie te ondersteunen, biedt de provider gratis e-mailaccounts aan zonder advertenties of zonder de gegevens van gebruikers te misbruiken.
Het hoofdkantoor van ProtonMail bevindt zich in Genève, Zwitserland, de thuisbasis van een aantal zeer grote bedrijven op het gebied van privacybescherming.
Wie gebruikt ProtonMail?
De provider ondersteunt organisaties die zich met privacybeveiliging bezig houden. Enkele voorbeelden zijn zorgverleners, non-profitorganisaties, professionele dienstverleners, overheidsinstanties.
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The Best in Their Field
Pluspunten:
What i like the most about this software is that it is easy to learn to use on your own.
Minpunten:
I cant think of anything that i dont like about it
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Excellent product - secure and easy, but not limiting for hardcore users
Opmerkingen: I am delighted since I started using ProtonMail: the migration has been easy, although it took some time (but this is 100% due to a personal choice to rewrite almost from scratch my email setup and usage), and it simply worked out of the box. Not many bugs encountered as of now, no spam, no deliverability issues. The interface is clean and good looking, and it's a pleasure to work with. The help documents and guides are tailored more to the average user, and makes setting it up a breeze. I'm really satisfied and just subscribed for two years.
Pluspunten:
ProtonMail does a great job of keeping email simple (as much as every other email provider you may have experience with) but at the same time with a lot of powerful tools, likeHTML signatures, SIEVE filters, email aliases, many security options (E2E encryption by default, but also Sentinel and session management), trackers blocking, and a privacy-by-default and privacy-by-design policy (some of these are premium features for paying customers).
Minpunten:
The only gripe I have with the Proton ecosystem is that its development is VERY slow, and announced features might take years before release. This is well known and, for me, perfectly acceptable in the end: security, privacy and releasing working features takes time, especially when you are supporting many platforms. Unfortunately there is not much feature parity among platforms.
Expensive, restrictive, poor support
Opmerkingen:
I have been using Protonmail Business (their highest tier) for about a year. I wanted a reliable e-mail service I could use for my freelance work and a few of my personal websites that did not harvest all of my data. ProtonMail was more expensive than pretty much any other e-mail service, presumably because they force you to buy their password manager, VPN, drive, and calendar solutions. I did not need all of these solutions and never used them, nor did I want super-secure e-mail. Nevertheless, I signed up for a 2-year Business plan because of the good reviews, 15 custom domains, and the unlimited SimpleLogin addresses.
The first surprise came when I tried to set up my e-mail client. Turns out that Protonmail does not offer SMTP/IMAP and there is no desktop app either (well, there is but it's in closed beta for ages). Using other clients requires installing and configuring protonmail-bridge (a sort of e-mail proxy).
This is an acceptable workaround for PCs, however, it is complicated and often impossible to configure for web servers, in particular virtualized or hosted setups. I tried a few community alternatives to protonmail-bridge but ended up having to restart the services daily because the bridge would randomly crash without any warning or error.
Support was next to useless. Taking days or weeks to reply with boilerplate text that had nothing to do with my case.
Eventually, I decided to migrate all business-critical mail away from Proton. MXRoute offers unlimited custom domains (and a lot of other cool things Proton does not) for a lifetime price that is equal to a yearly subscription to Proton, so I went with them. I decided to cancel my Proton subscription to avoid being charged for another 2 years.
Worst of all was what happened when I tried to cancel: despite having paid for 2 years, as soon as I canceled my subscription, I INSTANTLY and WITHOUT WARNING lost access to all premium features for the remainder of the period (about 1 year). This means that all of the addresses I created for custom domains were deleted (luckily I had already migrated them). It also meant that all of my e-mail clients stopped receiving or sending mail because protonmail-bridge is not available for free-tier... Even Google lets you use the remainder of your subscription when canceling...
Even my SimpleLogin aliases are going to be disabled because - get this - since Protonmail bought SimpleLogin and bundled it with their product, aliases are disabled when you downgrade (instead of just restricting your ability to create more like SimpleLogin used to to). I begged support to convert my credit to a SimpleLogin or even a Proton subscription but they refused. My only option is to purchase a significantly more expensive monthly subscription for 5 months (instead of the 9 I had left).
Maybe ProtonMail was at some point customer-oriented. But my experience with them has been the opposite: overpriced, restrictive, unfriendly money-grabbers. Which frankly leads me to question their privacy and security claims as well.
Pluspunten:
zero-access encryption, unlimited SimpleLogin addresses, custom domains
Minpunten:
- They force you to purchase their Drive, Calendar, VPN and Password Manager which means even the cheapest plan is very expensive compared to competitors. - There is no desktop app and using other clients requires installing and configuring protonmail-bridge (an e-mail server proxy) - The custom domains are useless because they do not offer SMTP/IMAP servers and protonmail-bridge does not work on any sort of virtualized webserver setup -> understandable because of the E2E encryption. - Their support is slow to reply and usually replies with boilerplate text that is not helpful or relevant. - I deactivated my subscription with 1 year remaining and instantly lost access to *all* premium features without any warning.
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My Go-To Choice for Moving Away from Gmail
Opmerkingen: A lot of the problem I'm solving has to do with 19 years of wrangling a Gmail inbox until it became a hot mess of unread emails from lists I didn't remember subscribing to. Now that I'm a more mature email consumer, I expect that the new digs at ProtonMail won't get that way. I'm instantly unsubscribing/spam-labeling mass mail that I didn't ask for instead of "letting it ride."ProtonMail has a simpler interface, simply because it has fewer features ... features which I seldom used in Gmail anyway. Sometimes less is more.I'm happy with it. It's not "free" like Gmail and some other offerings, but it's solid, it's simple, it's privacy-centric, and it offers the features I need.
Pluspunten:
After nearly two decades using Gmail, I decided to make a change. I had operated a free ProtonMail account for some time, but since I was also using their VPN and password management products, I decided to pull the trigger and upgrade to "Mail Plus" -- unlimited daily messages instead of the weak 150-message limit for a free account, 15Gb of space on their "Drive" storage utility, etc.So far, so good. For about $5 US a month (less if you pay annually or biennially), it's a simple email interface with strong encryption available to protect privacy. It does at least as good a job at catching spam as Gmail, maybe a little better. The paid upgrade comes with one custom domain (if you host your own site you can create MX records and use ProtonMail as the domain catch-all, etc. if you prefer to not just have your host forward stuff).Anyone who's been at the same Gmail address since 2004 likely -- like me -- has an overflowing inbox full of newsletters you may or may not have actually subscribed to or want anymore. I've been selectively -- VERY selectively -- moving subscriptions I want over to ProtonMail and drawing my Gmail inbox down toward the abandonment point.
Minpunten:
My one and only one criticism of ProtonMail is with their "Drive" product. In theory, it works like Google Drive or DropBox -- you can store data there and access it directly from your desktop. Unfortunately, at the moment it only offers a Windows desktop application for doing that, so Mac, ChromeOS, and Linux users (I'm that last niche) are out of luck. When and if they release a Linux app, I'll probably abandon DropBox.
A Near-Perfect Personal Email Provider
Opmerkingen: I was an early adopter, and their apps and service have continued to improve over time. The free plan is good enough for a Gmail replacement, but the paid plans give you access to many other services like a calendar, file storage, vpn, and more.
Pluspunten:
This is an excellent option for your personal email account. No ads, and completely secure when emailing other Proton accounts. This service has also consistently improved over time and has grown into an entire suite of privacy focused services.
Minpunten:
You lose most of the security when sending email to accounts outside of ProtonMail.
Good second/backup email
Pluspunten:
It is easy to use. Has most features of famous email service providers.
Minpunten:
The free storage is not enough. The graphical interface is very simple and doesn't have many alternatives.

Simple Security
Opmerkingen: I am absolutely thrilled with the Proton range of services and can rest easy knowing my clients data is safe.
Pluspunten:
I have found the whole package of services offered by ProtonMail to be simple, inexpensive and highly secure. I love knowing that my emails are encrypted and that my clients can be rest assured that their data and communications are safe.
Minpunten:
I honestly don't have anything bad to say about the Proton range of products and services. I use mail, calendar, vpn and drive - they all work seamlessly and are easy to setup.

Best looking UI for safer emailing
Opmerkingen: Perfect for scheduling emails and safer
Pluspunten:
Proton Mail has one of the best looking and easy to use UI. It comes with the Schedule send feature which allows me to draft and send messages later. This has proven critical feature that I often use in my daily emailing tasks. It allows me to stay in my communication schedules even when i am traveling.
Minpunten:
The email storage is limiting to 500mb. I am not yet at the point of upgrading but still i feel this storage should have been bigger. Often i have to delete some conversations.

Ui friendly mail
Opmerkingen: The most attractive feature of this product is its user interface which is both attractive and easy to use.The security is also good for this level pricing
Pluspunten:
The most important function of any mail service provide is security and the proton mail provides highest security and military grade encryption. It user interface is a also friendly and easy to use which saves a lot of time. It email filtering system is also good makes spam mails go into bin
Minpunten:
The storage limit can be increased even though we have to upgrade it. The features of different platforms doesn't needed to change and can be kept same.

My usage of ProtonMail
Opmerkingen: My overall experience with ProtonMail was that it is a good option for users that those who seeking for more privacy and security.
Pluspunten:
1.ProtonMail is a very secure email service.2.It uses end to end encryption for strong security.3.It also supports two factors authentication for purpose of security of added accounts.
Minpunten:
1.The major drawback of ProtonMail is that cost of paid plan is very expensive.2.It have only limited features in free plan like limited mails to send per day and low storage space.
Would definitely recommend
Opmerkingen: I love that its safe, my previous email provider (yahoo) said they will now be reading all of my emails which I disagree with so I like that I dont have to worry about that with proton
Pluspunten:
I love that proton mail is private and secure. There was a feature that eaily copied my folders and emails over from most recent ones sent (last 3 months) This was good as saved me some time.
Minpunten:
Unfortunately after your folders are copied over, emails are not then automatically sent to your new address (which would be nice) you still then have to go to that company and change your email address with each and every one of them, which is standard procedure but a lot of work when you get as much emails as I do.
Good security but bad integration with apple devices
Pluspunten:
Security, protection and stability is great.
Minpunten:
Lack of integration with iOS mail app. Also accepting calendar invites on mobile is impossible as you always need to go to the browser based website.
Secure and safe
Opmerkingen: Graphical interface of the app is good and the features of the app are easy to use.
Pluspunten:
This app feels soo safe and encrypted. The mails can be sent quickly. The self destruction of mails is useful.
Minpunten:
Pricing of the app can allow only 500mb so that have to be extend.
A neat alternative to gmail.
Opmerkingen: I just tried it out and use it as an alternative to m main gmail account. It may never be my favorite but nice to try.
Pluspunten:
Proton is a nice new email service that works well and supposedly doesn't steal all your data.
Minpunten:
It's so new that some places flag it and won't accept it. Hopefully this will change in the future.
A weird ProtonMail policy
Opmerkingen:
Until they blocked my email account because of a non-payment to the irrelevant VPN service I was very happy.
The VPN is OK, having a secure core, not many servers as others but it's quite fast.
My advice is - if you look for a VPN to check NordVPN, ExpessVPN, and ProtonVPN - they are all good.
But IF you chose PROTON, make an account for VPN only and do not keep your important emails there because they are desorganized with accounts and better keep your mail separate from VPN in this case.
Pluspunten:
End-to-end encryption. Easy to use interface with search feature working fast. You can send encrypted email even to Gmail or any other provider, but encrypting the contents with a password - and the recipient can open it in a browser. He can also reply in encrypted mode even without having a protonmail account. In paid plans, you can also add your company's logo and seamlessly integrate encrypted proton technology. They also offer the ProtonVPN service, unlimited that is the only one offering no-limit VPN up to today (April 2021). The customer service is fast, very polite, and educated.
Minpunten:
1. To make an account for ProtonVPN, you must first create an account for ProtonMail. Up to this - it's Okay. You may use both plans for free for years, and nobody will push you to move to a paid plan. BUT IF you move to a paid VPN service and for any reason, your card fails to renew the VPN, THEN they are ALSO blocking the INBOX to your email account until you pay for the VPN. I mean, they could stop the VPN or move you to a free plan, but to block email because you didn't pay the VPN... it's weird. 2. During registration, they push to put a credit card on the grounds to avoid spam. But there are other ways to prevent bots from making accounts. 3. do not encrypt subject lines but only the content of the email. 4. Subscription is relatively expensive compared to other providers. 5. Generally, communication with the support team is by Zendesk - an independent company. What about encryption here?

ProtonMail for Coaches
Opmerkingen: Overall I am very pleased with Protonmail.
Pluspunten:
Secured e-mails is what I love the most about ProtonMail. My clients are able to take comfort in knowing that our conversation and confidential info is secure.
Minpunten:
The only thing I least like is that I cannot integrate to Honeybook and have to use an alternative business e-mail.

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Best Email Service Provider Yet
Opmerkingen: We use both Gmail & Protonmail but may move everything over to Protonmail in the near future!
Pluspunten:
Privacy and security-focused. We especially liked that images and attachments aren't rendered until we approve them, helping block unwanted trackers. Spam blocking features are excellent. Amazingly smooth and modern interface.
Minpunten:
The only con I can think of is that the longer domain name makes it a bit longer to type or spell out when you choose to use @protonmail.com

The mail I trust
Opmerkingen: Im using ProtonMail to open lots of emails that I use them to open Facebook account.Then I use them to sell my products,so the more facebook accounts the more selling.ProtonMail is helping my bussiness so far.
Pluspunten:
There are so many things I love for this product .Its simple, easy to work with, easy to join domains and dominate.Its easy to read,organize and write emails. It really is the most suiatble app for a secure email,I have never had any problems with security and privacy. I love that I can switch between multiple accounts,that makes my work easier. The notifications comes always in time, and I also love the dark the mode. I really recommend to use it, and you will see the results
Minpunten:
I only wish I had discovered Protonmail earlier!
Best way to get the government out of your email!
Opmerkingen: It's been great! It was tricky moving over emails from my former email server, but now they've solved that issue. I can star and sort my emails out as easy as other email programs and it's been great to use!
Pluspunten:
I love the security of ProtonMail! I'm sick of the government wanting to spy on us 24/7 and all the new ways they have found to single out anyone who thinks differently. I want my clients' personal emails to stay private and I'm thrilled that I found ProtonMail for this!
Minpunten:
At the time, integrating this with my years and years of client emails was a pain in the butt. They have since added features which I've heard makes it so much easier.
ProtonMail for Private and Confidential Communications
Opmerkingen: Very satisfied with the service. I've been using this with clients that require a higher level of privacy. Just using ProtonMail already sends a mental message to clients you value their privacy and security. I recommend it anywhere I can.
Pluspunten:
This is intended for encrypted, secure messages. Best used emailing with other ProtonMail users, so your email conversation stays encrypted. You can send encrypted email to other services, but it requires added steps for recipients. There's a good explainer by [SENSITIVE CONTENT] over at AllThingsSecured about the security. It's easy to tell people your email address too. You can receive email with the "@pm.me" domain (sending from this address is limited to paid plans). Storage was recently increased to 1GB for the free Basic plan.
Minpunten:
The costs add up when you need this for a large team. One way around it is, get the paid Plus accounts for the staff that needs it and the free Basic accounts for the other non-critical users. Do note that if you need custom domains, you'll have to be on a paid plan.
A good encrypted email service with a good UX
Opmerkingen: Overall, looking at the server location, the reputation and the UX, I will recommend ProtonMail to people. However, the search function needs to be addressed pronto.
Pluspunten:
The fact that it is end-to-end encrypted and that the servers are based in Switzerland is what led me to Protonmail. The user interface is quite slick and comparable to Gmail.
Minpunten:
The search functionality is a work in progress. The search only looks at the from/to addresses and the subject lines. Other encrypted emails such as Tutanota are able to search the content of the emails as well. This is most inconvenient.
Secured way of Mailing
Opmerkingen: Best and secured way to mail.
Pluspunten:
It is one of the secured ways to mail. Better user interface and user experience. Fastest way to send and receive mails.
Minpunten:
Storage will be less until you get a premium benefit.
The proton mail review
Opmerkingen: Overall experience is good.
Pluspunten:
It is one of the most secure mail services out there in the market. If do not need to worry about tempering or leakage of any mail they are end to end encrypted. Also the feature to self destruct is also very handy and helpful.
Minpunten:
The only thing that I dislike about protonmail is the support service.
It is nice, easy, and reliable
Opmerkingen: I wanted to try something other than outlook and gmail so I tried this service. Surprisingly it meets the standards of an email service. It is definitely not comparable to main email service providers but it is simple and get the job done.
Pluspunten:
ProtonMail is an end-to-end encrypted email service. So it is very reliable service. It has all main features someone may need and expect in an email service. Very easy to setup. The downside is its simple face which does not have features which for example gmail offers. It comes in two options; free service and the other service which you have to pay for it. I am using the free version. Overall, it is an easy nice service.
Minpunten:
It does not have many features offered by other email services. For example when you send an email and all of a sudden you do not want to send the email that you just send, so you can undo the send process. This feature is available in other services but not in the free version of protonmail.
Light and secure
Opmerkingen: I cherish my privacy and ProtonMail helps add an extra layer of protection .
Pluspunten:
I'm not expert ,however did some research and it shows that ProtonMail is one of the most secure email providers you can find . Your data on it is encrypted and very hard to breach. The registration process was extremely quick and painless .
Minpunten:
The interface outlay is confusing at the beginning . I am also not a fan of how similar emails are grouped together . It makes finding items harder . Spam filters also need to be configured .