Proton Family pricing options
I'm happy to see the newly released Proton Family plan! I've been waiting around for something like this for a while. However, I don't really need to support 6 users in my small family. Can we instead get pricing per member? The current pricing is about 3.33 USD per member per month, at 19.99 USD per month if you get the 2 year plan. How about flexible pricing: 2 members = 4.99 USD each, 3 members = 4.49 USD each, 4 members = 3.99 USD each, 5 members = 3.49 USD each, 6 members 3.33 USD each.
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Sponsi commented
Yeah, pathetic.
If they don't change their policies, this is my last year with Proton.Also, they don't allow prologing accounts with promo sales!
PATHETIC!!! -
Pavel K commented
Is it possible to share one Family Plan between two families - having less than 6 users in sum?
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Ad' commented
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As we say: "When it's free, you are the product"! which makes me feel fine for paid plans, and support Proton.
However, the current Proton Unlimited and Family packs are very expensive (most likely because of the cloud storage), which makes embracing privacy very costly:
500M on free protonmail is too short for a main mail usage, 500G in unlimited is a lot for a single user, and same for the 3T (500Gx6 users) of Family.
Many (most?) users don't need that many GB/TB, and/or rather prefer to subscribe to a more limited storage offer at a most resonable price for the packs, to still benefit from each Proton features; i.e 100-150G Unlimited / 600-~1T Family? Or option to fine grade prices for 100/200/300/etc GB of storage?
That would open the current packs and features to much more people, such as small families (couple, couple with 1 or 2 kids only), people with limited budgets, etc.-- FR --
Comme on dit: "Quand c'est gratuit, c'est vous le produit"! ce qui ne me dérange pas de souscrire à des formules payantes, et soutenir Proton.
Cependant, les packs Proton Unlimited et Famille sont très coûteuses (très certainement à cause du stockage Cloud), rendant l'accès à la Privacy très cher:
500M en compte gratuit protonmail est légé pour un usage d'email principal, 500G en Unlimited est beaucoup pour un seul utilisateur, et pareil l'offre Famille à 3T (500Gx6 utilisateurs).
Beaucoup (la plupart?) des utilisateurs n'ont pas besoin d'autant de Go/To, et/ou préféreraient souscricre à une offre plus limité en terme de stockage, à un prix plus accessible, pour malgré tout bénéficier de chaque fonctionnalités Proton; ex: 100-150G Unlimited / 600-~1T Family? Ou un option plus fine de prix par palier pour 100/200/300/etc GB ?
Cela permettrait ainsi de rendre ces packs et fonctionnalités accessible à bien plus de personne, comme des petits foyers (couple, couple avec 1 à 2 enfants), des personnes avec des budgets plus limités, etc. -
The Holocron commented
Also in favor of this. It's a common issue among most online service providers however and I wish it would change.
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Spencer commented
The current family plan is too expensive and too big for many households. Offer should offer something a bit smaller that would help you better segment the family market, for example:
Proton small family
Up to 4 users
2TB storage
48 email addresses
7 high speed VPN
12 Calendars
12 vaults
$14.99 a month
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David Garcia commented
This is not only a Family Plan issue. I am paying for a Visionary plan (including six users, but we are only two people) and facing the same problem.
1. It seems "necessary" (not to say "imperative") to find a balance for cases where families or users don't need six accounts but one or two, and also those requiring more than only six.
2. The "main" reasons to upgrade to Family or Visionary are the extra storage space and the ability to manage subscriptions from a single account. I prefer much more adjusted pricing (per user) with the option to buy extra space if needed (which might not be the case for everyone, and they want to stay within the default limits).
Beware of undesired changes: making pricing adjustments doesn't mean dropping features. We are paying for higher plans and only suggesting a pricing review.
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Houbrechts commented
really not a good deal at the moment. So please make it more flexible
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Kyle Slinn commented
I do not support this. The existing family plan is price competitive with competitors, and immediately is a good deal within the Proton ecosystem if you have more than 2 users.
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Rodolfo Souza commented
I agree! In my case, it would be just two users, but paying the total family price is out of context.
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Sean commented
I would like the per member pricing so that I can have more than 6 users. We have 6 kids and need 8 users.
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Michael D commented
Dear Proton Staff,
I have to go out on a limb here and say that the Proton Family plan is rather pricey for an average person. To secure the most economical rate, a 24-month subscription is required, amounting to USD 30 x 24 = USD 720, (disregarding the current temporary Black Friday deal) which is equivalent to AUD 1,119.24. This represents a significant financial commitment upfront.
Upon subscription, users are provided access to all five products, with no option to select preferred ones at the time of subscribing. For instance, I currently have no use for Proton VPN, Proton Calendar, or Proton Drive. It would be more appealing if there was an option to create a personalised Proton Family plan, allowing users to select and subscribe to their desired products, thus forming a customised Proton Family plan.
Is this something Proton could kindly consider in the future?
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Alex commented
I fully agree with this, we are 2 people in need of a family plan and will eventually move to 3. We're working on it but it'll be a while before we get to 6!
We would love to benefit from a family plan, the email, calendar, VPN, drive, but is it possible to introduce an incremental pricing plan?
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rot9STUX*ste commented
The current options for the Family Plan are limited and too expensive for just two users, if compared to similar valuable services. Pricing per member would be most useful and welcome
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JP commented
6 family members is really over the top.... is 6 family members the average in Switzerland ? ;)
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Genevieve commented
I strongly support the concept of flexible pricing. Our family is only two people and this new "family" plan doesn't make $ sense for us.
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Ishita Roy commented
Hi guys
I'm thrilled to see the release of the Proton Family plan! It's a great addition to Proton's offerings. While I understand the value of supporting multiple users, it would be fantastic to have flexible pricing options based on the number of members. https://ffstylishname.com -
Paul commented
Totally support this. I can't justify the cost that's based on 6 accounts when only 2 or 3 would be using it.
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Davie commented
5 users, 3 email address per user, 5 gigs each, 5 gigs VPN Plus per month, 2 calendars, 5 gig drive. Include Simple Login as the base plan and the option to add to at least the drive and the VPN per user. And no more than $150 US bucks per year on a 24 month plan. Oh, and the option to port out for when the kids finally leave home.. lol.
I think family plans should start simple. And since the service is security and privacy based. The mentioned limits should be enough for most families to keep their online activities safe. Like email, banking, shopping or plain browsing. And if someone in the family wants more of things like VPN, they could have the option to add at their own discretion.