Lifetime plan
I find paying 4 euros per month too expensive.
I would suggest adding the possibility to buy more features like adding more addresses, more filters rules or more GB for life.
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Anonymous commented
Great suggestion, that's what they shoud do (plus be more user-friendly, transparent and fast)! Of course here are some people from the developed countires and for them it's just a few bucks. But not for all of us at all! Especially for me as a student... I would like to have the same functionality + more storage or (ideally) the IMAP/SMTP/download support.
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Oblo commented
I disagree. I'd rather pay a reasonable amount (try running your own mail server for $50/year) for a service than see advertisements or have the service shut down because it wasn't sustainable.
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Dagger commented
I disagree. The existing Plus plan is perfectly reasonable in price. If you can't afford that, those of us who pay are supporting your ability to use it for free. And you are always welcome to make donations if you wish to contribute in some way.
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William commented
A price break for lifetime accounts sounds reasonable. I'm currently transferring my primary email communication to Protonmail and expect to be using it for at least that long.
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Robman commented
At the current rate, thirty years of using protonmail would cost me $3000. There is no way I can I justify that.
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Michaela commented
Yes! Us students want to support you while getting some value out of paying too. Making donations makes feel guilty sooner for one with a tight budget. It would be awesome to have for example, choose one plus feature for 2$/month -plan etc. For example I have no need for many plus features, I've only used 2mb/500mb but I'd love to have more aliases and domains
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Michaela commented
Yes! Us students want to support you while getting some value out of paying too. Making donations makes feel guilty sooner for one with a tight budget. It would be awesome to have for example, choose one plus feature for 2$/month -plan etc.
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Mauro commented
Micropayments can be a nice idea or a package between the free and the plus. Price like Tutanota could be a good idea.
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HeyYou commented
Thanks for the info Sam I'll do that
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Sam commented
Email contact [ a t ] protonmail [d o t ]ch. They have a waiting list. I was on the waiting list for about a week before I was contacted to inform me one was available.
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HeyYou commented
During the last round of fundraising I wanted to buy a Lifetime Account but I was short on money and had other bills to take care of at the time. Please make Lifetime Accounts a permanent feature that people can buy anytime. This will create a steady flow of money for improvements and upgrades on a regular basis. For those that are on a tight budget they can save the money over the course of several months or a year knowing for sure that they can buy their Lifetime Account when they have the money. Presently I don't have any large expenses and could buy a Lifetime Account if they were made available sometime soon.
While offering full price monthly, yearly and Lifetime Accounts all the time ProtonMail could also have a promotion with slightly discounted monthly, yearly and Lifetime accounts for a limited time. Kind of like how Amazon offers reduced Prime Memberships once a year for a limited time, I know a few people that wait until the Amazon Prime promotion to renew their membership.
Even if ProtonMail won't have promotions to encourage more paid subscribers I think offering Lifetime Accounts all the time would help ProtonMail be able to grow and develop faster and become a stronger presence in the secure email market. Thanks
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Chris commented
I don't think it's too expensive for Plus accounts, quite reasonable I feel. But I do think the jump from plus accounts to Visionary is way to wide a gap. Also, are family accounts still in the process? Cause yes, while the family may not be super concerned about privacy, thats more people that would actively be using the service, and not yahoo or gmail or something. Would like to see the family multiuser support rolling out so we can put family members together on a single domain and have stuff together.
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User commented
Exactly, I think for many users there should be a cheaper option. For me the main thing it to be able to use it long-term. Which means more storage or (cheaper for developers) the ability to download and then delete the e-mails. Or forcing all users to pay, let's say 1 euro per moth (at least for students)
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User commented
Well for the coffee example - maybe in Switzerland, but for many countries it's just too expensive to pay so much for ProtonMail...
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Anonymous commented
I'm not sure if I agree that it's too expensive, but maybe they could add a "Backer" option with none of the added PLUS features and instead something like 1-3GB added storage.
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gra commented
I like Protonmail very much because of it's clear structure and layout, and I support its intention. Till now I've been using Gmail, but I'd like to stop using it. The pricing is holding me back. If I could subscribe to 3 GB for 2 €, I would do so.
Another thing is cloud storage. I guess this service costs money too, or is it just expanding your server a bit for this? -
LUH3417 commented
Buffet style seems practical for those on limited budgets but still want to protect their privacy. Rather than the jump to a full package of paid features, there could be a basic minimum paid package with all the other features or increasing them as optional additional costs. Those who want everything will still keep the option to pay for everything. Those who cant afford it, can pay for less features, while still helping to contribute to the cause of privacy for everyone.
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Jeff commented
I agree with this.
I don't think ProtonMail is too expensive per se, but the gap between the free account and 4€ per month is too wide.
For me, the free account is enough. If there would be a basic plan for 1-2€ per month, I would buy that nevertheless just to support the team. But for 4€/m I won't.
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Louisa Sitala commented
It's rare to find any other email service out there that offers secured mailing without cost. The security level that ProtonMail offers is great. Yes! Improvements are needed. Upgrading for storage? Yes! It's great, but more GB would be nice for those who are using ProtonMail as their primary email for work. However, it does seem a little costly considering that we are limited to adding more addresses, not having any filters or folders, as well as a calendar. I'm sure that improvements are in the works, but having better organization is key and it is making it a little hard to want to stay with protonmail. Nonetheless, looking forward to much needed improvements.
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Björn Buch commented
I'd also support a cheaper service and upgrade to Pro then, even for lifetime possibly. I'm currently still paying for a standard provider - considerably cheaper - but I'm also willing to pay the little extra for Protonmails special security.