Basic plan
A 'basic' price plan between 'free' and 'plus', that is a lot cheaper than the $/€4 per month 'plus' plan. The price covers the running costs of a 'free' account, and should provide less of a shock to the system of cash-strapped people used to free (albeit not private) email.
The added features over the 'free' plan would be Protonmail Bridge, so emails & attachments can be downloaded, as the 500MB capacity fills very fast even with just standard usage, and the option to remove the signature "Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email" (default setting would be signature included). I would personally be happy to keep the signature to help spread the word about Protonmail.
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Kingsley commented
It would be great if Proton could offer domain registration (with ssl cert as standard with all domains) + shared hosting with cpanel.
Then I could have all of my services to a single provider.
My hosting and domain registration are currently with CrazyDomains who are average at best and always trying to upsell and after a week they haven't been able to get a new email server working.
I also use Proton Drive.
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Kingsley commented
I can't find this anywhere else.
There is an enormous difference in both price and features between free proton mail (for individuals) and the paid option.
It would be nice to have an in between option.
For example;
EUR3.99/month with 200GB, 10 email addresses and 1 custom domain.
The current paid option is ERU9.99/month. In Europe or the US this is probably quite reasonable but it is almost AUD200/year.
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Gencys commented
Just like others commented, I can't justify paying 5€ per months for things I will not use.
A basic plan with 1 or 2 extra addresses, a little more storage (2-3Go, never good to keep too much in the cloud) and SMTP access is all I would need to give you money to make sure you stay in business.
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Robin commented
As others have mentioned, a partner account would be nice. Right now, it costs twice as much as a single account, so for two accounts it is not interesting.
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Jack commented
I'd like to see a proton pass for a couple so that my partner and I could both us Proton with a small discount on 2 x individuals cost, please.
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Leccho commented
Clearly they don't make price for 2 users. You'll get a price for 3 to 6 users. They're not charging that much if you look at the industry prices. If you're not satisfied with pricing, there are free tiers which meet most use cases. The only way they could change pricing is by offering no free tiers...
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purplechickadee commented
Agreed! Family Plans should be charged per user just like business accounts. It would be cheaper for me to buy a business plan for the 2 users I need on the same domain.
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PG commented
Offering a protonmail+vpn plus bundle that is cheaper than proton unlimited for users who do not need or want large amounts of cloud storage would be greatly appreciated and would definitely increase subscriber count. I and many others cannot justify paying for features/storage they do not want and will not use. Cheaper bundles used to be available before the launch of drive.
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a40 commented
I'm ok with the 500 mb limit. I save whatever attachments I really need. What 'd like most is a mass delete of the spam folder and the trash folder, instead of 50 at a time.
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eagle commented
I love protonmail,
but reason im not a paid member is because you dont offer cheaper plans, i dont need all the extra features, main concern is security.
would be nice to see some minimum naked plan apart from what already there, then i would think about signing up to a paid plan.
Thank you
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Mike Maul commented
I only need three users having access to the features in proton pass family I will never pay 19 euro for 3 extra users I will never use
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Alexandre commented
I have to say that I changed to Skiff because there I can use my own domain. And there it is for free.
I would like to return to proton but they sell many tools that I don need and don't use. It turns the yearly plan so expensive.
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Paul Teague commented
There's too big a leap between MailPlus & Proton Unlimited. I don't need 15 x email addresses or 10 x VPN connections or 25 calendars BUT I would very much like to have multiple vaults in my password wallet and a high-speed VPN with 2950+ servers across 65+ countries. If I upgrade to Proton Unlimited, I'm paying for loads of stuff I don't need. I'd like an interim package for 'regular' users but which gives the best-performing password wallet and VPN.
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Leo commented
and make extra storage available for purchase
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Maksym commented
I, and many others from poorer countries, can't afford to pay 5$/month for an email provider. Considering how unnecessary most of the features in the paid plans are for most people, please think about releasing 1-2$ plan that allows to choose one or two of a few additional features.
For example, I wish to merge my old account into a new one, and therefore need to have 2 email addresses, but I certainly don't need 15GB of storage or priority support — and I can't pay for them either.
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Kenyakorn Ketsombut commented
To be competitive with with the Germans: posteo, tutanota and mailbox org there should be a 1 EUR plan. Your cheapest plan is 4 EUR which is insane. You have more features, but you could make that offerer by scaling the costly features down (storage, traffic).
I could need:1-5 GB
No VPN (it doesn't make sense to have the VPN with the same provider for me, I would never use this, because ist enables you to Tracks me)
No drive
1 custom domain Roth catch all
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Christon commented
Removes all the requests to update, the default "Sent with Proton Mail secure email." and promo's maybe an optional switch in settings.
The cost is simply a monthly donation with a minimum maybe $1-2 a month but no maximum for people that want to donate more.
Could be a good option for people that have everything they need with the base proton mail so don't have any incentive to upgrade.
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Nick commented
I think this is a great idea. Personally I would love a plus account with VPN access too. Monthly or even yearly plans are difficult for me as I have no reliable income (I'm an unpaid carer for 2 severely disabled children). Being able to purchase a lifetime plan at a reasonable price would be the only way I could afford a secure service like this.
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Terry B commented
I can't justify the full cost. I don't need much more than the free offering - if anything. I'd pay a smaller cost for a more basic subscription, as much as to give support as anything.
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SYCL commented
I have been trying ProntonMail for months, and I would say it's really nice. I am considering the Plus plan but it's a bit expensive and I don't need that many features actually (e.g. 5 address, custom domain). If there is a Basic plan it would be better (e.g. less storage space, 1 address, no custom domain).
Or there can be bundled plan (Mail+VPN) too.