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Deals · Updated October 2026Proton VPN Black Friday Deal 2026
The short answer
Proton VPN runs real Black Friday sales — 2024's 2-year Plus at ~$3/mo, 2025's at $2.49/mo — but it never drops to rival-level lows, and the banner percentages measure against the $9.99/mo monthly plan nobody pays. Today's baseline is $2.99/mo on the 2-year Plus. The sale isn't live yet; the honest trigger to buy is the 2-year plan at $2.49/mo or less. And the standing “deal” needs no sale at all: the free tier is unlimited, no credit card, forever.
Today's baseline prices (what any deal gets measured against)
| Plan | Current price | Renewal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plus — 2 year | $2.99/mo ($71.76 upfront) | $83.88/yrRenews at $83.88/yr | Get Proton VPN — $2.99/mo |
| Plus — 1 year | $3.99/mo ($47.88 upfront) | $83.88/yrRenews at $83.88/yr | Get Proton VPN — $2.99/mo |
| Plus — monthly | $9.99/mo | $9.99/moNo renewal trap; excluded from BF sales historically | Get Proton VPN — $2.99/mo |
Baselines checked October 2026. Proton Unlimited (VPN + Mail + Drive + Pass) is also discounted during the sale — 50% off in 2025 — but the Plus plan is the one most buyers want.
Proton's Black Friday pattern: modest, but genuine
| Year | 2-year Plus | 1-year Plus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ~$3.00–3.49/mo (~70% off) | Discounted | Deals covered VPN, Mail, Drive, Pass and the Unlimited bundle. |
| 2025 | $2.49/mo (75% off) | $3.99/mo (60% off) | Live early November through Cyber Monday (Dec 1); no promo code needed. |
Two things to know before you read the banner math. First, the “75% off” is measured against the $9.99/mo monthly plan — the real comparison is against the everyday 2-year price of $2.99/mo, where the 2025 sale saved you about $0.50/mo (~$12 over the 2-year term). Real, not dramatic. Second, Proton discounts less aggressively than rivals: Surfshark hit $1.99/mo at Black Friday 2025. Proton's floor stays higher — that's the Swiss-privacy premium, priced in.
What a real 2026 deal looks like
$2.49/mo on the 2-year plan
Matching 2025's best — that's the genuine historical floor. Below it, it's a buy.
Under $3.99/mo on the 1-year plan
Beat 2025's 60%-off price on the 12-month term and the deal is real.
Anything at $2.99/mo or above
That's today's everyday 2-year price in a costume. Not a deal — use the free tier instead and wait.
Renewal still $83.88/yr
Proton's renewal roughly doubles the 2-year intro rate — gentler than NordVPN's 3× jump, but do the 4-year math anyway.
The real “deal” is free — literally
Proton VPN Free is the one free tier in the industry we recommend without major caveats: unlimited data, no ads, no credit card, the same audited no-logs policy and open-source apps as paid plans. The limits are real but fair — one device at a time, servers auto-assigned in a handful of countries, and “medium” speed. Streaming, P2P, country choice, NetShield, and Secure Core stay behind the paywall. If all you need is everyday browsing and public Wi-Fi protection, the free tier is the best $0 deal in VPNs — and it also happens to be the perfect try-before-you-buy. Pay only for the features the free tier doesn't have.
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Questions, answered
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Get pinged when Proton's real deal lands
We check Proton's price weekly through November. One email if the 2-year Plus hits $2.49/mo or less — matching last year's best, the genuine floor for Proton. No spam, no fake urgency.