Proton bundles its privacy-first apps into a Microsoft 365 rival
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In summary:
- PCWorld is introducing Proton Workspace as a new privacy-focused office suite that challenges Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with end-to-end encryption across all services.
- The comprehensive offering includes Mail, Docs, Sheets, Drive, Meet, VPN and Pass, leveraging Proton’s reputation for digital privacy since 2014.
- Two subscription tiers are available: Standard at $12.99/month and Premium at $19.99/month, with Premium offering 3TB of storage, 20 email domains, and AI features.
Microsoft Office has been the king of office suites for over 30 years, and it remains that way even as people yearn for viable alternatives that are less cumbersome, more privacy-friendly, but broadly compatible with all existing Microsoft Office files in circulation.
Proton has slowly been building its own office suite, including Drive, Docs, Sheets, Mail, Calendar, and more, and now it’s ready to bring it all together. Starting today, you can access the company’s privacy-focused collaboration suite called Proton Workspace, which is worth exploring if you want to break free from the tech giants.
Proton Workspace challenges existing office suites like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with its own privacy-centric offerings, including Proton Mail, Proton Docs, Proton Sheets, and Proton Meet. Its services are end-to-end encrypted and zero-access, meaning that even Proton cannot access your files stored on its cloud platform.
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Proton Workspace launches with two subscription tiers: Standard and Premium. Workspace Standard starts at $12.99/month (with annual billing) and provides access to the core apps Mail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, VPN, and Pass. It also includes 1TB of cloud storage, 15 custom email domains, and up to 50 video call participants.
Workspace Premium includes everything in the Standard plan and increases cloud storage to 3TB, custom email domains to 20, video call participants to 250, and grants access to the Lumo AI assistant. It starts at $19.99/month (with annual billing).
Swiss company Proton has been around since 2014 and has built a reputation as a champion of digital privacy. If you want to de-Google your life, Proton apps are some of the best options.
This article was originally published on our sister publication PC för Alla and has been translated and localized from Swedish.
