'Privacy shouldn't be an optional extra, it should be the default for every conversation': Proton unveils security-first alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Date:
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Description:
Proton is putting its core apps into two Workspace subscriptions to make it easier to manage subscriptions.

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Proton Drive, Docs, Sheets and more are now being bundled into Proton Workspace The Swiss company has also launched
Proton Meet for video conferencing Plans start at 12.99 monthly (paid annually) Proton has continued its privacy-focused offensive with even more secure office software to take on established rivals like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with the launch of an all-in-one suite putting all of its tools in one place.

As well as launching the suitably-named Proton Workspace, the Swiss company
is also lifting the wraps off Proton Meet, which will offer secure video conferencing . The company has been building its product offerings out
slowly, gaining traction with VPN, email, password manager and cloud storage solutions. More recently, it's built out Docs, added Sheets, introduced its own Lumo AI chatbot and more. Article continues below You may like You can
now edit password-protected Microsoft Office files directly within Google Workspace 'For many years, Europe has relied on American software and therefore created a certain risk of dependency': European alternative to Microsoft Office launches but will this open source champion be good enough to topple Word and Google Docs? Windscribe is building an ecosystem of privacy-first apps but it doesn't want to own them Proton Workspace all-in-one subscription and Meet calling app Now, it seems the time has come for all of this to fall into one unified experience under the Proton
Workspace branding.

Company CEO Andy Yen sees Workspace as "the next evolution... to meet the needs of" customers who are "wary of Big Tech's data practices" who want a "secure, bundled alternative that matches the ease of migration and integration of Google or Microsoft, but without the privacy trade-offs."

While the unification is welcome news, the biggest change is the introduction of Proton Meet, which offers end-to-end encrypted video calling with no log collection and support for anonymous usage. Users can even host or join calls without an account.

"In today's digital world, privacy shouldn't be an optional extra, it should be the default for every conversation," Yen added. Are you a pro? Subscribe
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Proton's continued expansion comes at an important time, geopolitically. More and more European customers, both consumer and enterprise-grade, are seeking sovereign and secure alternatives.

Proton criticized the US CLOUD Act, which grants American authorities access to user data from US-based businesses. Yen also noted strong demand for Lumo AI as an alternative to ChatGPT and Gemini.

Proton Workspace is being sold under two guises: Standard, which includes Mail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, VPN and Pass for 14.99 per month; and Premium which includes more storage, email data retention policies,
higher Meet participant limits and Lumo AI, for 24.99 monthly. Annually-paid plans work out at the equivalent of 12.99 and 19.99 per month for Standard
and Premium.

There's also a separate Meet Professional plan (7.99 per month) if the free plan, with support for 50 attendees, isn't enough. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!

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