ProtonVPN and TorGuard are both established VPN providers, but they target somewhat different priorities and use cases. ProtonVPN earns an overall score of 89% while TorGuard follows at 80%, and examining the individual category scores reveals where each service genuinely excels or falls short.
On the privacy and security front, ProtonVPN holds a notable advantage. It achieves a perfect 100% in privacy audits, ethics, and customer support, reflecting its Switzerland-based jurisdiction and its well-documented commitment to transparency. Switzerland sits outside the jurisdiction of major international surveillance alliances, which is a meaningful consideration for privacy-conscious users. TorGuard, based in the United States, scores 92% in privacy audits, which is still a strong result, but its ethics score of just 33% stands in significant contrast to ProtonVPN's perfect rating in that category. Both providers support WireGuard and include a kill switch, and both operate bug bounty programs, signaling a degree of commitment to security research and responsible disclosure.
When it comes to raw performance, TorGuard actually takes the lead with a perfect 100% in speeds, outpacing ProtonVPN's solid but lower 80% in that category. For users whose primary concern is connection performance, TorGuard's speed results are worth noting. ProtonVPN, however, scores higher in streaming at 86% compared to TorGuard's 71%, suggesting it is the more reliable choice for accessing geo-restricted content across various platforms. ProtonVPN also supports split tunneling, a feature absent from TorGuard's listed capabilities, giving users more granular control over which traffic routes through the VPN.
The application and interface experience also differs between the two. ProtonVPN scores 100% in GUI quality while TorGuard scores 60%, and TorGuard's overall application score of 60% trails ProtonVPN's 80%. This suggests that day-to-day usability and interface polish are stronger with ProtonVPN, which may matter for less technically experienced users. TorGuard scores slightly higher in pricing at 82% versus ProtonVPN's 73%, indicating it may offer better value at its price points, though exact monthly and annual figures were not available for direct comparison in this review.
In summary, ProtonVPN is the stronger choice for users who prioritize privacy, ethics, streaming performance, and ease of use. TorGuard appeals more to users who place raw speed and pricing value at the top of their requirements, and who are comfortable with a less polished application experience.