Proton is Going After Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Proton today announced Proton Workspace with Meet as an alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for businesses.

“Recently, demand for Proton’s business solutions has surged, and companies have shifted from using individual services to adopting our entire, ever-growing ecosystem,” Proton CEO Andy Yen writes. “That’s why, today, we’re launching Proton Workspace, a fully integrated suite that brings all of Proton’s privacy-first services into a single offering.”

Proton Workspace combines Proton’s existing business offerings—Proton Mail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and VPN—with a new Proton Meet app that protects work audio and video calls and chats with end-to-end encryption “so nobody can listen in or use your conversations to sell ads, conduct surveillance, or train AI.” Meet also integrates with Calendar so that you can schedule meetings in Meet directly.

“Unlike Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, which were created by companies that harvest user data as their business model, Proton has always-on end-to-end encryption and zero‑access encryption, meaning even we do not have access to your data,” Yen adds. “With Proton Workspace, businesses finally have a trustworthy alternative to Big Tech that keeps sensitive business data secure.”

Proton Workspace is available is three editions:

• Workspace Standard at $12.99 per user per month (when paid annually)
• Workspace Premium at $19.99 per month, with more cloud storage (3 TB per user vs. 1 TB in Standard), email data retention policies, higher participant limits per Meet call, and access to Lumo, Proton’s privacy‑first AI assistant
• Workspace Enterprise with a dedicated account manager, access to all Proton services, and customization capabilities (you need to contact Proton on this one)