When comparing Cloak vs ProtonVPN, the Slant community recommends ProtonVPN for most people. In the question“What is the best VPN provider? ” ProtonVPN is ranked 9th while Cloak is ranked 25th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Does SSL Pinning on OS X
SSL pinning protects against some forms of man-in-the-middle attacks that even SSL encrypted traffic is vulnerable to. Not long ago, iOS did not allow for pinning but that may have changed more recently.
Pro Responsive developer
The developer of Cloak is extremely responsive to feedback and quick to answer questions or support requests.
Pro Senses Trusted WiFi networks
Cloak can be set to not use the VPN on whitelisted WiFI SSIDs (like home/work).
Pro Unlimited devices (as long as they're OSX/iOS)
Unlimited devices and data per account, so you can connect up the whole family or office on one account if you so choose.
Pro You can pay with bitcoin or cash
Pro No logs
They have a no-log policy.
Pro Great free service
For the free plan, you get unlimited data and fast speeds.
Pro Based in Switzerland
Which has good privacy protection laws.
Pro "Serious"
They believe that online privacy and security is a fundamental human right.
Pro Free plan is very busy, sometimes unavailable lately
Cons
Con Hasn't published server/data center locations
Con OSX & iOS Only, without even manual configuration instructions for Linux/Windows
Con Free plan is very slow sometimes
Con It's not working in China
Con Blocked on quite a lot of networks
Quite a lot of admins despise VPNs and blocked this one on their networks.
Con It's free
If you're not paying for the product, you're the product.