I am confused as to what is the difference are they same thing? some people are saying brave is better some are syaing proton is better.
Why do you think it’s the same thing? As far as I know it’s completely independent products made by completely different companies. The only thing in common is that they’re both VPN services.
I’ve tested Brave VPN several times, including recently last month. Performance-wise, it is fine for general web browsing, though I did not test any streaming performance. I did not do a side-by-side comparison with Proton VPN Free Tier, but I’ve also used Proton VPN Free and also found it satisfactory for general web browsing. But since purchasing a Proton subscription, I’ve not needed to rely on either free VPN option on a regular basis.
The main differences, IMHO, are that Brave VPN relies on the Brave Browser, which is based on Chromium, while Proton VPN is independent of, and will work with any web browser, including Firefox and it’s derivatives. Also, Brave is supported by an opt-in ad placement system called Brave Rewards, for which only part of the revenue is retained by Brave (the rest is returned to the end-user). Overall, I have trouble believing a company that relies on advertising revenue and bases their VPN on Chromium has a strong commitment to user privacy or security, or can continue to operate an effective “free” VPN service, on such limited revenues.
WRT to the use of Chromium, this browser is developed by Google and has many of the same data collection, use and sales policies that Google Chrome has, plus is now requiring all browser extensions to comply with Manifest V3, which will break many privacy and security-related add-ons. I won’t go into length about why I think these are bad; you should do your own research and form your own opinions. I use (and donate to) Firefox and use a few security and privacy add-ons that won’t currently work as well in Chromium.
Proton stakes it’s entire reputation and development effort into products focused on privacy and security. I don’t agree with all Proton’s marketing claims, and am frequently at odds with them regarding first-party advertisements for Proton special offers. But I don’t think anyone can claim Proton isn’t strategically committed to providing the best privacy and security possible within the parameters imposed by Internet standards today, as well as doing their utmost to fight against mass government surveillance and illegal demands for customer data.
They are both VPNs. I’ve used Proton for close to a year on their paid product and it’s fast, easy and no hassle. 
some people are saying brave is better some are syaing proton is better.
I’ve never heard anyone reputable in the privacy, security, or VPN space recommend Brave, but regardless, don’t listen to “some people” especially not on social media, and especially not about VPN recommendations.
There are hundreds of VPNs most are not worth even considering, I tend to ignore/filter out any VPN not on a short list of VPNs I have personally looked into enough to feel comfortable that they are good services, technically and ethically, with established track records and good reputations in privacy & security circles. Proton is on that short list, Brave is not (not because I have anything against it, but because I don’t see a reason to look into it).
FWIW I don’t use ProtonVPN and it is not my first choice for a VPN, so I’m fairly impartial here. My shortlist is Mullvad, iVPN, ProtonVPN, AirVPN, Windscribe.
The difference between proton vpn and brave vpn is that braves installing malware silently gets installed like virus.
What they were trying to say is that they are functionally identical: untraceable VPN traffic.
Here’s a good breakdown:
https://www.trustradius.com/compare-products/brave-browser-vs-protonvpn
Bro Brave makes its money from crypto and blockchain; it’s not like Brave Rewards make them profitable, but rather what the BAT provides in the ecosystem…
But, I’d say Proton is better because they’re technological wizard pioneers (ex-CERN people making stuff happen, they adopted Wireguard early on, etc). Brave is a good option though.
I’d say technological-wise Proton is arguably better (offers more tools and covers niche users like CLI-tools), but security/privacy-wise I’d say Proton and Brave are among the best.
Never heard of this.
I use Brave daily. Just not their vpn .
I like Brave. .
Not a huge fan of Malware
Then they were incorrect. How about “layer of security “
Untraceable is a strong word for this post
Check brave sub. Their “vpn “ installs like a malware. You don’t even get asked or notified that they install this malware each update since a couple of versions back.
You usually don’t get it on your first manual install of brave. But at the next update or so, it’s silently installed as a system account service with more access to your data then your own admin account
Browsers today gives away too much detailed information to be able considered untraceable. (Over vpn)
I used Brave for a while and liked it. But then, recently, I had to reset my computer. I installed Brave again, and somehow ended up with their VPN on my computer, even though I hadn’t installed it, or given any permissions for that. That was an immediate red flag for me, so I uninstalled it. Can’t stand sneaky companies.
No shit . Will check it out.
As I said I don’t use their vpn
But that’s good to know
Did you buy the VPN? It might be that they auto-install it if you’ve already bought it, or you may have a bug that was not intentional, I’m not quite sure. Whatever the case. I’ve installed Brave and have not had that problem. So I’m not sure what to really say here.
Check apps and features in your windows, and it’s there most likely. Brave vpn “fanboys” runs around claiming it might be installed silently, but “not activated by default”… but the service is running
I have fanboys all disabled & replaced w hagazi