I use Proton and it pretty fast IMO even without port fowarding since I can't use it.

And it has special option that prevent tracking in the event of a warrant to get your IP and also a system to avoid streaming service blocking VPNs' addresses

My second point, if you're on Linux, don't expect all the options proposed. The Linux app is pretty bad for now. No port fowarding, no split tunneling. Just kill switch

They supposed to remake it eventually... but it's been a while

So I recommend it if your on windows or Mac.

With Linux it's usable but for the price, It's not good

That being said, you can apparently use openvpn app to use it with more options, but I hadn't have the time to try it yet.

The cli Proton is supposed to have more options but I couldn't make it work even by following the doc. I might be the problem on this one.

Edit: typo

If port forwarding is essential, then AirVPN is probably your best choice. I've been using them for years (including port forwarding) and I have no complaints.

You really don't need port forwarding for torrents. If you want to pay for it windscribe and airvpn have worked for me in the past but ive never had a problem with downloading or seeding without port forwarding.

Is port forwarding actually needed for downloading? I thought torrenting used automatic ephemeral ports that stayed alive while you're connected to the swarm (I am talking out of my ass, I don't know how it works, I just know I've never needed to port forward for torrenting).

Does this Mullvad change entirely kill torrenting? Or does it only stop initial seed torrents?

Just learned about this myself. Damn this sucks. They were the best IMO.