An objective comparison of private
and/or secure email services
Reports
Summary
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Provider
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Jurisdiction
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Encryption
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Open Source
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Onion Site
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Pricing
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Custom Domain
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Aliases
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Mail Client Support
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Security Audit
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Accepts Crypto
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Personal Info Required
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Mobile App
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Active Development
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ProtonMail
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Switzerland | PGP | Only frontend | Yes | Free Plan - 500MB, 1 address, no custom domain. Paid plans start from €5 and allow for additional features, custom domain, and increased message volume | Yes (Plus Plan, €5.00/m) | Yes (Professional Plan, €8.00) | Yes, but through Bridge | Yes (2021, by Securitum) | Yes (BTC only) | Email for One-time Verification | Yes (Android and iOS) | Yes |
Tuta
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Germany (14 Eyes) | Hybrid AES + RSA | Client Apps Only | No | Free Plan - 1GB, 1 address, no custom domain. Paid plans start from €1 / month, and allow for a custom domain, 5 alias addresses and improved search and filters | Yes (Premium Plan, €1.00/m) | Yes (€1 / month per 20 aliases) No catch-all | No | Apparently, but not published | No (But ProxyStore gift cards accepted | None | Yes (Android and iOS) | Yes |
Criptext
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United States (5 Eyes) | Signal Protocol | Only frontend | N/A (No webmail) | Free Plan - ∞ emails, 25 MB per email (∞ attachments per account), no custom domain. Buisness plan ($15/month) allows for a custom domain, 50 MB attachments, email analytics, read receipts, aliases, and a catch-all email. | Yes (Business plan, $15/m) | Yes (Business plan, $15/m) | No | No | No | None | Yes (Android, iOS and desktop) | No |
Mailfence
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Belgium (14 Eyes) | PGP | No | No | Free Plan - 500MB, 1 address, no custom domain. Paid plans start from €2.50/m and allow for custom domain, 10 aliases, mail client access and increased message volume | Yes (Entry Plan, €2.50/m) | Yes (Entry Plan, €2.50/m) | Entry Plan (IMAP, POP3, SMTP) | No | Yes (BTC and LTC) | Recovery Email Only | Yes | Unknown |
Mailbox.org
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Germany (14 Eyes) | PGP | No | No | No free plan. Starts at €1 / month. Increases to €9 for all features and storage | Yes (Standard Plan, €3.00/m) | Yes 25 aliases (Standard Plan). | Yes (IMAP, POP3) | No | No | Requires full name, location, mobile number and recovery email | No | Unknown |
Soverin
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Netherlands (9 Eyes) | PGP | No | No | No free plan, flat fee of €3.25 / month for everything | Yes (Paid Plan, €3.25) | Yes (Paid Plan, €3.25) | Yes (IMAP) | No | No | Requires phone number | No | Unknown |
Posteo
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Germany (14 Eyes) | PGP | Yes | No | No free plan. Pricing is €1 / month | No | Yes (€0.10/m per alias) No catch-all | Yes (IMAP, POP3) | No | No (Card, PayPal, Bank Transfer, Cash) | Payment Info Only | No | Partial |
Runbox
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Norway (14 Eyes) | PGP | Client Apps Only | No | No free plan. Starts at €14.95 / year for a single domain, going up to €69.95 / year for more storage and domains | Yes (Micro Plan, €1.25/m) | Yes €3.95 / year per 5 aliases No catch-all | Yes (IMAP, POP, SMTP) | No | Yes (BTC only) | Full name, recovery email | No | Yes |
Kolab Now
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Switzerland | PGP | Yes | No | No free plan. Starts at CHF 5.00 / mo, basic features only. Groupware account is CHF 9.90 | Yes (Group Plan, CHF 9.90/m) | Yes (Group Plan Only, CHF 9.90/ m) | Yes (IMAP, POP, SMTP) | No | No (Card, PayPal, Bank Transfer) | Full name, recovery email | No | No |
CounterMail
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Sweden (14 Eyes) | PGP | No | No | No free plan. Pricing is $4.83 / month | Yes (Paid Plan + $15 setup fee) | Yes Max 10 text aliases No catch-all | Yes (IMAP) | No | Yes (BTC only) | None | No | Yes |
StartMail
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Netherlands (9 Eyes) | PGP | No | No | No free plan. Starts at $5 / month, but without custom domain feature | Yes (Domain Plan, $5.85) | Yes Unlimited aliases Catch-all (only for custom domains) | Yes (IMAP, SMTP) | Apparently, but not published | Yes (BTC only, but only personal accounts) | None | No (PWA Only) | Yes |
Disroot
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Netherlands (9 Eyes) | PGP (Off-by-default) | No | No | Free, payment set for each additional feature | Yes (Donation required) | No | Yes (IMAP, POP, SMTP) | No | Yes (BTC, XMR and FAIR) | Email for One-time Verification | No (Mobile app, but no mail) | Yes |
Hushmail
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Canada (5 Eyes) | PGP | No | No | No free plan. Starts at $5.99 / month, rising to $7.99 for email archiving feature | Yes (Business Plan, $5.99/m) | Yes (Small Business Plan, $5.99/m) | Yes (POP, SMTP) | No | No | Full name, recovery email | No, but planned | Unknown |
LavaBit
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United States (5 Eyes) | DIME | No | No | Free plan, but invite only. Pricing ranges from $30 - $60 / year, depending on storage requirements | No | No | No | No | No | Full name, recovery email | No | Unknown |
Forward Email
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United States (5 Eyes) | PGP | Yes | N/A (No webmail) | Free Plan - (only forwarding) unlimited domains, aliases, and custom domains. Paid plans start from $3/mo and allow SMTP, IMAP, POP3, and API access | Yes | Yes (Unlimited) | Yes (Enhanced and Team Plans) (SMTP, IMAP, POP3) | No | No | None | No | Yes |
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