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Email Provider Finder

Same email. Different rules.

Say what you need and all 24 providers line up by what the cheapest plan that fits costs per year. Facts come from each provider's own pages.

What do you need?

13 of 24 fit, cheapest first

Compare Purelymail and iCloud Mail

In US dollars 9

  1. Purelymail logoPurelymail$10/yrSimple pricing, renewal not stated
  2. iCloud Mail logoiCloud Mail$11.88/yriCloud+ 50 GB, billed monthly
  3. Zoho Mail logoZoho Mail$12/yrMail LiteBusiness plan
  4. Migadu logoMigadu$19/yrMicro, renewal not stated
  5. Proton Mail logoProton Mail$47.88/yrMail PlusNeeds its Bridge app
  6. StartMail logoStartMail$59.88/yrPersonal
  7. Fastmail logoFastmail$60/yrIndividual
  8. Gmail logoGmail$84/yrGoogle Workspace Business Starter, renewal not statedBusiness plan
  9. Outlook.com logoOutlook.com$84/yrMicrosoft 365 Business Basic, renewal not statedBusiness plan

In euros 3

  1. Runbox logoRunbox€19.95/yrMicro
  2. mailbox.org logomailbox.org€36/yrStandard, renewal not stated
  3. Mailfence logoMailfence€42/yrEntry, renewal not stated

In Swiss francs 1

  1. Infomaniak Mail logoInfomaniak MailPrice not statedMail Service, renewal not stated

Start from what you need

Each shortlist states its reasons, taken from the facts on this site. No scores.

Your own domain

Where can I use my own domain without paying for a business suite?

  1. 1Fastmail logoFastmail
  2. 2iCloud Mail logoiCloud Mail
  3. 3Proton Mail logoProton Mail
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Privacy

Which one can't read my mail?

  1. 1Tuta logoTuta
  2. 2Proton Mail logoProton Mail
  3. 3Posteo logoPosteo
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Free

Which free plan is actually enough?

  1. 1Gmail logoGmail
  2. 2Proton Mail logoProton Mail
  3. 3Zoho Mail logoZoho Mail
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Households

Which one covers the whole house?

  1. 1iCloud Mail logoiCloud Mail
  2. 2Fastmail logoFastmail
  3. 3Outlook.com logoOutlook.com
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Leaving Gmail

Where do I go if I leave Gmail?

  1. 1Fastmail logoFastmail
  2. 2Proton Mail logoProton Mail
  3. 3Tuta logoTuta
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Based in the EU

Which ones keep my mail under EU law?

  1. 1Tuta logoTuta
  2. 2mailbox.org logomailbox.org
  3. 3Posteo logoPosteo
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Head-to-head comparisons

Written comparisons with when to pick each one.

Proton Mail logovsTuta logo

Proton Mail vs Tuta

The two best-known encrypted email providers. Both keep stored mail unreadable to themselves; Tuta also encrypts subject lines and is cheaper with your own domain, while Proton works in Apple Mail and Outlook through its Bridge app.

Gmail logovsOutlook.com logo

Gmail vs Outlook.com

The two big free webmails. Both give 15 GB, show ads on the free plan and can read stored mail. Gmail's 15 GB is shared with Drive and Photos; Outlook's mailbox is separate from OneDrive.

Gmail logovsProton Mail logo

Gmail vs Proton Mail

Free and everywhere versus private by design. Gmail gives 15 GB with ads and standard IMAP; Proton's free plan is 1 GB without ads, and Proton can't read your stored mail.

Fastmail logovsProton Mail logo

Fastmail vs Proton Mail

Two paid favourites with opposite trade-offs. Fastmail is standard IMAP email with own domains on every plan; Proton keeps stored mail unreadable to itself but needs a Bridge app for other mail clients.

Fastmail logovsGmail logo

Fastmail vs Gmail

Paying for email or paying with ads. Gmail is free with 15 GB and ads; Fastmail costs $60 a year with no ads, own domains and Masked Email. Neither encrypts stored mail with keys only you hold.

Gmail logovsiCloud Mail logo

Gmail vs iCloud Mail

Google's free webmail versus the one built into every Apple account. iCloud Mail has no ads and adds custom domains and Hide My Email with iCloud+ from $0.99 a month; Gmail gives more free storage.

Compare any two of 24

All 24 email providers

14 have a free plan and 3 can't read your stored mail. Prices are in each provider's own currency, and sorting by price ranks within one currency at a time.

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All email providers, prices, who can read stored mail, and IMAP
Provider and ownerFree planWho can read stored mailApple Mail, OutlookBased in
AOL Mail logoAOL MailAOL Media LLCYeswith ads$23.88AOL Mail Plus, monthlyNot statedThe provider canYesUnited States
Atomic Mail logoAtomic MailAtomicMail Systems OÜYes$60Plus, monthlyNot statedOnly youNoEstonia
Fastmail logoFastmailFastmail Pty LtdNo$60Individual$60IndividualThe provider canYesAustralia
Gmail logoGmailAlphabet15 GBwith ads$23.88Google One Basic (100 GB), monthly$84Google Workspace Business Starter, business planThe provider canYesUnited States
GMX logoGMXUnited InternetYeswith adsNot statedNot statedThe provider canYesGermany
HEY logoHEY37signalsNo$99HEY for You$120HEY for Domains, business planThe provider canNoUnited States
Hushmail logoHushmailHush Communications CorporationNo$59.99PersonalNot statedThe provider canYesCanada
iCloud Mail logoiCloud MailApple5 GB$11.88iCloud+ 50 GB, monthly$11.88iCloud+ 50 GBThe provider canYesUnited States
Infomaniak Mail logoInfomaniak MailInfomaniak Network SAYesNot statedPrice not statedThe provider canYesSwitzerland
Kolab Now logoKolab NowApheleia IT AGNoCHF 60Email only, monthlyNot statedThe provider canYesSwitzerland
mail.com logomail.comUnited Internet65 GBwith ads$29.99PremiumNot statedThe provider canYesUnited States
mailbox.org logomailbox.orgHeinlein Hosting GmbHNo€12Light€36StandardOnly you, if you switch it onYesGermany
Mailfence logoMailfenceContactOffice Group SA1 GB€30Base€42EntryOnly you, if you switch it onYesBelgium
Migadu logoMigaduMigadu-Mail GmbHNo$19Micro$19MicroThe provider canYesSwitzerland
Outlook.com logoOutlook.comMicrosoft15 GBwith ads$19.99Microsoft 365 Basic$84Microsoft 365 Business Basic, business planThe provider canYesUnited States
Posteo logoPosteoPosteo e.K.No€12Posteo mailboxNot offeredOnly you, if you switch it onYesGermany
Proton Mail logoProton MailProton AG1 GB$47.88Mail Plus$47.88Mail PlusOnly youVia Bridge appSwitzerland
Purelymail logoPurelymailAdd Rabbit LLCNo$10Simple pricing$10Simple pricingOnly you, if you switch it onYesUnited States
Runbox logoRunboxRunbox Solutions ASNo€19.95Micro€19.95MicroThe provider canYesNorway
StartMail logoStartMailStartMail B.V.No$59.88Personal$59.88PersonalNot statedYesNetherlands
Tuta logoTutaTutao GmbH1 GB€36Revolutionary€36RevolutionaryOnly youNoGermany
Yahoo Mail logoYahoo MailApollo Global Management20 GBwith ads$60Yahoo Mail Plus, monthlyNot statedThe provider canYesUnited States
Yandex Mail logoYandex MailConsortium.FirstYeswith adsNot statedNot offeredThe provider canYesRussia
Zoho Mail logoZoho MailZoho Corporation5 GB$12Mail Lite$12Mail Lite, business planThe provider canYesIndia

How we check

Facts come from each provider's pricing page, privacy policy and help centre, with the source behind every claim. Where a provider doesn't say, the page says "Not stated", and that never counts as a yes or a no.

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