Best email provider based in the EU
Providers headquartered and storing mail inside the European Union, with what each costs and what it encrypts.
What we looked at:HeadquartersWhere mail is storedPrice per yearWho can read stored mail
- 1
Tuta
German company, mail stored in Germany, and stored mail encrypted with keys only you hold, subject lines included. €36 a year for Revolutionary.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Cheapest paid, per year
- €36
- Who can read stored mail
- Only you
- Apple Mail and Outlook
- No
- Owner
- Tutao GmbH
- 2
mailbox.org
Berlin-based, servers in Germany, standard IMAP, and an optional encrypted mailbox. Light is €12 a year; Standard adds your own domain.
- Free plan
- No
- Cheapest paid, per year
- €12
- Who can read stored mail
- Only you, if you switch it on
- Apple Mail and Outlook
- Yes
- Owner
- Heinlein Hosting GmbH
- 3
Posteo
Berlin-based, mail stored in Germany, €12 a year, and you can pay anonymously. An optional crypto mailbox encrypts everything with your password. No own domain.
- Free plan
- No
- Cheapest paid, per year
- €12
- Who can read stored mail
- Only you, if you switch it on
- Apple Mail and Outlook
- Yes
- Owner
- Posteo e.K.
Worth knowing. Proton (Switzerland) and Runbox (Norway) are in Europe but outside the EU. Both countries have their own strong privacy laws; they're on the Who can read it page.