Posteo
By Posteo e.K., Germany
A €1-a-month mailbox from Berlin's Posteo, paid anonymously if you like, with an optional encrypted mailbox and no custom domains.
At a glance
- Cheapest plan per year
- €12
- Posteo mailbox, same price at renewal
- Your own domain from
- Not offered
- Works in Apple Mail and Outlook
- Yes
- Who can read stored mail
- Only you, if you switch it on
- Optional crypto mailbox encrypts the whole mailbox with your password; otherwise encrypted disks (LUKS) with Posteo-held keys
Good to know
- Encrypted storage is available but off by default
- No plan with your own domain
Where it stands among 24
Each fact with every provider's answer. Posteo is outlined.
Who can read your stored mail
Only you, if switched on
Only you 3
Only you, if switched on 4
The provider can 16
Not stated 1
Ads on the free plan
No free plan
Your own domain
Not offered
On a personal plan 12
Only on a business plan 3
Not offered 2
Works in Apple Mail and Outlook
Yes, standard IMAP
Yes, standard IMAP 17
Through a bridge app 1
No, its own apps only 3
Where the company is based
Germany
European Union 7
Switzerland or Norway 5
Elsewhere 4
Plans and prices
In EUR, as listed by Posteo on 2026-10-16.
Free
None
Posteo mailbox
€12/yr
- People
- 1
- Storage
- 4 GB
- Own domains
- None
- IMAP
- Yes
- Renews at
- Same price
€1/month, paid in advance for 1–24 months. Storage upgradeable. No custom domains. It renews unchanged.
Who can read your mail
- Provider can't read stored mail
- Only if you switch it onOnly if you switch it on
- Subject lines encrypted
- Not statedNot stated
- Encrypted between its own users
- NoNo
- Encrypted mail to outsiders
- Not statedNot stated
- Built-in PGP
- YesYes
- Ads on the free plan
- No free planNo free plan
- Mail used for ads
- NoNo
- AI and your mail
- Not stated
Who you're trusting
- Owner
- Posteo e.K.
- Operating company
- Posteo e.K.
- Based in
- Germany
- Mail stored in
- Germany
- Open-source apps
- NoNo
- Transparency report
- YesYes
- Latest audit
- None published
- Known incidents
- None found
Apps and features
- Web Yes
- iPhone No
- Android No
- Windows No
- macOS No
- Linux No
- Works in Apple Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird
- Yes, on every planYes, on every plan
- POP3
- YesYes
- Exchange ActiveSync
- Not statedNot stated
- Security key or passkey sign-in
- Not statedNot stated
- Authenticator-app 2FA
- YesYes
- Extra addresses
- 3 included, up to 25
- Hide-my-email aliases
- Not statedNot stated
- Catch-all for your domain
- NoNo
- Calendar
- YesYes
- Contacts
- YesYes
- File storage
- Not statedNot stated
- Sieve filters
- Not statedNot stated
- Scheduled send
- Not statedNot stated
- Undo send
- Not statedNot stated
- Import from Gmail or Outlook
- YesYes
- Export your whole mailbox
- Not statedNot stated
- Auto-forwarding
- YesYes
Where we recommend it
Most private email provider
€1 a month, paid anonymously if you like, with an optional crypto mailbox that encrypts everything stored with your password. It's off until you switch it on, and Posteo doesn't support your own domain.
Best email provider based in the EU
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.
Cheapest email that works in Apple Mail and Outlook
€12 a year with IMAP, calendar and contacts, from a Berlin company that lets you pay anonymously. No own domain.
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Sources (9)
- Posteo: aboutVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Posteo privacy policyVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Posteo transparency reportVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Posteo blog: storage doubled to 4 GBVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Research summary of the provider's pages (no single link)AI-assisted research, spot-checked, checked 2026-10-16
- PosteoVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Posteo HelpVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Posteo feature listVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Research summary of the provider's pages (no single link)AI-assisted research, spot-checked, checked 2026-10-16