Tuta
By Tutao GmbH, Germany
German end-to-end encrypted email (formerly Tutanota) that encrypts subjects too and has no IMAP access.
At a glance
- Cheapest plan per year
- €36
- Revolutionary, same price at renewal
- Your own domain from
- €36/yr
- Revolutionary
- Works in Apple Mail and Outlook
- No
- Who can read stored mail
- Only you
- Includes subjects, attachments, calendars and contacts
Good to know
- Stored mail is encrypted with keys only you hold
- No IMAP: you use its own apps
- All apps are open source
Where it stands among 24
Each fact with every provider's answer. Tuta is outlined.
Who can read your stored mail
Only you
Only you 3
Only you, if switched on 4
The provider can 16
Not stated 1
Ads on the free plan
Free, no ads
Your own domain
On a personal plan
On a personal plan 12
Only on a business plan 3
Not offered 2
Works in Apple Mail and Outlook
No, its own apps only
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 Tuta on 2026-10-16.
Free
Free
1 GB. 1 address; no custom domains or aliases; no IMAP; limits on labels and calendars; no phone number needed
Revolutionary
€36/yr
- People
- 1
- Storage
- 20 GB
- Own domains
- 3
- IMAP
- No
- Renews at
- Same price
€3/month billed yearly, taxes included. Monthly billing exists at a higher price not stated in sources. Extra users at the plan rate per mailbox. The price renews unchanged.
Who can read your mail
- Provider can't read stored mail
- YesYes
- Subject lines encrypted
- YesYes
- Encrypted between its own users
- YesYes
- Encrypted mail to outsiders
- YesYes
- Built-in PGP
- NoNo
- Ads on the free plan
- NoNo
- Mail used for ads
- NoNo
- AI and your mail
- Not stated
Who you're trusting
- Owner
- Tutao GmbH
- Operating company
- Tutao GmbH
- Based in
- Germany
- Mail stored in
- Germany
- Open-source apps
- All appsAll apps
- Transparency report
- YesYes
- Latest audit
- None published
- Known incidents
- None found
Apps and features
- Web Yes
- iPhone Yes
- Android Yes
- Windows Yes
- macOS Yes
- Linux Yes
- Works in Apple Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird
- NoNo
- POP3
- NoNo
- Exchange ActiveSync
- Not statedNot stated
- Security key or passkey sign-in
- YesYes
- Authenticator-app 2FA
- YesYes
- Extra addresses
- 15–30 on paid plans (Revolutionary to Legend)
- Hide-my-email aliases
- Not statedNot stated
- Catch-all for your domain
- YesYes
- Calendar
- YesYes
- Contacts
- YesYes
- File storage
- Not statedNot stated
- Sieve filters
- Not statedNot stated
- Scheduled send
- YesYes
- Undo send
- YesYes
- Import from Gmail or Outlook
- YesYes
- Export your whole mailbox
- YesYes
- Auto-forwarding
- Not statedNot stated
Where we recommend it
Most private email provider
Encrypts stored mail, contacts and calendars with keys only you hold, and also encrypts subject lines, which Proton doesn't. Open-source apps from a German company. Revolutionary is €36 a year with 3 own domains. There is no IMAP, so you use Tuta's own apps.
Best Gmail alternatives
Encrypts subject lines, contacts and calendars too, from €36 a year with 3 own domains. You must use Tuta's own apps, because there's no IMAP.
Best email provider based in the EU
German company, mail stored in Germany, and stored mail encrypted with keys only you hold, subject lines included. €36 a year for Revolutionary.
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Sources (8)
- Tuta Support: securityVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Tuta blog: not a honeypotVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Research summary of the provider's pages (no single link)AI-assisted research, spot-checked, checked 2026-10-16
- Tuta on GitHubSource code, checked 2026-10-16
- Tuta pricingVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- TutaVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Tuta SupportVendor, checked 2026-10-16
- Research summary of the provider's pages (no single link)AI-assisted research, spot-checked, checked 2026-10-16