Secure Email Services

Even while the majority of free email services are sufficient for everyday use, if you want further assurance that the communications you send and receive are secure, take a look at the email services listed below. Your emails are kept secure, encrypted, and private thanks to these services.

Secure Email Providers

We have begun testing the most secure email service providers. To find out more about each email service provider, read the reviews provided below.

Name	Jurisdiction	Encryption	Open Source	Onion Site	Pricing	Custom Domain	Aliases	External Access	Security Audited	Accepts Crypto	Mobile App	Required Info	Active Development
ProtonMail	Switzerland	PGP	Yes	Yes	500MB, 1 address, no custom domain; free plan. Paid plans start at €5, and they provide access to extra features, a personalized domain, and more message volume.	Yes (Plus Plan, €5.00/m)	Yes (Professional Plan, €8.00)	Yes, but through Bridge	Yes (2021, by Securitum)	Yes (BTC only)	Yes (Android and iOS)	Email for One-time Verification	Yes
Tutanota	Germany (14 Eyes)	Hybrid AES + RSA	Client Apps Only	No	1GB, 1 address, no custom domain; free plan. A custom domain, five alias addresses, and enhanced search and filtering are features available with paid plans, which start at €1 per month.	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	Yes (Android and iOS)	None	Yes
Criptext	Decentralized	Signal Protocol	Only frontend	N/A (No webmail)	Emails, 25 MB of attachment space per email (per account), no custom domain. A custom domain, 50 MB attachments, email analytics, read receipts, aliases, and a catch-all email are all included in the $15/month business plan.	Yes (Business plan, $15/m)	Yes (Business plan, $15/m)	No	No	No	Yes (Android, iOS and desktop)	None	No
Mailfence	Belgium (14 Eyes)	PGP	No	No	500MB, 1 address, no custom domain; free plan. Plans with a custom domain, 10 aliases, mail client access, and greater message capacity are available for a monthly fee of €2.50.	Yes (Entry Plan, €2.50/m)	Yes (Entry Plan, €2.50/m)	Entry Plan (IMAP, POP3, SMTP)	No	Yes (BTC and LTC)	No (PWA Only)	Recovery Email Only	Unknown
Mailbox.org	Germany (14 Eyes)	PGP	No	No	Beginning at €1 per month. for all features and storage, goes up to €9. There is no free plan.	Yes (Standard Plan, €3.00/m)	Yes 25 aliases (Standard Plan).	Yes (IMAP, POP3)	No	No	No	Requires full name, location, mobile number and recovery email	Unknown
Soverin	Netherlands (9 Eyes)	PGP	No	No	Fixed fee of €3.25 / month for everything.	Yes (Paid Plan, €3.25)	Yes (Paid Plan, €3.25)	Yes (IMAP)	No	No	No	Requires phone number	Unknown
Posteo	Germany (14 Eyes)	PGP	Yes	No	Pricing is €1 / month, no free plan.	No	Yes (€0.10/m per alias) No catch-all	Yes (IMAP, POP3)	No	No (Card, PayPal, Bank Transfer, Cash)	No	Payment Info Only	Partial
Runbox	Norway (14 Eyes)	PGP	Client Apps Only	No	No free plan, price ranges from €14.95 for a single domain to €69.95 for additional 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)	No	Full name, recovery email	Yes
Kolab Now	Switzerland	PGP	Yes	No	Starting at CHF 5.00 per month, only basic features. Account for groupware is CHF 9.90. No free plan.	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)	No	Full name, recovery email	No
CounterMail	Sweden (14 Eyes)	PGP	No	No	Pricing is $4.83 / month. No free plan.	Yes (Paid Plan + $15 setup fee)	Yes Max 10 text aliases No catch-all	Yes (IMAP)	No	Yes (BTC only)	No	None	Yes
StartMail	Netherlands (9 Eyes)	PGP	No	No	Begins at $5 per month, but without support for custom domains. No free plan.	Yes (Domain Plan, $5.85)	Yes Unlimited aliases No catch-all	Yes (IMAP, SMTP)	Apparently, but not published	Yes (BTC only, but only personal accounts)	No (PWA Only)	Full name, recovery email	Yes
Disr oot	Netherlands (9 Eyes)	PGP (Off-by-default)	No	No	Free with a predetermined fee for each extra feature.	Yes (Donation required)	No	Yes (IMAP, POP, SMTP)	No	Yes (BTC, XMR and FAIR)	No (Mobile app, but no mail)	Email for One-time Verification	Yes
Hushmail	Canada (5 Eyes)	PGP	No	No	Price ranges from $5.99 per month to $7.99 per month for email support. No Free Plan.	Yes (Business Plan, $5.99/m)	Yes (Small Business Plan, $5.99/m)	Yes (POP, SMTP)	No	No	No, but planned	Full name, recovery email	Unknown
LavaBit	United States (5 Eyes)	DIME	No	No	Free plan, but just for invitees. Depending on the amount of storage needed, prices range from $30 to $60 per year.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full name, recovery email	Unknown

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