Gmail AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Email Clients

The best Email Client alternative to Gmail is Proton Mail, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Gmail and many of them are Email Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Email Client alternatives to Gmail are Tuta Mail, Zoho Mail, Outlook.com and mailbox.

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  1. Mailfence icon
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     67 likes

    This secure email platform offers end-to-end encryption, a comprehensive suite with Calendar and Documents. Mailfence is inter-operable with OpenPGP services, features digital signatures, provides keystores, and available as a PWA for mobile independence while ensuring no ads, trackers, or surveillance.

    More about Mailfence on AlternativeTo79 Mailfence alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  2. Proton Mail icon
     1164 likes

    Proton Mail provides secure email services with end-to-end encryption, ensuring data protection. Swiss-based and outside US jurisdiction, it offers a free version to champion privacy as a human right. Fully accessible on any device.

    118 Proton Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Tor
    • Flathub
    • OpenAPK
    • Snapcraft
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  3. Tuta Mail icon
     595 likes

    Offers comprehensive encryption for email, calendar, and contacts with zero personal info required. Built on open source, install via Play Store, F-Droid, or APK, with Tor and VPN support. Both free and paid plans; utilizes quantum-resistant encryption ensuring privacy-focused, anonymous usage.

    118 Tuta Mail alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Thunderbird
    • F-Droid
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  4. Zoho Mail icon
     133 likes

    Zoho Mail is a secure, encrypted, and enterprise-ready email solution, a suite of apps tailor-made for your organization's needs.

    125 Zoho Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Apple Watch
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
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  5. Outlook.com icon
     400 likes

    Outlook.com, part of (not to be confused with Microsoft Outlook ), is a webmail service from Microsoft, successor of Hotmail.

    84 Outlook.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Online
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  6. mailbox icon
     81 likes

    E-mail inbox, online office, cloud storage, and video conferencing. Business or personal plans. From 1 € /month (1.10 USD).

    92 mailbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Posteo icon
     93 likes

    Web- and IMAP-based email service. 4GB cost 1€/month. Information is hosted on encrypted hard drives. Electricity from renewable resources is used.

    86 Posteo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Apple Mail icon
     249 likes

    Access, view and manage messages from all your email accounts in one place. Categorize your messages into easy to browse categories. Catch up on email easily with Apple Intelligence powered Priority Messages and summarizations.

    137 Apple Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  9. Privacy-focused Swiss email system provides 20 GB free storage, supports custom domains and unlimited storage, syncs contacts and calendars, is ad-free, and is part of a secure productivity suite used by over a million users across Europe on all devices.

    55 Infomaniak kMail alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2003

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  10. Yandex Mail icon
     149 likes

    Yandex Mail is a reliable email solution for work and personal correspondences with a built-in translator.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Wear
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  11. Zirbe icon
     9 likes

    Email that feels like texting — a free, open-source iOS and iPadOS email client that renders every thread as a conversation of bubbles. No backend, no account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  12. StartMail icon
     31 likes

    Privacy-focused email service offering easy one-click PGP encryption, 20 GB storage, disposable email addresses, and compatibility with IMAP/SMTP while adhering to Dutch privacy laws to secure data and communications effectively.

    69 StartMail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. Vivaldi Mail icon
     37 likes

    Vivaldi Mail is a free email service with no ads and no strings attached developed by Vivaldi Technologies. It also offers contacts and calendar features, search capabilities, folders management, WEB/POP/IMAP access, 10GB of storage capacity, 20 MB of maximum attachment size...

    111 Vivaldi Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Vivaldi
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