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   mailbox

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   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 typeApplication types

   • WebMail Provider
   • Email Client

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2014

   Platforms

   • Online

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by John Fastman · Dec 20, 2016

   At the moment, Mailbox.org is probably the best Gmail alternative: 1) You pay for the service with money, not your privacy (no data mining), 2) Excellent integration of encryption, 3) excellent Calendar and Contacts (not on mobile yet), 4) Yubikey 2FA, 5) Data stored in Germany (better privacy laws).

   Positive comment by madmonk · Jan 18, 2019

   Best Gmail replacement at the moment. You get all the suite functions like the calendar, address book, cloud space, apps for a fair cheap price and the priceless privacy policy and encryption without losing IMAP capabilities as with some even more privacy focused email providers like Protonmail and Tutanota.

   Positive comment by freebikerider · Apr 8, 2023

   Mailbox.org is an extremely stable and privacy-oriented email service provider, based in German. A Standard account is only €3 per month, giving you 25 @mailbox.org and 50 @custom domains aliases, 10 GB mail storage, 5 GB cloud storage, secure video conferencing, calendar, and many other features.

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   • mailbox is Paid and ProprietaryGmail is Free and Proprietary
   • mailbox is Privacy focused, Lightweight and Security-focusedGmail is not according to our users
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   Fastmail

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   Fastmail offers secure email hosting with comprehensive webmail services, including IMAP, POP, and SMTP protocols. It supports file sharing, shared folders, large mailboxes, instant messaging, and is compatible with popular email programs. Excellent for businesses with compliance features.

   89 Fastmail alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • WebMail Provider
   • Mail Server

   Origin

   • Australia

   Since

   • Since 1999

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Android Tablet
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   • Australia

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by John Fastman · Dec 20, 2016

   Fastmail is an Australian email company that is a complete Gmail killer: 1) You pay with money, not your privacy (they don't data-mine or sell your data); 2) Full replacement for email, calendar, contact - including mobile app. 3) 2 factor authentication (Yubikey & others), infinite catch-all email addresses, file storage. Brilliant Gmail replacement.

   Comment by bulldogs · Sep 20, 2026

   The difference that matters here is not privacy or price, it is what a program can do with the mailbox.

   Gmail automates from inside the runtime. Apps Script exposes GmailApp, which searches threads with the same query syntax you type into the search box, reads bodies and attachments, applies labels, and writes into a Sheet on a time-driven trigger. Nothing to host, and no credentials to provision beyond authorizing the script once. The cost is that this surface exists nowhere outside Google.

   Fastmail automates over the wire. It is the reference implementation of JMAP, a documented JSON-over-HTTP mail protocol with scoped API tokens, and it still speaks IMAP and SMTP. Anything that can make an HTTP request can drive the mailbox from any host, but you supply the host and the scheduler.

   Pick by where the rest of your automation already lives. If mail is one step in a chain that already touches Sheets, Drive or Calendar, Gmail wins because the chain never leaves the runtime. If the automation is your own code on your own box, JMAP is the more portable surface, and the one you could repoint at another provider later.

   Positive comment by Guest · Mar 30, 2018

   FastMail is the most professional mail service out there, the only problem with FastMail over Gmail is that they do not have good html template support yet, besides that, Gmail does not stand a chance.

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   • Fastmail is Paid and ProprietaryGmail is Free and Proprietary
   • Fastmail is Privacy focusedGmail is not according to our users
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   Kolab Now

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   Kolab Now provides a suite of intuitive apps in a user friendly environment to make your day to day online comms easier, smarter and most importantly; secure.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • WebMail Provider
   • Mail Server

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Since

   • Since 2013

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • DAVx5

   • Switzerland

   

   

   

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   Purelymail

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   Purelymail is an email hosting app that allows users to manage their emails using their preferred email client software or through the app's webmail service, which is powered by Roundcube. The app is compatible with most mail apps, supporting IMAP and POP3 protocols.

   30 Purelymail alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • WebMail Provider
   • Email Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2023

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)

   • United States

   

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   Onion Mail

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   Free anonymous email platform offering automatic PGP encryption, dedicated Tor .onion address, strict no-logs policy, no personal data or phone required, and anonymous payments through Monero, Bitcoin, Ethereum, or credit card. Compatible with Tor and web browsers.

   41 Onion Mail alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • WebMail Provider
   • Email Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2023

   Platforms

   • Online

   • United States

   

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   mail.com

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   mail.com provides its users with an customized selection of unique domains to pair with their desired address at no cost. Users can choose a domain that fits their lifestyle, profession, location, or personality, and through this personalization, their email address will become...

   56 mail.com alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • WebMail Provider
   • Mail Server

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2011

   Platforms

   • Online

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Andy Young · Dec 18, 2020

   With the multiple handler choices, you can get OG mail addresses which are unavailable on gmail. Example: firstname.lastname@mail . com. Simple as that

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    AOL Mail

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    FREE e-mail account with IMAP, spam and virus protection with UNLIMITED storage (GMail max. 15 GB). Because of this AOL WebMail is ideal as E-mail archive or E-Mail-Backup utility for other Mail accounts.

    63 AOL Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • WebMail Provider
    • Email Client

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Mail.be

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    Mail.be Virtual office.

    38 Mail.be alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • WebMail Provider
    • Mail Server

    Origin

    • Belgium
    • EU

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Online

    • Belgium
    • EU

    

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    Greatmail

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    Affordable business email hosting starting at $1.95/mailbox with US-based phone support, spam filtering, and full IMAP/POP3/SMTP compatibility—ideal for small teams needing professional custom domain email without expensive productivity suite bundles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • WebMail Provider

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Blackberry
    • Blackberry 10

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Inbox.lv

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    Inbox.lv Mail.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • WebMail Provider
    • Mail Server

    Origin

    • Latvia
    • EU

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • Latvia
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Fripost

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    Fripost – the Free Email Association. Fripost organize the people who want an alternative to "free" e-mail services where you are constantly under surveillance and personal data is handed over to third parties.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • WebMail Provider
    • Email Client

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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    NetEase Mail

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    NetEase Free Email - China's largest e-mail service provider, providing free e-mails suffixed with @163.com, @126.com, and @yeah.net. 16 years of experience in mailbox operation, the system is fast and stable, the spam intercept rate is over 98%, the mailbox capacity is...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Email Client
    • Mail Server

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • United Kingdom

    

    

    

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