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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable webmail providers who offer a web interface in English.
The list does not include web hosting providers who may offer email server and/or client software as a part of hosting package, or telecommunication providers ( mobile network operators, internet service providers) who may offer mailboxes exclusively to their customers.
General information on webmail providers and products
Product | Released | Cost | Mailbox storage | Attachment limit | Supported languages | Number of Email Addresses (incl. Aliases) | Conversation threading | POP3 support | IMAP support | SMTP support | JMAP support | Cryptographic protocol support | IPv6 support | EAS support |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AOL Mail | 1993 [1] | Free (with ads) | Unlimited. Limited to 1 TB for new accounts. [2] | 25 MB [3] | 54 [4] | 0 [5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [6] | SSL | No | ? | |
Fastmail | 1999
[7] |
$30/year to $90/year [8] | 2 GB to 100 GB [8] | 50 MB [9] | 37 [ citation needed] |
600, plus 15 for every user in the account [10] | Yes [11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SSL, TLS [12] | No | No |
Gmail | 2004
[13] |
Free (with ads); $6/user/month on the user's domain [14] | free tier: 15 GB [15] (can purchase more) | 25 MB
[16] (10 GB per file via Google Drive) [17] |
71 [ citation needed] |
30 [18] | Yes | Yes | Yes [a] | ? | SSL, TLS | Yes | Yes | |
GMX Mail | 1997 [20] |
Free (with ads) [21] or Paid (€3–5/month) | 65 GB (free for gmx.com),
[22] 1.5 GB (for gmx.de/net) |
50 MB (free), [23] 50–100 MB (paid) |
German, English, Spanish, French [24] |
Free: 2
ProMail: 10 TopMail: 50 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | |
HEY |
2020
[25] |
Free 14-day trial $99/year [26] |
100 GB [26] | 300 MB [27] | English [ citation needed] |
? | No [28] | No [28] | ? | No | TLS [29] | No | ? | |
Hushmail | 1999
[30] |
$49.98 year (Premium) [31] | 10 GB (Premium) [ citation needed] |
20 MB per file, total 50 MB per mail [32] | English [ citation needed] |
? | Paid | Paid | Paid | ? | SSL, TLS, OpenPGP | No | ? | |
iCloud [b] | 2011 [33] |
Free (no ads) or $0.99/month, $2.99/month, or $9.99/month [c] | 5 GB (Free), 50 GB, 200 GB, or 2 TB monthly
[d] [ citation needed] |
20 MB [ citation needed] (5GB per message with Mail Drop via iCloud) [36] |
4 [ citation needed] |
Free: 3
[37]
Paid: unlimited through " Hide My Email" [38] |
Yes [39] | No [40] | Yes | Yes | ? | SSL, TLS [40] | No | ? |
Kolab Now | 2013 [ citation needed] |
Free 30-day trial From 4.41 CHF/month (individuals), 5.38 CHF/month (groups) [41] |
2 GB, can purchase more [42] | ? | English [ citation needed] |
? | No | Yes [43] | Yes [43] | ? | SSL/TLS [43] | No | ? | |
Lycos | 1997 [ citation needed] |
$4.95 per month $19.95 yearly [44] |
5 GB [ citation needed] |
35 MB [ citation needed] |
English [ citation needed] |
? | Paid | Yes | Yes | ? | SSL/TLS | No | ? | |
Mail.com | 1995 [45] | Free (with ads) or $3.95/month or $19.95/year | 65 GB [46] |
30 MB [47] |
English, Spanish, French [48] |
? | Paid | Paid | Paid | ? | SSL | No | ? | |
Mail.ru | 1998 [49] | Free (with ads) or paid options | Unlimited [ citation needed] |
2 GB [50] |
11 [ citation needed] |
? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | SSL, TLS | No | ? | |
Mailbox.org | 2014 | 30 day free trial, €1/month, €3/month, €9/month | ||||||||||||
Mailfence | 2013 [51] [52] | Free (no ads) €2.5/month (Entry) €7.5/month (Pro) €25/month (Ultra) [53] [54] |
500 MB (free) 5 GB (Entry) or 20 GB (Pro) or 50 GB (Ultra) [53] |
10 MB (Free) 50 (Entry/Pro/Ultra) [55] |
11 [56] | ? | Paid [57] | Paid [57] | Paid [57] | ? | SSL/TLS, OpenPGP [58] | No | ? | |
Outlook.com (Live Mail, Hotmail) |
1996 (Hotmail)
[59] 2012 (Outlook) [60] |
Free (with ads); Paid option | 15 GB [61] | 32 MB (Unlimited via
OneDrive) [ citation needed] |
106 [ citation needed] |
? | Yes [62] | Yes [62] | Yes [62] | ? | SSL, [62] Exchange ActiveSync [62] | No | Yes | |
Posteo | 2009 [63] [64] | €1/month to €1,45/month [65] | 2 GB storage (can be increased) |
50 MB | 3 | 2 included
up to 20 for an additional charge of 0.10 EUR per alias per month [66] |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | |
Proton Mail | 2014 [67] |
Free (no ads); Multi-tiered pricing | 500 MB (free) | 25 MB [ citation needed] |
10 [70] | Free: 1
Plus: 10 Ultimate: 15 [71] |
No | Paid [72] | Paid [72] | No | SSL, TLS, Tor, OpenPGP | No | ? https://support.rediff.com/imap-settings-for-outlook/ | |
Rediffmail | 1997 [ citation needed] |
Free (with ads) and paid: ₹399 (US$5.00)/year for POP3; ₹50 (63¢ US)/month for mobile | Unlimited [ citation needed] |
25 MB [ citation needed] |
11 [ citation needed] |
? | ₹399 (US$5.00) | Paid [73] | Paid [73] | ? | SSL, TLS | No | ? | |
Skiff | 2022 | No new accounts accepted since 9 February 2024. Users will have six months to migrate their data before the closure of their services. | "Standard" 10 GB, 15 Gb, 100 GB & 1 TB [74] | 25 MB
[75] |
1 [76] | ? | No | No | No | No | SSL, TLS, DANE | No | No | |
Tuta | 2011 [77] |
Free (no ads)
[78] €36 year (Personal) [79] |
1 GB Free and Premium, 10GB Teams. Can be upgraded to 10GB, 100GB, or 1TB. [80] |
25 MB [81] |
30 [ citation needed] |
Free: 1
Revolutionary: 15 Legend: 30 [82] |
No [83] | No [84] | No | No | SSL, DANE | No | ? | |
Yahoo! Mail | 1997 [ citation needed] |
Free (with ads) Yahoo! Mail Plus $49.99 |
1 TB [e] | 25 MB (150 MB per file via Dropbox) [86] |
27 [ citation needed] |
Free: 3
Plus: 500 [87] |
Yes [88] | Most countries or YPOPs! | Yes [f] | Yes | ? | SSL [90] | No | ? |
Yandex Mail | 2000 [ citation needed] |
Free (with ads) | Unlimited [91] | 22 MB per file, total 30 MB per mail (2 GB per file via Yandex Disk) [92] | 10 [ citation needed] |
? | Yes [g] | Appears to require phone number to enable IMAP | Yes | ? | SSL, TLS | Yes | ? | |
Zoho Mail | 2008 [ citation needed] |
Personal Free (no ads); Premium options $24 to $99/user yearly | 5 GB "Lite". "Standard": 10 & 15 GB [93] |
20 MB free, 30 or 50 MB paid [ citation needed] |
16 [ citation needed] |
? | Paid [94] | Paid [94] | Paid | ? | SSL | No | Partial | |
Product | Released | Cost | Mailbox storage | Attachment limit | Supported languages | Conversation threading | POP3 support | IMAP support | SMTP support | JMAP support | Cryptographic protocol support | IPv6 support | EAS support |
How much information users must provide to verify and complete the registration when opening an account (green means less personal information requested):
Product | SMS verification | Secondary email verification |
---|---|---|
AOL Mail | Yes | Unknown |
FastMail | Yes | No |
Gmail | Yes | Optional |
GMX Mail (gmx.com) |
Yes [95] | Yes [95] |
Hushmail | Yes [96] | Yes [96] |
iCloud | Unknown | Unknown |
Laposte.net | Optional | Optional |
Lycos | Yes | No |
Mail.com | No | Optional |
Mail.ru | Yes | Unknown |
Mailfence | No | Yes |
Outlook.com | No | Yes |
Proton Mail | Optional [a] | Optional [a] |
Rediffmail | Yes | Yes |
Skiff | No | No |
Tuta | No | No |
Yahoo! Mail | Yes | No |
Yandex Mail | Yes [b] | Unknown |
Zoho Mail | Yes | Yes |
Features to reduce the risk of third-party tracking and interception of the email content; measures to increase the deliverability of correct outbound messages.
Anti- interception | Outbound anti- spoofing and deliverability | Other [c] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product | STARTTLS (outbound) [d] | STARTTLS (inbound) [e] | Tracking content prevention [99] | Basic SPF [f] | Default DKIM [g] | |
AOL Mail | No [100] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
FastMail | Yes [101] | Yes [101] | Yes [102] | Yes | Yes [103] | ? |
Gmail | Yes | Yes | Partial (only images) [99] [h] | Yes | Yes | Adds ARC, does not enforce DMARC rejection for Gmail. [104] |
GMX Mail (gmx.com) |
? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Hushmail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
iCloud [i] | ? | Yes [105] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Laposte.net | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lycos | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mail.com | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mail.ru | ? | Yes [105] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mailfence | No | Yes [106] | Yes [107] [108] | Yes [109] | Yes | ? |
Outlook.com | Yes [105] | Yes | Yes [99] | ? | ? | Adds ARC [110] |
Proton Mail | ? | ? | Yes (images and pixel tracking) [111] | Yes | ? | ? |
Rediffmail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Skiff | Yes [112] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Tuta | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Yahoo! Mail | No (yahoo.co.jp) [100] | No (yahoo.co.jp) [100] | ? | Yes | ? | DMARC policies incompatible with most mailing lists. [113] |
Yandex Mail | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Zoho Mail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Product | STARTTLS (outbound) [d] | STARTTLS (inbound) [e] | Tracking content prevention [99] | Basic SPF [f] | Default DKIM [g] | Other [c] |
Anti- interception | Outbound anti- spoofing and deliverability |
Verified privacy and legal defense [j] | Verified (possibly) neutral technology | Claimed privacy policies [k] | Inactivity allowed | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product | Location | No username recycling | Fully free software webmail | Secure ( TLS) webmail | Tor gateway available | Tor browser allowed [l] | Proxy gateway available | Internet censorship (countries) | HTTP tracking cookies | Personalized ads [m] | Email tracking [n] | Information sharing | max inactivity (days) |
AOL Mail | USA | Unknown | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | 180 [114] |
FastMail | Australia / USA | Unknown | Partial ( Roundcube option) [o] | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Yes [120] | Unknown | Unknown | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Gmail | USA | Yes | No (HTML option, requires proprietary JavaScript [121] for ReCAPTCHA) [122] | Yes (default) | No | Requires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMS | No | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 720 from June 1, 2021 [123] |
GMX Mail (gmx.com) |
Germany | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No [124] | Unknown | 180 [125] |
Hushmail | Canada | Unknown | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes (2012) [126] | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No | Unknown | No | Unknown |
iCloud [p] | USA | Unknown | No | Yes (default) | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Laposte.net | France | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Lycos | Korea | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Mail.com | Germany / USA | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 365 (?) [127] |
Mail.ru | Russia | Unknown | No [128] | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 365 [129] |
Mailfence | Belgium | Unknown | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes [130] | Yes [131] [132] | No | No | No | No | No | 365 [133] |
Outlook.com | USA | Yes | No | Yes (default) | No | Requires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMS | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No [124] | Yes | Yes [134] | 720 [135] |
Posteo | Germany | Unknown | Yes ( Roundcube) [136] | Yes (default) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Proton Mail | Switzerland | Yes [137] | Yes [138] | Yes (default) | Yes | Yes | No | Russia | No | No | No | No (blocked in Russia) [139] | 365 (free) forever (paid) [140] |
Rediffmail | India | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Skiff | USA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Russia [141] [142] | No | No | No | No | Unknown |
Tuta | Germany | Yes [143] | Yes ( GPLv3 [144]) | Yes (default) | No | Yes | No | Russia | No | No | No | No (blocked in Russia) [139] | 180 [145] |
Yahoo! Mail | USA | No | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | 365 [146] |
Yandex Mail | Russia | Unknown | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes [124] | Yes [124] | Unknown | Unknown |
Zoho Mail | USA / India | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No | Unknown | Unknown | 180 [147] |
Product | Location | No username recycling | Fully free software webmail | Secure ( TLS) webmail | Tor gateway available | Tor browser allowed [l] | Proxy gateway available | Internet censorship (countries) | HTTP tracking cookies | Personalized ads [m] | Email tracking [n] | Information sharing | max inactivity (days) |
Verified privacy and legal defense [j] | Verified (possibly) neutral technology | Claimed privacy policies [k] | Inactivity allowed |
Name | Features |
---|---|
FastMail | One time passwords; [148] spam filter; backscatter detection; [149] deletion of selected attachments. Android and iPhone apps. |
Gmail | Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries; [150] "Normal" view via Settings; Labels instead of folders; Undo send (implemented as a delayed send) |
Laposte.net | spam filter, deletion of selected attachments, address book and calendar/agenda, import/export features for mails, contacts and calendar events, custom signatures for each alias, filters (custom rules) for organizing your emails, holiday mode (auto-response), mobile app for smartphones, integration with Digiposte (a virtual safe-deposit box that allows you to safely archive all your documents in a secured place, including legal documents). |
Mailfence | Client-side encryption with email expiration, Digital signatures, Full OpenPGP inter-operability and support, Integrated account keystore, Multiple PGP keypair support, Public keyserver connection, Full reversibility and key revocation, [151] Full email-suite, Shared mailbox and collaboration with group members |
Outlook.com | One-time password, Mobile alerts, Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries, Rules, [152] Scheduled Cleanup, [152] Filter to e.g. only see newsletters or Emails from contacts, [152] Recover deleted emails; [153] Key encryption for paid accounts [154] |
Proton Mail | Client-side encryption, email expiration, automatic encryption for Proton Mail-Proton Mail emails, optional email encryption for messages from Proton Mail to other providers |
Rediffmail | sign-in via Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, Mobile Sync; Indrive. |
Tutanota | Client-side encryption, automatic encryption of mailbox, automatic encryption of emails between Tutanota users, optional email encryption for messages from Tutanota to other providers |
Yandex Mail | No ads, email for own domains (Yandex PDD), scheduled email delivery, SMS verification, sign-in via Twitter, VK, Facebook, Google Profile |
Zoho Mail | Email Sharing, Folder Sharing, Collaborating with other users by Chat/ Social media for organization, Filters, Schedule and send emails, reminders, Notes, Tasks, Bookmarks and so on. |
Skiff (email service) | Skiff offers client side encryption, [155] schedule send, undo send, multiple aliases, crypto wallet aliasing, email import, custom signatures, auto replies, and email filters. Skiff Mail also integrates with an end-to-end encrypted work suite with notes, drive storage, and a calendar with video conferencing. |
Service Name | Automatic forwarding | Email client access [a] | Client email for other server | Integration with IM service | Domain Name customization |
Interface script technique |
Virus scanning | Filters out emails with executable attachments | Custom "From:" Address | Address modifiers ( subaddressing) | Server hosted public keyring (for encryption) | Shared key encryption |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AOL Mail | No | Yes ( POP3, IMAP, SMTP) |
Yes [b] | AOL Instant Messenger | No [c] | JavaScript/ Ajax | Yes ( McAfee) |
No | Yes | ? | No | No |
FastMail | Yes | Yes ( POP3, IMAP, SMTP) |
Yes ( POP3 only) |
No ( XMPP until 2016-01-31 [156]) | Some paid plans only | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/ AJAX | Yes | Configurable with user filtering rules | Yes | Plus addressing and subdomain addressing [157] | No | No |
Gmail | Yes | Yes ( POP3, IMAP) SSL/ TLS supported SMTP restricted [d] |
Yes ( POP3 only) |
Google Talkbeta ( XMPP), AOL Instant Messenger | Via Google Workspace, premium plans only | HTML/ JavaScript/ AJAX [e] | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes, limited. Feature restricted to preconfigured addresses. Addresses not registered in advance with Gmail are blocked. |
Plus addressing | No | No |
Hushmail | Business accounts only | Extra cost [f] | ? | No | Business accounts only | HTML/ JavaScript/ AJAX | Yes | ? | Yes, unlimited email aliases for paid subscribers | No | Yes | Yes |
iCloud | ? |
POP,
IMAP,
SMTP SSL/ TLS supported |
? | ? | iCloud+ subscribers only [158] | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Plus addressing [159] | ? | ? |
Laposte.net | No | Yes (POP3, IMAP, SMTP) SSL/TLS supported | Yes (POP3, IMAP)
SSL/TLS supported |
No | No | user can choose between HTML or Ajax | Yes | ? | Yes (max. 6 alias per email account) | No | No | No |
Mail.com | Premium accounts only | Premium plans only (
POP,
IMAP,
SMTP SSL/ TLS supported) |
Yes ( POP3 only) |
Google Talk ( XMPP) | No | HTML/ JavaScript/ AJAX 2 | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes | No | No | No |
Mail.ru | Yes | Yes ( POP3, IMAP) |
Yes ( POP3, IMAP) |
ICQ, Custom | Yes (Free, Mail.ru for Business supports up to 5000 mailboxes) | HTML/ AJAX (Beta) | Yes ( Kaspersky) |
? | Yes | ? | No | No |
Mailfence | Paying accounts only | Paying accounts only ( SMTP, POP3, IMAP, Exchange ActiveSync), DAVx supported |
Yes | XMPP [g] | Paying accounts only | HTML/ AJAX | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Paying accounts only | Plus addressing [160] | Yes | Yes [161] |
Outlook.com | Yes | Yes ( POP3, SMTP, IMAP, [162] Microsoft Exchange Server) |
No (No POP3, but Gmail sync allowed for paid customers [163]) |
Skype, Google Hangouts, Facebook Chat | Via Office 365, some premium plans only | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/ AJAX | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes | Plus addressing [164] | Via Office 365 | Via Office 365 |
Proton Mail | No | Premium plans only through Proton Mail Bridge [165] | No | No | Premium plans only | JavaScript/ AJAX | Yes ( ClamAV) | No | Yes | Plus addressing | Yes | Yes |
rediff | No | Premium plans only | ? | Rediff Bol | Yes | JavaScript/ AJAX 2 | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No |
Seznam.cz | Yes | Yes ( POP3, IMAP, SMTP) SSL/ TLS supported |
Yes ( POP3 only) |
No | Yes | HTML/ JavaScript | Yes ( ESET-NOD32) |
? | Yes | ? | No | No |
Tutanota | No | No | ? | No | Premium plans only | JavaScript | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Yahoo! Mail | Premium plan only [h] |
POP3-Plus members only, but free in some countries,
IMAP SSL/ TLS supported |
Yes ( POP3 only) |
Yahoo! Messenger | Premium plan only | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/ AJAX | Yes ( Norton AntiVirus) |
Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes & only 10 addresses |
Plus addressing (using "-" only) | No | No |
Yandex Mail | Yes | Yes ( POP3, IMAP, SMTP, SSL) | Yes ( POP3 only) |
Ya Online, any XMPP IM | Yes (Free, Yandex PDD supports up to 1000 mailboxes without verification of legal use) | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/ AJAX | Yes ( Dr.Web [167]) |
Configurable or/and if discarded by antivirus | Yes, only from confirmed addresses [168] | Plus addressing [169] | No | No |
Zoho Mail | Yes if you use Zoho domain, if you use your own domain then Premium plans only [170] | Premium plans only (POP, IMAP, SMTP) | Yes (POP) | XMPP, Google Talk, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger | Business plans only, including free plan | AJAX | Yes | ? | Yes | Plus addressing [171] | No | No |
Skiff (email service) | No | No | No | No | Premium plan only | JavaScript | Yes | No | Yes | Plus addressing and subdomain addressing [172] | No | No |
Service name | Automatic forwarding | Email client access [a] | Client email for other server | Integration with IM service | Domain Name customization |
Interface script technique |
Virus scanning | Filters out emails with executable attachments | Custom "From:" Address | Address modifiers | Server hosted public keyring (for encryption) | Shared key encryption |
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