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What are the best secure email providers?
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Best secure email providers
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Technology
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Tutanota
Free / Premium
Windows, Linux, Mac, Mobile, Web
TypeScript, C
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Posteo
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ProtonMail
Free / Premium
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Mailfence
Free/Premium
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Tutanota
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Tutanota
My Recommendation for
Tutanota
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8
Pros
4
Cons
3
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Pro
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Free
A free account is available.
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Doesn't support PGP encryption
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Mobile, Web
Technology:
TypeScript, C
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Pro
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End to end encryption
Client supports end to end encryption between Tutanota users, no users have a web interface to encrypted mails.
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Con
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No support for IMAP and SMTP
You can't use your favorite email client.
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Pro
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Based in Germany
Tutanota's servers are located in Germany, which has strict privacy protection laws, even stronger than those of Switzerland.
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No IMAP connectivity option
Given that clients exist for most any popular platform, this may not be a con for you, but if you require IMAP access, then ProtonMail may be a better choice.
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Open Source
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Posteo
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Posteo
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Posteo
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4
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4
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No Ads
Posteo is ad-free with no ads when using their email services.
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No Personal Information required to register
Registration through VPN is allowed and no personal information is required, just a username and password.
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Very Secure
Posteo does very well on Dismail's server list and it supports end-to-end encryption with PGP. This can be done in the browser or with an email client, and Posteo has a help section on how to set up encryption.
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Support for IMAP/SMTP
Posteo supports email clients such as Thunderbird and Claws Mail which will allow for greater control over encryption and user's private keys.
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ProtonMail
My Rec
ommendation
for
ProtonMail
My Recommendation for
ProtonMail
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13
Pros
5
Cons
7
Specs
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Pro
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Privacy respecting
User data is protected by strict privacy laws because all servers are located in Switzerland.
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Con
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Still lacks some useful features
At the moment, there is no calendar feature and contact management is quite poor. They will, however, start to work on it.
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Specs
End-to-end encryption:
Yes
Free tier:
Yes
Open source:
Yes
Web interface:
Yes
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Mobile apps
Apps for Android and iOS available.
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Con
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Ties to US Investors
ProtonMail takes money from US Investors.
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Pro
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Built-in end-to-end encryption
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Con
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Encryption Keys are stored server-side
The keys are generated during account creation. Using your existing keys is prohibited and ProtonMail must store and control the private keys. Encryption cannot be secure unless the user controls the private keys.
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Pro
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No personal information needed
To create an account you don't need to give any personal information, just choose username, domain, and password. Even the recovery email address is optional.
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Con
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No IMAP and SMTP support for basic accounts
Basic accounts are restricted to the Protonmail web client. Support for IMAP and SMTP is available with a paid subscription only, and as such with basic accounts it is not possible to send and receive email with external applications.
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Open Source
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Overly Expensive for Desktop Support
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Javascript-intensive Webmail
Free accounts are required to use Javascript webmail and encryption is done in the browser. Javascript cryptography is harmful for security and should not be used.
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Requires phone number for login
If you sign up over Tor or a VPN, it will require email or phone number verification. Email verification is disabled if you use an email that isn't from Google or Outlook.
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Free / Premium
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Mailfence
My Rec
ommendation
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Mailfence
My Recommendation for
Mailfence
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9
Experiences
2
Pros
5
Cons
1
Specs
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Pro
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Standard Protocols
Support for standard protocols such as Imap, Pop, SMTP.
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Con
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No IMAP and SMTP support for free accounts
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MerryEostre's Experience
Very user-friendly. I love the fact that my data is safe. Pretty cheap, what else do you need?
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Specs
End-to-end encryption:
Yes
Free tier:
Yes
Supported platforms:
Androis/iOS/Web
Open source:
No
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Pro
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Mobile App
A PWA mobile app for Android and iOS is available.
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SmartHel's Experience
Mailfence is my preferred secure email solution. They have great support and can be used with any email client because they support standard protocols such as imap, pop, smtp, Caldav, Carddav,...
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Pro
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End to end encryption
Client supports end to end encryption. Both shared password encryption as well as OpenPGP.
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Based in Belgium
Mailfence's servers are located in Belgium, which has strict privacy protection laws.
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Free
A free account is available.
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Skizzle Email
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