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 | ? | |
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. |
Tuta | Client-side encryption, automatic encryption of mailbox, automatic encryption of emails between Tuta users, optional email encryption for messages from Tuta 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/ AJAX2 | 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/ AJAX2 | 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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