Best Email Providers in 2026
Updated
In short: Aster Mail is ranked #1 of 28 as of 28 September 2026, ahead of Proton Mail and Tuta Mail. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Proton Mail. The lowest first paid tier on this page is NevTan Mail at $0.17/mo.
Choosing an email provider means weighing how you manage addresses, storage, and message privacy. Compare mailbox storage and mail protocol support with end-to-end encryption and an encrypted calendar. Custom domains and aliases offer further ways to assess address options, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help you consider cost. Aster Mail, Proton Mail, and Tuta Mail lead the entries, followed by eclipso Mail Europe and Mailfence. The listed features can help you focus on the balance of privacy, capacity, and account flexibility that matters to you.
28 email providers ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | App | Score | From | Free plan | Paid from | End-to-end encryption | Custom domain | Mailbox storage | Email aliases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aster Mail | 9.6 | $2.42/mo | Yes | $2.42/user/mo | Yes | Yes | 50 GB | 15 aliases | View |
| 2 | Proton Mail | 8.4 | Free | Yes | $12.99/user/mo | Yes | Yes | 15 GB | 10 aliases | View |
| 3 | Tuta Mail | 8.2 | €3/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | 20 GB | 15 aliases | View |
| 4 | eclipso Mail Europe | 8.0 | €1.49/mo | Yes | — | Yes | No | 10 GB | 10 aliases | View |
| 5 | Mailfence | 7.9 | €2.50/mo | Yes | — | Yes | No | 5 GB | 10 aliases | View |
| 6 | Mailo | 7.6 | €1.50/mo | Yes | $1.50/user/mo | Yes | Yes | 20 GB | 100 aliases | View |
| 7 | mail.de | 7.5 | €0.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — | 2.5 GB | 1 aliases | View |
| 8 |  SecureMyEmail | 7.4 | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | View |
| 9 | NevTan Mail | 7.0 | $0.17/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes | 35 GB | — | View |
| 10 | Disroot Email | 6.9 | — | Yes | — | No | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 |  Private-Mail | 6.9 | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | 10 GB | 5 aliases | View |
| 12 | OwnMail | 6.8 | $4.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | 10 GB | — | View |
| 13 | mailbox | 6.5 | €1/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | 3 aliases | View |
| 14 | Runbox | 6.3 | €1.66/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes | 2 GB | 100 aliases | View |
| 15 | Neir | 6.3 | $4.99/mo | Yes | — | No | — | 5 GB | — | View |
| 16 | Private.Ki Mail | 6.2 | $5/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | View |
| 17 | Cybrmail | 6.2 | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | View |
| 18 | StartMail | 6.1 | $4.99/mo | No | $4.99/user/mo | Yes | Yes | 20 GB | — | View |
| 19 | EPRIVO | 6.1 | $0.42/mo | — | $0.42/user/mo | Yes | Yes | — | — | View |
| 20 |  CounterMail | 6.0 | $29/mo | No | $3.29/user/mo | Yes | Yes | 4 GB | — | View |
| 21 | Soverin | 5.8 | €3.25/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes | 25 GB | — | View |
| 22 | Kolab Now | 5.8 | CHF 5/mo | No | — | No | Yes | 5 GB | — | View |
| 23 | Hushmail | 5.6 | $5/mo | No | — | — | Yes | 15 GB | — | View |
| 24 | QeyeT | 5.3 | — | No | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | View |
| 25 | Posteo | 4.9 | — | — | — | Yes | — | 4 GB | — | View |
Is your app on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which email provider is ranked first on Freedom251?
Aster Mail is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 9.6. Proton Mail is second and Tuta Mail third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, NevTan Mail has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.17/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.