Encrypted Email Services, Pros and Cons
February 11, 2024•185 words
Tuta (free)
- Pros: Reputation (first ever E2EE mail), fast
- Cons: Search range of 1 month from present date for free users, login with email instead of username
Proton (free)
- Pros: Full search range (Tuta can organise in folder tree), login with username (shorter but not even everyday logging in), comes with Proton Pass (same password for a few trusted services isn't a problem)
- Cons: Small (500 MB)
Mailfence (free)
- Cons: Not even usable, "Authentication disabled for some time" always
PreVeil (free)
- Cons: Doesn't provide email address, sending internally inside PreVeil
CounterMail (free)
- Cons: Can't register, invitations only
Disroot (free)
- Cons: A community, not stable to use
Criptext (free)
- Cons: Cert error. Not available for web, need to download email client
Soverin (free)
- Cons: Requires own domain to make email addresses
Zoho (free)
- Cons: Not actual encrypted mail, OTP sent to the same addressee is no use.
Extensions (not email services):
- Mailvelope, RMail, SecureMyEmail, Mailock
Pay-to-use:
- Hushmail, StartMail, PrivateMail, Virtru, Mailbox, Posteo, Thexyz, Runbox, Kolab Now, Fastmail
Defunct Services:
- Skiff