Comparison of webmail providers

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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.

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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

General information on webmail providers and products

  1. ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.
  2. ↑ 50 GB cost $0.99/month, 200 GB cost $2.99/month, or 2 TB cost $9.99/month [30] [31]
  3. ↑ shared between file and email storage, customizable ratio
  4. ↑ Yahoo! Mail announced gratis 1 TB of storage space for all its members, in October 2013. [77]
  5. ↑ But doesn't delete them off the server automatically, in contrast to standard POP3 operation. See https://yandex.com/support/mail/mail-clients.html#pop3

Supported protocols

  1. ↑ Requires the user to enable a specific settings in Gmail account ("less secure apps") or, for 2FA-enabled accounts, to generate and use a separate "application password". [88]
  2. ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.
  3. ↑ Also can be used on non-mobile devices via third-party software. [96]

Digital rights

Verification

How much information users must provide to verify and complete the registration when opening an account (green means less personal information requested):

ProductSMS verificationSecondary email verification
AOL Mail YesUn­known
FastMail YesNo
Gmail YesOptional
GMX Mail
(gmx.com) 		Yes [98] Yes [98]
Hushmail Yes [99] Yes [99]
iCloud Un­knownUn­known
Laposte.net OptionalOptional
Lycos YesNo
Mail.com YesNo
Mailbox.org NoNo
Mail.ru YesUn­known
Mailfence NoYes
Outlook.com NoYes
Proton Mail Optional [a] Optional [a]
Rediffmail YesYes
Seznam.cz YesUn­known
Skiff NoNo
Tuta NoNo
Yahoo! Mail YesNo
Yandex Mail Yes [b] Un­known
Zoho Mail YesYes

Secure delivery

Features to reduce the risk of third-party tracking and interception of the email content; measures to increase the deliverability of correct outbound messages.

ProductAnti-interception Outbound anti-spoofing and deliverabilityOther [c]
STARTTLS (outbound) [d] STARTTLS (inbound) [e] Tracking content prevention [102] Basic SPF [f] Default DKIM [g]
AOL Mail No [103]  ? ? ? ? ?
FastMail Yes [104] Yes [104] Yes [105] YesYes [106]  ?
Gmail YesYesPartial (only images) [102] [h] YesYesAdds ARC, does not enforce DMARC rejection for Gmail. [107]
GMX Mail
(gmx.com) 		 ? ? ?Yes ? ?
Hushmail  ? ? ? ? ? ?
iCloud [i]  ?Yes [108]  ? ? ? ?
Laposte.net  ? ? ? ? ? ?
Lycos  ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mail.com  ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mail.ru  ?Yes [108]  ? ? ? ?
Mailbox.org Yes [109] Yes ?YesYes ?
Mailfence NoYes [110] Yes [111] [112] Yes [113] Yes ?
Outlook.com Yes [108] YesYes [102]  ? ?Adds ARC [114]
Proton Mail  ? ?Yes (images and pixel tracking) [115] Yes ? ?
Rediffmail  ? ? ? ? ? ?
Skiff Yes [116] YesYesYesYes ?
Tuta  ? ? ?Yes ? ?
Yahoo! Mail No (yahoo.co.jp) [103] No (yahoo.co.jp) [103]  ?Yes ?DMARC policies incompatible with most mailing lists. [117]
Yandex Mail  ? ? ?Yes ? ?
Zoho Mail  ? ? ? ? ? ?

Other

ProductVerified privacy and legal defense [j] Verified (possibly) neutral technologyClaimed privacy policies [k] Inactivity allowed
LocationNo username recyclingFully free software webmailSecure (TLS) webmail Tor gateway availableTor 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 USAUn­knownNoYes (default)NoYesUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownYesYesYes180 [118]
FastMail Australia / USANoPartial (Roundcube option) [o] Yes (default)NoYesYes [124] Un­knownUn­knownNoUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Gmail USAYesNo (HTML option, requires proprietary JavaScript [125] for ReCAPTCHA) [126] Yes (default)NoRequires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMSNoUn­knownYesYesYesYes720 from June 1, 2021 [127]
GMX Mail
(gmx.com) 		GermanyUn­knownNoYesNoYesUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownNo [128] Un­known180 [129]
Hushmail CanadaUn­knownNoYes (default)NoYes (2012) [130] Un­knownUn­knownUn­knownNoUn­knownNoUn­known
iCloud [p] USAUn­knownNoYes (default)NoUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Laposte.net FranceUn­knownNoYesNoUn­knownUn­knownNoUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Lycos KoreaUn­knownNoYesNoUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Mail.com Germany / USAUn­knownNoYesNoYesUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known365 (?) [131]
Mail.ru RussiaUn­knownNo [132] Yes (default)NoYesUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known365 [133]
Mailbox.org GermanyNo [134] Yes [135] Yes (default)Yes [136] YesNoNoNoNoNoNo30 [137]
Mailfence BelgiumUn­knownNoYes (default)NoYes [138] Yes [139] [140] NoNoNoNoNo365 [141]
Outlook.com USAYesNoYes (default)NoRequires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMSUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownNo [128] YesYes [142] 720 [143]
Posteo GermanyUn­knownYes (Roundcube) [144] Yes (default)Un­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Proton Mail SwitzerlandYes [145] Yes [146] Yes (default)YesYesNoRussiaNoNoNoNo (blocked in Russia) [147] 365 (free)
forever (paid) [148]
Rediffmail IndiaUn­knownNoYesNoYesUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­known
Skiff USAYesYesYesYesYesNoRussia [149] [150] NoNoNoNoUn­known
Tuta GermanyYes [151] Yes (GPLv3 [152] )Yes (default)NoYesNoRussiaNoNoNoNo (blocked in Russia) [147] 180 [153]
Yahoo! Mail USANoNoYes (default)NoYesUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownYesYesYes365 [154]
Yandex Mail RussiaUn­knownNoYes (default)NoYesUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownYes [128] Yes [128] Un­known2.5 years [155]
Zoho Mail USA / IndiaUn­knownNoYesNoUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownNoUn­knownUn­known180 [156]
  1. 1 2 Under normal circumstances email or sms verification is not required in Proton Mail. It may be required if trying to create multiple accounts, if using some Tor exit IPs, among other undisclosed factors. [100]
  2. ↑ Yandex mail accounts can be created anonymously. However after approximately 2 months of usage all of a sudden on login Yandex says that your account seems to be hacked (which is not true), and in order to improve security you are not permitted to log in unless you provide a phone number. [101]
  3. ↑ Additional notes like usage of DMARC, ARC
  4. ↑ Ability to use STARTTLS over SMTP
  5. ↑ Verified with https://starttls-everywhere.org/ or other
  6. ↑ SPF is configured and outbound mail passes SPF test from default webmail and SMTP
  7. ↑ Outbound mail has a default DKIM signature by default
  8. ↑ "Gmail uses a proxy to serve images in emails, the privacy tester reveals that using Gmail won't actually protect you from pixel tracking (though it will mask your IP address)" [102]
  9. ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.
  10. ↑ This information can be verified by anyone with access to internet. Server locations play a role in an investigation and serve thereof for legal defense
  11. ↑ Statement cannot be verified to be actual true as the information is handled by servers not accessed by the public
  12. ↑ It is possible that users cannot log in if they don't enable cookies or JavaScript for the Tor browser.
  13. ↑ For services hosted by companies that also own web search engines: The results of ads are arranged for the user in accordance to his/her interests as determined from previous search queries or other information available to the search engine.
  14. ↑ Tracking the user is not necessarily bad faith behaviour – it has to be conducted in order to provide personalized search results [ broken anchor ].
  15. ↑ Some parts of the FastMail web software have been released as free, open-source software. The front-end JavaScript library is released as Overture JS [119] [120] and the rich-text editor as Squire. [121] [122] The data model and various client code was donated to Roundcube for its JMAP implementation. [123]
  16. ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.

Unique features

Unique features in webmail products
NameFeatures
FastMail One time passwords; [157] spam filter; backscatter detection; [158] deletion of selected attachments. Android and iPhone apps.
Gmail Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries; [159] "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, [160] 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, [161] Scheduled Cleanup, [161] Filter to e.g. only see newsletters or Emails from contacts, [161] Recover deleted emails; [162] Key encryption for paid accounts [163]
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, [164] 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.

Features

  1. ↑ Most mail services that do not support POP3 access can be accessed through the FreePOPs mail proxy software.
  2. ↑ Through AOL Easy Transfer
  3. ↑ Through AOL My eAddress
  4. ↑ Gmail restricts the FROM field to registered addresses. e.g. Disposable addresses forbidden.
  5. ↑ HTML interface available for legacy browsers or users with JavaScript disabled.
  6. ↑ IMAP access available for $14.99 for the first year and $29.99 yearly thereafter.
  7. ↑ Mailfence provides an internal Instant Messaging feature for group members.
  8. ↑ Yahoo! Mail had automatic forwarding available to all accounts prior to January 15, 2021. [175]

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