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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.

The list does not include [[Web hosting service|web hosting]] providers who may offer email server and/or client software as a part of hosting package, or telecommunication providers ([[mobile network operator]]s, [[internet service provider]]s) who may offer mailboxes exclusively to their customers.

==General==
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General information on webmail providers and products
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! Product
! Released
! Cost
! Mailbox storage
! Attachment limit
! Supported languages
! Number of Email Addresses (incl. Aliases)
! [[Conversation threading]]
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[AOL Mail]]
| 1993<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=A Brief Guide to the Tumultuous 30-Year History of AOL|url=https://time.com/3857628/aol-1985-history/|access-date=2020-11-08|magazine=Time}}</ref>
| {{Free|Free (with ads)}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited. Limited to 1 TB for new accounts.}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wenzel|first=Elsa|title=AOL Mail offering unlimited storage, integrated chatting|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/aol-mail-offering-unlimited-storage-integrated-chatting/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=CNET|language=en}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|25}}25 MB<ref>{{Cite web |author=Heinz Tschabitscher |last2=Tschabitscher|first2=services since 1997 our editorial process Heinz|title=How Big Can Attachments Be for AIM Mail and AOL Mail?|url=https://www.lifewire.com/aim-mail-aol-mail-attachment-size-limits-1170888|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Lifewire|language=en}}</ref>
| 54<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Do I Change the Language on Aol?|url=https://answers.gethuman.com/AOL/How-Do-I-Change-the-Language-on-Aol/how-e-M|access-date=2020-11-08|website=gethuman.com|date=March 25, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|| 0<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manage your AOL username |url=https://help.aol.com/articles/account-management-managing-your-aol-username |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=help.aol.com/ |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Fastmail]]
| 1999<ref>{{Cite web|title=A brief history of Fastmail|url=https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/360058753214-A-brief-history-of-Fastmail|access-date=2021-02-18|website=fastmail.help|language=en}}</ref><br />
| {{nonfree|$30/year to $90/year<ref name="fastmailpricing">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/us/|title=Pricing &#124; Fastmail|website=www.fastmail.com}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|2}}2&nbsp;GB to 100&nbsp;GB<ref name="fastmailpricing"/>
| {{ntsh|50}}50 MB<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fastmail.com/help/account/limits.html |title=Fastmail account limits |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303091040/https://www.fastmail.com/help/account/limits.html }}</ref>
| 37<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|600, plus 15 for every user in the account<ref>{{Cite web |title=Account limits |url=https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/1500000277382-Account-limits |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Fastmail |language=en-US}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Help Center: Other |website=Fastmail |url=https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/1500001969861}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gmail]] ([[Google Account]]){{efn|name=Google Account|[[Gmail]] is part of the [[Google Account]], therefore a Google account is required. But a Google Account doesn't require Gmail and can be used with other mail providers}}
| 2004<ref>{{Cite web|title=When Gmail Launched On April 1, 2004, People Thought It Was A Joke|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3028513/when-gmail-launched-on-april-1-2004-people-thought-it-was-a-joke|access-date=2021-02-18|website=fastcompany.com|date=April 2014|language=en |last1=Gayomali |first1=Chris }}</ref><br />
| {{depends|Free (with ads)}}; $6/user/month on the user's domain<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html|title=Compare Flexible Pricing Plan Options &#124; Google Workspace|website=workspace.google.com}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|15}}free tier: 15 GB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gmail.com/intl/en/mail/help/features.html |title=Gmail Features}}</ref> (can purchase more)
| {{ntsh|25}}25 MB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6584 |title=Gmail: Maximum attachment size |publisher=Google Inc.}}</ref><br />(10 GB per file via [[Google Drive]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2480713|title=Send Google Drive attachments in Gmail - Computer - Gmail Help}}</ref>
| 71<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| 30<ref>{{Cite web |title=Add or delete an alternate email address (email alias) - Google Workspace Admin Help |url=https://support.google.com/a/answer/33327?hl=en |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=support.google.com}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[GMX Mail]]
| 1997<br /><ref>[http://www.gmx.net/presse/geschichte.html Hintergrund und Geschichte]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527143642/http://www.gmx.net/presse/geschichte.html|date=2012-05-27}}</ref>
| {{depends|Free (with ads)<ref>[http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/g.fcgi/products/mail/freemail GMX FreeMail] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306193101/http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/g.fcgi/products/mail/freemail|date=2012-03-06}}</ref> or Paid (€3–5/month)}}
| {{ntsh|65}}65 GB (free for gmx.com),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmx.com/mail/storage/|title=GMX mail storage solution|website=www.gmx.com}}</ref><br /> 1.5 GB (for gmx.de/net)
| {{ntsh|50}}50 MB (free),<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.gmx.com/email/receiving-and-reading/attachments.html|title=Attachments|website=support.gmx.com}}</ref><br /> 50–100 MB (paid)
| German, English, Spanish, French<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.gmx.com/websearch/search-windows/search-windows.html|title=Installing GMX Search for Windows|website=support.gmx.com}}</ref>
|| Free: 2
ProMail: 10
TopMail: 50
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Hey (email service)|HEY]]<br />
| 2020<ref>{{cite news|first1=Brian X.|last1=Chen|access-date=2020-06-26|title=Tackling the Unsolvable Problem: The Bottomless Email Inbox|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/technology/personaltech/hey-email-service-screening.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=17 June 2020|issn=0362-4331|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><br />
| {{nonfree|Free 14-day trial<br />$99/year<ref name=hey_pricing>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hey.com/pricing/|title=Two flavors, two prices|website=HEY}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|100}}100 GB<ref name=hey_pricing/>
| {{ntsh|0}}300 MB <ref>{{Cite web|title=Send massive files without using other apps |url=https://www.hey.com/features/big-files/ |access-date=2021-11-08|website=hey.com|language=en}}</ref>
| English<br />{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
|| ?
| {{No}}<ref name=hey_faqs>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hey.com/faqs/|title=Frequently asked questions about HEY|website=HEY}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Hushmail]]
| 1999<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Hushmail|url=https://www.hushmail.com/about/|access-date=2021-02-18|website=hushmail.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
| {{nonfree|$49.98 year (Premium)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hushmail.com/plans/personal/|title=Hushmail for Personal Use|website=www.hushmail.com}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|10}}10 GB (Premium)<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{ntsh|20}}20 MB per file, total 50 MB per mail<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.hushmail.com/entries/250012-maximum-attachment-size|title=Maximum attachment size|access-date=January 26, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317094051/https://help.hushmail.com/entries/250012-maximum-attachment-size|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| English<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{partial|Paid}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[iCloud]]{{efn|Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.}}
| 2011<br /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2011 |title=Steve Jobs to unveil 'iCloud', Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5 at WWDC |url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2011/may/31/steve-jobs-icloud-lion-ios5 |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117203232/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2011/may/31/steve-jobs-icloud-lion-ios5 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
| {{Yes|Free (no ads) or $0.99/month, $2.99/month, or $9.99/month}}{{efn|50 GB cost $0.99/month, 200 GB cost $2.99/month, or 2 TB cost $9.99/month<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/icloud/includes/lightbox-storage.html|title=Storage Upgrade Options|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201238|title=iCloud storage plans and pricing|publisher=Apple|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|5}}5 GB (Free), 50 GB, 200 GB, or 2 TB monthly{{efn|shared between file and email storage, customizable ratio}}<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{ntsh|20}}20 MB<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
(5GB per message with Mail Drop via iCloud)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203093|title=Mail Drop limits|newspaper=Apple Support|language=en-US|access-date=January 1, 2017}}</ref>
| 4<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|Free: 3<ref>{{Cite web |title=Add and manage email aliases for iCloud Mail on iCloud.com |url=https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/mm6b1a490a/icloud |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Apple Support |language=en}}</ref>
Paid: unlimited through " Hide My Email"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-01 |title=iCloud+ plans and pricing |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201238 |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Apple Support |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5912942|title=How to turn off threaded conversations in… - Apple Community|website=discussions.apple.com}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Kolab Now]]
| 2013<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{nonfree|Free 30-day trial<br />From 4.41 CHF/month (individuals), 5.38 CHF/month (groups)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kolabnow.com/cockpit/signup/|title=Sign up for Kolab Now - Kolab Now|website=kolabnow.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|2}}2 GB, can purchase more<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kb.kolabnow.com/faq/how-much-storage-comes-with-my-account|title=How much storage comes with my account? – Kolab Now|website=kb.kolabnow.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref>
| ?
| English<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{No}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Lycos]]
| 1997<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{nonfree| $4.95 per month<br />$19.95 yearly}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lycos.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/29000021029-end-of-free-service-faq|title=End of free service FAQ: Lycos|website=lycos.freshdesk.com|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|5}}5 GB<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{ntsh|35}}35 MB<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| English<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{partial|Paid}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.com]]
| 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mail.com/blog/posts/25th-anniversary-press-release/6/|title=Email pioneer mail.com celebrates 25 years of reliable service and unique domain names|website=www.mail.com|date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>
| {{depends|Free (with ads) or $3.95/month or $19.95/year}}
| {{ntsh|65}} 65 GB<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mail.com/mail/email-storage/|title=65 GB of free email storage with mail.com|website=www.mail.com}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|30}} 30 MB<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.mail.com/email/receiving-and-reading/attachments.html|title=Attachments|website=support.mail.com}}</ref>
| English, Spanish, French<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.mail.com/websearch/search-windows/search-windows.html|title=The mail.com Search for Windows|website=support.mail.com}}</ref>
|| Free:11 (1+10 aliases)
| {{partial|Paid}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.ru]]
| 1998<ref>[http://corp.mail.ru/history.html Mail.Ru Group: Главная] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705194649/http://www.corp.mail.ru/history.html |date=July 5, 2007 }} {{in lang|ru}}<!--Russian--></ref>
| {{depends|Free (with ads) or paid options}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{ntsh|50}}2 GB<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Отправить файл в письме — Помощь по сервисам Mail.ru |url=https://help.mail.ru/mail/letters/attachments/send/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=help.mail.ru |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
| 11<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mailbox.org]]
|2014
|{{No|30 day free trial, €1/month, €3/month, €9/month}}
| {{dunno|Light - 2GB
Standard - 10GB
Premium - 25GB}}
| {{dunno|Light - no storage
Standard - 5GB
Premium - 50GB}}
| {{dunno|English & German}}
| {{dunno|light - 3
Standard - 25
Premium - 25}}
| {{dunno|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mailfence]]
| 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://financialit.net/content/quantum-computers-and-surveillance-capitalism-are-major-threat-internet-privacy |title=Quantum Computers and Surveillance Capitalism are a Major Threat to Internet Privacy |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=January 29, 2020 |website=financialit.net |access-date=January 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://anonymster.com/mailfence-review-secure-email/ |title=Mailfence Review – Secure & Private Email Service |author=Claudio R. |date=February 27, 2019 |website=anonymster.com |access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
| {{Yes|Free (no ads)<br />€2.5/month (Entry)<br />€7.5/month (Pro)<br />€25/month (Ultra)<ref name="mailfence.com">{{Cite web|url=https://mailfence.com/|title=Secure and private email &#124; Mailfence encrypted email service|website=Mailfence}}</ref><ref name="blog.mailfence.com">{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/mailfence-ultra-plan/ |title=Mailfence announces Ultra storage plan|date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|0.5}}500  MB (free)<br />5 GB (Entry) or 20 GB (Pro) or 50 GB (Ultra)<ref name="mailfence.com"/> 
| {{ntsh|10}}10 MB (Free)<br /> 50 (Entry/Pro/Ultra)<br /><ref name="Message size">{{cite web |url=https://kb.mailfence.com/kb/sending-limit/ |title=Are there any email sending limits? |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=kb.mailfence.com |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 11<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2022 |title=Mailfence Home Page |url=https://mailfence.com/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=mailfence.com |language=en}}</ref>
|| ?
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name="Mailfence paid POP and IMAP">{{cite web |url=https://mailfence.com/en/index.jsp#plans |title=Plans |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Mailfence.com |access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Outlook.com|Outlook]], Hotmail ([[Microsoft Account]]) {{efn|name=Microsoft Account|[[Outlook.com|Outlook mail]] is part of a [[Microsoft Account]]. Although microsoft account is not a requirement, to access account settings, it has to be through done through the microsoft account. Login and sign up is always done through [https://login.live.com login.live.com] domain}}
| 1996 (Hotmail)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-10 |title=Sabeer Bhatiya, Los Angeles, Large Indian Company, Scott Mc Nealy MBA'80, Steve Wozniak and Marc Andreesen, Sabeer Bhatiya: The founder of "Hotmail.com": Is He Great or Is He Lucky..., Sabeer Bhatiya, Los Angeles, Large Indian Company, Scott Mc Nealy MBA'80, Steve Wozniak and Marc Andreesen, Apple Computers, Jack Smith, American Online account, web - HOTMAIL, Microsoft's financial muscles |url=http://4to40.com/legends/print.asp?id=131 |access-date=2022-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210043942/http://4to40.com/legends/print.asp?id=131 |archive-date=February 10, 2007 }}</ref><br />2012 (Outlook)<br /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Why is Hotmail changing its name? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-19079657 |access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>
| {{depends|Free (with ads); Paid option}}
| {{ntsh|15}}15 GB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Storage-limits-in-Outlook-com-7ac99134-69e5-4619-ac0b-2d313bba5e9e |title=Storage limits in Outlook.com |date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|32}}32 MB (Unlimited via [[OneDrive]])<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| 106<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{yes}}<ref name=outlook_compare>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/outlook-com/compare/ |title=Compare Outlook.com |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Posteo]]
| 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rochefort |first=Mathilde |date=2021-08-10 |title=Avis Posteo: que vaut la messagerie chiffrée allemande ? |url=https://www.clubic.com/messagerie/avis-384552-avis-posteo-que-vaut-la-messagerie-chiffree-allemande-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220403003506/https://www.clubic.com/messagerie/avis-384552-avis-posteo-que-vaut-la-messagerie-chiffree-allemande-.html |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=[[Clubic]] |language=fr }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-02 |title=Email green, secure, simple and ad-free - posteo.de - About Posteo |url=https://posteo.de/en/site/about_posteo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220403003251/https://posteo.de/en/site/about_posteo |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=posteo.de }}</ref>
| {{nonfree|€1/month to €1,45/month<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://posteo.de/en/site/features#featurespayment|title=Email green, secure, simple and ad-free - posteo.de - Features|website=posteo.de}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|2}}2 GB storage<br />(can be increased)
| {{ntsh|50}}50 MB
| 3
|2 included
up to 20 for an additional charge of 0.10 EUR per alias per month<ref>{{Cite web |title=Email green, secure, simple and ad-free - posteo.de - Features |url=https://posteo.de/en/site/features#featuresemail |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=posteo.de}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Proton Mail]] (Proton Account){{efn|name=Proton Account|Creation of [[Proton Mail]] automatically creates a Proton Account}}
| 2014<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://proton.me/blog/proton-seven-year-reflection|title=Proton turns 7|date=May 19, 2021}}</ref>
| {{Yes|Free (no ads); Multi-tiered pricing}}
| {{ntsh|0.5}}500 MB (free)
1 GB (can be upgraded for free)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Proton|date=2021-12-10|title=Get started with Proton Mail and increase your storage for free|url=https://proton.me/blog/get-started-ma|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Proton Blog|language=en-US}}</ref><br />5 to 20 GB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://proton.me/pricing |title=Proton Mail - Sign Up |access-date=December 31, 2016}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|25}}25 MB<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Attachment and email size limits |url=https://proton.me/support/attaching-multiple-documents-to-a-message |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Proton |language=en}}</ref>
| 10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Proton|date=2023-02-20|title=Proton - Privacy by default|url=https://proton.me|access-date=2023-02-20|website=Proton Mail|language=en-US}}</ref>
|Free: 1
Plus: 10

Ultimate: 15<ref>{{Cite web |title=Create a free email account or choose a paid plan |url=https://proton.me/mail/pricing |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Proton |language=en}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rediffmail]]
| 1997<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{depends|Free (with ads) and paid: {{INRConvert|399|}}/year for [[POP3]]; {{INRConvert|50|}}/month for mobile}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{ntsh|25}}25 MB<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| 11<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{partial|{{INRConvert|399|}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Tuta (email)|Tuta]]
| 2011<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuta - Who we are. |url=https://tuta.com/team/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Tuta |language=en}}</ref>
| {{Yes|Free (no ads)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tuta.com/blog/best-free-email-accounts|title=Free Email Providers|date=March 2024}}</ref><br />€36 year (Personal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tuta.com/pricing|title=Create a free email account today|website=Tutanota}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|1}}1 GB Free and Premium, 10GB Teams. Can be upgraded to 10GB, 100GB, or 1TB.<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tuta.com/pricing|title=Tuta Pricing|date=August 2020}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|25}}25 MB<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=Tuta FAQ|url=https://tuta.com/support/#maximum-email-size|date=August 2020}}</ref>
| 30<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|Free: 1
Revolutionary: 15

Legend: 30<ref>{{Cite web |title=Create a free email account today |url=https://tuta.com/pricing |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Tuta |language=en}}</ref>
| {{no}}<ref name="Tuta, no POP, no IMAP">{{cite web |url=https://tutanota.uservoice.com/forums/237921-general/suggestions/6895110-external-imap-pop3-connection |title=External IMAP/POP3 connection |author=Tutanota Support |date=May 9, 2017 |website=Tuta Support |access-date=May 9, 2018 |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410085857/https://tutanota.uservoice.com/forums/237921-general/suggestions/6895110-external-imap-pop3-connection }}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| 1997 <ref name="launchannouncement">{{cite press release |publisher=Yahoo! |date=October 8, 1997 |url=http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release124.html |title=Yahoo! Expands Community Services with Free E-mail |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712045957/http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release124.html |archive-date=July 12, 2007}}</ref>
| {{depends|Free (with ads)<br />Yahoo! Mail Plus $49.99}}
| {{ntsh|1000}}20GB{{efn|Yahoo! Mail lowered its storage limit from 1TB to 20GB in June 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.yahoo.com/kb/new-yahoo-mail/SLN37064.html|title=Yahoo Mail Storage FAQ|access-date=June 25, 2025}}</ref>}}
| {{ntsh|25}}25 MB<br />(150 MB per file via [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dropbox.com/help/973/ |title=How do I use Dropbox with Yahoo Mail?}}</ref>
| 27<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|Free: 3
Plus: 500<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ad-free email and a whole lot more with Yahoo Mail Plus - Sign up |url=https://www.yahoo.com/plus/mail |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN26405.html|title=Turn Conversations on or off in the Yahoo Mail app &#124; Yahoo Help - SLN26405|website=help.yahoo.com}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yandex#Products and services|Yandex Mail]]
| 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=Яндекс.Почта — бесплатная почта с web-интерфейсом |url=https://yandex.ru/company/news/2000-06-26_00 |website=Yandex}}</ref> 
| {{Free|Free (with ads) or paid options}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lifewire.com/get-free-yandex-account-1170779 |title=How to Open a Yandex.Mail Account }}</ref>
| {{depends|5GB}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.yandex.com/mail/?id=1114209|title=What is Yandex.Mail — Mail — Yandex.Support|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> 
| {{ntsh|22}}22 MB per file, total 30 MB per mail (2 GB per file via [[Yandex Disk]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://help.yandex.com/mail/letter/attach-files.xml |title=Attach files to messages — Yandex.Help. Mail |access-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429211316/http://help.yandex.com/mail/letter/attach-files.xml |archive-date=April 29, 2014 }}</ref>
| 10<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{yes}}{{efn|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 }}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho Mail]]
| 2008<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| {{depends|Personal Free (no ads); Premium options $24 to $99/user yearly}}
| {{ntsh|5}}5 GB "Lite".<br />"Standard": 10 & 15 GB<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zoho Mail Pricing & Editions - Free for 5 Users |url=https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Zoho |language=en}}</ref>
| {{ntsh|20}}20 MB free, 30 or 50 MB paid<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| 16<br />{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
|| ?
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name=zoho_free_webmail_only>{{Cite web|url=https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/community/topic/zoho-free-tier-pop-imap-activesync-no-longer-free|title=POP/IMAP/Activesync no longer free?}}</ref>
|}
{{Notelist}}

==Supported protocols==
{{sticky header}}
{{mw-datatable}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under mw-datatable sticky-header" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
|-
! Product
! [[Post Office Protocol|POP3]] support
! [[Internet Message Access Protocol|IMAP]] support
! [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]] support
! [[JSON Meta Application Protocol|JMAP]] support
! [[Cryptographic protocol]] support
! [[IPv6]] support
! [[Exchange ActiveSync|EAS]] support
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[AOL Mail]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Use POP or IMAP to sync AOL Mail on a third-party app or download your email |url=https://help.aol.com/articles/how-do-i-use-other-email-applications-to-send-and-receive-my-aol-mail |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Fastmail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.fastmail.com/2010/01/29/opportunistic-ssltls-encryption-on-outgoing-emails/ |title=Opportunistic SSL/TLS encryption on outgoing emails |publisher=Fastmail |date=January 29, 2010}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gmail]] ([[Google Account]])
| {{no}}
| {{no}}{{efn|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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://security.googleblog.com/2014/04/new-security-measures-will-affect-older.html |title=New Security Measures Will Affect Older (non-OAuth 2.0) Applications| website=Google}}</ref>}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[GMX Mail]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Hey (email service)|HEY]]<br />
| {{No}}<ref name=hey_faqs/>
| {{no}}
| {{No}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|TLS}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hey.com/security/|title=Serious security|website=HEY}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Hushmail]]
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes|SSL, TLS, [[OpenPGP]]}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[iCloud]]{{efn|Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.}}
| {{No}}<ref name="iCloud Mail">{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864|title=iCloud: Mail server settings for email clients|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}<ref name="iCloud Mail"/>
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Kolab Now]]
| {{Yes}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://kb.kolabnow.com/documentation/generic-imap-client-setup-guide|title=Generic IMAP Client Setup Guide – Kolab Now|website=kb.kolabnow.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref name="auto"/>
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes|SSL/TLS}}<ref name="auto"/>
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Lycos]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes|SSL/TLS}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.com]]
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.ru]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mailbox.org]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mailfence]]
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name="Mailfence paid POP and IMAP" />
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name="Mailfence paid POP and IMAP" />
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL/TLS, [[OpenPGP]]}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mailfence.com/en/secure-email.jsp|title=This is how Mailfence provides a secure email service|website=mailfence.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Outlook.com|Outlook]], Hotmail ([[Microsoft Account]])
| {{Yes}}<ref name=outlook_compare/>
| {{yes}}<ref name=outlook_compare/>
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL,<ref name=outlook_compare/> [[Exchange ActiveSync]]<ref name=outlook_compare/>}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Posteo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Proton Mail]]
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name="protonmail bridge">{{cite web|url=https://proton.me/mail/bridge|website=Proton Mail|title=Proton Mail IMAP/SMTP Bridge|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref>
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name="protonmail bridge"/>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS, Tor, [[OpenPGP]]}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rediffmail]]
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name="Rediffmail Pro account IMAP instructions">{{cite web|url=https://support.rediff.com/thunderbird-imap-with-ssl-without-ssl/|website=support.rediff.com|title=Thunderbird IMAP with SSL without SSL|date=July 10, 2019 |access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref>
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name="Rediffmail Pro account IMAP instructions"/>
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Tuta (email)|Tuta]]
| {{no}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tuta.com/support/#imap |title=Tutanota FAQ |access-date=2021-08-16 }}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, [[DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities|DANE]]}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| {{partial|Most countries or YPOPs!}}
| {{Yes}}{{efn|Also can be used on non-mobile devices via third-party software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravurasoftware.com/yahoo-imap/|title=Yahoo IMAP Connector|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes|SSL}}<ref name="YMailSSL">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-secure-yahoo-mail-web-sessions-with-ssl/ |title=How to secure Yahoo Mail Web sessions with SSL |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=January 14, 2013}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yandex#Products and services|Yandex Mail]]
| Appears to require phone number to enable IMAP
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho Mail]]
| {{partial|Paid}}<ref name=zoho_free_webmail_only/>
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{partial|Partial}}
| {{dunno}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

==Digital rights==
{{See also|Comparison of web search engines#Digital rights|PRISM (surveillance program)|Internet privacy|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): 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"
! Product || SMS verification || Secondary email verification 
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[AOL Mail]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[FastMail]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{No Y}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[Gmail]]
| {{Optional}} {{efn|name=Google SMS|Required only when abuse detected through undisclosed factors}}
| {{Optional}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[GMX Mail]]<br />[[GMX Mail|(gmx.com)]]
| {{Yes N}}<ref name="gmx1">{{Cite web|url=https://hilfe.gmx.net/account/logindaten/registrierung.html|title=GMX Help & Contact|website=hilfe.gmx.net|language=de|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>
| {{Yes N}}<ref name="gmx1"/>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Hushmail]]
| {{Yes N}}<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lifewire.com/best-secure-email-services-4136763|title=The 5 Best Secure Email Services for 2018|website=Lifewire|language=en|access-date=2018-08-18}}</ref>
| {{Yes N}}<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[iCloud]]
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
!style="text-align:left;" | [[La Poste (France)#Other activities|Laposte.net]]
|{{Optional}}
|{{Optional}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Lycos]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{No Y}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.com]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{No Y}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mailbox.org]]
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.ru]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mailfence]]
| {{No Y}}
| {{Yes N}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Outlook.com]]
| {{Unsure}} {{efn|name=Outlook Verify|May required to be given. Currently mandatory verification is not enforced to everyone signing up but could be asked later on. When accessing microsoft account through outlook, it does ask for verification of at least one method. If not using microsoft but only outlook, then not required{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}}}
| {{Unsure}} {{efn|name=Outlook Verify}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Proton Mail]]
| {{Optional}} {{efn|name=Proton verification|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://proton.me/support/human-verification|title=Human verification — checking you're a human when you sign up for Proton Mail|website=Proton}}</ref>}}
| {{Optional}} {{efn|name=Proton verification}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rediffmail]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Seznam.cz]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Tuta (email)|Tuta]]
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{No Y}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yandex Mail]]
| {{Yes N}}{{efn|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://red-dot-geek.com/free-email-services-no-phone|title = 12 Free Email Services (Without Phone Verification)}}</ref>}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho Mail]]
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
|}

===Secure delivery===
Features to reduce the risk of third-party tracking and interception of the email content; measures to increase the [[Email deliverability|deliverability]] of correct outbound messages.

{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Product
! colspan="3" | Anti-[[Wiretapping|interception]]
! colspan="2" | Outbound anti-[[Email spoofing|spoofing]] and deliverability
! rowspan="2" | Other{{efn|name=Other|Additional notes like usage of [[DMARC]], [[Authenticated Received Chain|ARC]]}}
|-
! STARTTLS (outbound){{efn|name=STARTTLSOutbound|Ability to use STARTTLS over SMTP}}
! STARTTLS (inbound){{efn|name=STARTTLSInbound|Verified with https://starttls-everywhere.org/ or other}}
! Tracking content prevention<ref name=EFF2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/01/stop-tracking-my-emails|title=(Don't) Return to Sender: How to Protect Yourself From Email Tracking|author1=Sydney Li |author2=Bennett Cyphers |date=2019-01-09}}</ref>
! Basic SPF{{efn|name=BasicSPF|SPF is configured and outbound mail passes SPF test from default webmail and SMTP}}
!Default DKIM{{efn|name=DefaultDKIM|Outbound mail has a default DKIM signature by default}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[AOL Mail]]
| {{No}}<ref name=gtremailred>{{cite web|url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/safer-email/overview?encrypt_region_table=encryption_level:RED;region:001&lu=encrypt_region_table|title=Google transparency report for safer email|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[FastMail]]
| {{Yes}}<ref name="fastmailstarttls">{{Cite web|url=https://fastmail.blog/advanced/lets-starttls-everywhere/|date=2018-06-27|title=Getting STARTTLS Everywhere|website=Fastmail blog|access-date=2022-08-16|language=en}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref name="fastmailstarttls"/>
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Fastmail Keeps You Safe From Spy Pixels|url=https://fastmail.blog/privacy-security/fastmail-keeps-you-safe-from-spy-pixels/|access-date=2021-11-03|website=Fastmail blog|language=en}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<ref name="fastmailfuture">{{Cite web|url=https://fastmail.blog/advanced/spf-dkim-dmarc/|title=SPF, DKIM & DMARC: email anti-spoofing technology history and future|website=Fastmail Blog|date=December 24, 2016|language=en|access-date=2021-11-02}}</ref>
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Gmail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Partial}} (only images) <ref name=EFF2019/>{{efn|"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)"<ref name=EFF2019/>}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| Adds ARC, does not enforce DMARC rejection for Gmail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.socketlabs.com/blog/gmail-announces-dmarc-implementation/|title=Google Announces DMARC Implementation Plan|website=www.socketlabs.com|date=October 20, 2015 |access-date=2021-01-02}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[GMX Mail]]<br />[[GMX Mail|(gmx.com)]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Hushmail]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[iCloud]]{{efn|Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.}}
| ?
| {{Yes}}<ref name="gtremailgreen"/>
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[La Poste (France)#Other activities|Laposte.net]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Lycos]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mail.com]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mail.ru]]
| ?
| {{Yes}}<ref name="gtremailgreen"/>
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mailbox.org]]
| {{Yes}}<ref name="SSL-TLS encryption at mailbox.org">{{cite web|url=https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/security-privacy-article/ssl-tls-encryption-at-mailbox-org}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mailfence]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}<ref name="starttls-everywhere">{{cite web|url=https://starttls-everywhere.org/results/?mailfence.com|title=EFF: STARTTLS everywhere|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref name="Email reading: text only display mode">{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/harden-mailfence-account/|title=Harden your Mailfence account|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref name="Message reading modes">{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/mailfence-release-notes-dec-2019/|title=Mailfence Release Notes December 2019|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>  
| {{Yes}}<ref name="Mailfence now implements SPF (Sender Policy Framework)">{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/mailfence-now-implements-spf-sender-policy-framework/|title=Mailfence now implements SPF (Sender Policy Framework)|date=July 22, 2015|access-date=2015-07-22}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Outlook.com]]
| {{Yes}}<ref name="gtremailgreen">{{cite web|url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/safer-email/overview?encrypt_region_table=encryption_level:GREEN&lu=encrypt_region_table&encrypt_region=region:001|title=Google transparency report for safer email|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<ref name=EFF2019/>
| ?
| ?
| Adds ARC<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/office-365-enables-arc-for-enhanced-anti-spoofing-detection/|title=Office 365 Enables ARC for Enhanced Anti-Spoofing Detection|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Proton Mail]]
| ?
| ?
| {{Yes}} (images and pixel tracking)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://proton.me/support/email-tracker-protection|title=Enhanced tracking protection|website=Protonmail|date=2022-11-30}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Rediffmail]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Tuta (email)|Tuta]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Yahoo! Mail]]
| {{No}} (yahoo.co.jp)<ref name=gtremailred/>
| {{No}} (yahoo.co.jp)<ref name=gtremailred/>
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| DMARC policies incompatible with most mailing lists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2141120/yahoo-email-antispoofing-policy-breaks-mailing-lists.html|title=Yahoo email anti-spoofing policy breaks mailing lists|date=2014-04-08|website=PCWorld|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Yandex Mail]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| ?
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho Mail]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|}

===Other===
{{anchor|Software distribution}}
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Product
! colspan="7" style="background: lightgreen" | Verified privacy and legal defense{{efn|name=VerifiedPrivacyAndLegal|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}}
! colspan="2" style="background: white" | Verified (possibly) neutral technology
! colspan="3" style="background: orange" | Claimed privacy policies{{efn|name=ClaimedPrivacyPolicies|Statement cannot be verified to be actual true as the information is handled by servers not accessed by the public}}
! colspan="1" style="background: gray" | Inactivity allowed
|-
!Location
!No username recycling || Fully [[free software]] webmail|| Secure ([[Transport Layer Security|TLS]]) webmail ||[[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] gateway available || Tor browser allowed{{efn|name=TorBrowserAllowed|It is possible that users cannot log in if they don't enable cookies or JavaScript for the Tor browser.}}||[[Proxy server|Proxy gateway]] available ||[[Internet censorship]] (countries) ||[[HTTP cookie|HTTP tracking cookies]]||[[Advertising mail|Personalized ads]]{{efn|name=PersonalizedAds|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.}}||[[Email tracking]]{{efn|name=EmailTracking|Tracking the user is not necessarily bad faith behaviour&nbsp;– it has to be conducted in order to provide [[#Search results|personalized search results]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-28|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#Search results|reason= }}.}}||[[Information sharing]]||Max inactivity (days)
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[AOL Mail]]
| USA
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
|  365<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reasons AOL deactivates or deletes an account |url=https://help.aol.com/articles/reasons-aol-deactivates-or-deletes-an-account |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240926180042/https://help.aol.com/articles/reasons-aol-deactivates-or-deletes-an-account |archive-date=2024-09-26 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=help.aol.com/ |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[FastMail]]
| Australia / USA
| {{No}}
| {{Partial}} ([[Roundcube]] option){{efn|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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.fastmail.com/2014/12/20/open-sourcing-overturejs-the-js-lib-that-powers-fastmail/ |title=Open-sourcing OvertureJS – the JS lib that powers FastMail |publisher=FastMail Pty Ltd |date=December 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://overturejs.com/|title=Overture JS|website=overturejs.com}}</ref> and the [[rich-text editor]] as Squire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.fastmail.com/2014/12/08/squire-fastmails-rich-text-editor/ |title=FastMail's rich text editor |publisher=FastMail Pty Ltd |date=December 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://neilj.github.io/Squire/|title=Squire|access-date=September 19, 2017|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912080908/http://neilj.github.io/Squire/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[data model]] and various client code was donated to [[Roundcube]] for its [[JMAP]] implementation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blog.fastmail.com/2015/06/05/fastmail-supports-roundcube-next-development/ |title=FastMail supports Roundcube Next development |newspaper=Fastmail Blog |publisher=FastMail Pty Ltd |date=June 5, 2015}}</ref>}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fastmail.com/help/technical/servernamesandports.html#proxy|title=Server names and ports § Firewall access|publisher=FastMail Pty}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Gmail]]
| USA
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}} (HTML option, requires proprietary JavaScript<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/43091-free-software-foundation-to-google-free-gmails-javascript.html|title = Free Software Foundation to Google: Free Gmail's JavaScript| date=April 2011 }}</ref> for [[ReCAPTCHA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15049|title = See Gmail in standard or basic HTML version - Gmail Help}}</ref>
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Partial|Requires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMS}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
| 730<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inactive Google Account Policy - Google Account Help |url=https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/12418290 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241226041946/https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/12418290 |archive-date=2024-12-26 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=support.google.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[GMX Mail]]<br />[[GMX Mail|(gmx.com)]]
| Germany
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{No Y}}<ref name="maketecheasier.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.maketecheasier.com/which-email-providers-scanning-emails/ |title=Best known email providers by email tracking and privacy reputation|date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
|  180<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Data Protection with GMX's free webmail {{!}} GMX |url=https://www.gmx.com/company/data-collection/mail-client/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms & Conditions {{!}} GMX |url=https://www.gmx.com/company/terms/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.gmx.com}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Hushmail]]
|Canada
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/tutorial-how-create-anonymous-email-accounts|title = Don't be a Petraeus: A Tutorial on Anonymous Email Accounts|date = November 28, 2012}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[iCloud]]{{efn|Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.}}
| USA
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[La Poste (France)#Other activities|Laposte.net]]
|France
|{{unknown}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{unknown}}
|{{unknown}}
|{{no Y}}
|{{unknown}}
|{{unknown}}
|{{unknown}}
|{{unknown}}
|{{Unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Lycos]]
| Korea
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mail.com]]
| Germany / USA
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|  365<ref>{{Cite web |title=I still cannot log in |url=https://support.mail.com/account/login/still-no-login.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=support.mail.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mail.ru]]
| Russia
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}<ref>Some free software available at https://github.com/mailru</ref>
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|  515<ref>{{Cite web |title=EU PRIVACY POLICY for Cloud Mail — Помощь по сервисам Mail |url=https://help.mail.ru/legal/terms/cloud/eu-cloud/euprivacypolicy/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=help.mail.ru |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mailbox.org]]
| Germany
| {{No}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=username recycling policy |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Mailbox_org/comments/14jb2hq/username_recycling_policy/ |website=mailbox.org subreddit|date=June 26, 2023 }}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is everything at mailbox.org open source? |url=https://userforum-en.mailbox.org/topic/is-everything-at-mailbox-org-open-source |website=mailbox.org user forum}}</ref>
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to configure the Tor Browser |url=https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/faq-article/how-to-configure-the-tor-browser/ |website=mailbox.org knowledge base}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
|  30 (after contract termination)<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to recover a deactivated account {{!}} Knowledge Base |url=https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/account-article/how-to-recover-a-deactivated-account/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=kb.mailbox.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Mailfence]]
|Belgium
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/send-email-anonymously-mailfence-tor/ |title=Send email anonymously using Mailfence and Tor|date=October 6, 2016}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/encrypt-email/|title=Encrypt email with Gmail and Outlook.com or any other provider|first=Patrick De|last=Schutter|date=October 11, 2017|website=Mailfence Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/pop3-vs-imap-vs-exchange-activesync/ |title=POP3 vs IMAP vs Exchange ActiveSync. What's the difference?|date=September 22, 2017}}</ref>
| {{no Y}}
| {{No}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
| 365 (free), forever (paid)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mailfence |title=Mailfence Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://mailfence.com/en/faq.jsp |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Mailfence |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Outlook.com]]
| USA
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Partial|Requires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMS}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{No Y}}<ref name="maketecheasier.com"/>
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epic.org/amicus/ecpa/microsoft/|title=United States v. Microsoft – EPIC – Electronic Privacy Information Center}}</ref>
| 365<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Services Agreement |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.microsoft.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Posteo]]
| Germany
| {{unknown}}
| {{Yes}} ([[Roundcube]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Daniel Blechynden last |date=2020-11-12 |title=Posteo secure email review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/posteo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220402235515/https://www.techradar.com/reviews/posteo |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=[[TechRadar]] |language=en }}</ref>
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Proton Mail]]
|Switzerland
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-08|title=How to delete your account|url=https://proton.me/support/delete-account}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-04-23|title=The Proton Mail Android app is open source|url=https://proton.me/blog/android-open-source|date=2020-04-23}}</ref>
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{yes N|Russia}}
| {{No}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}} (blocked in Russia)<ref name=Corfield2020/>
| 365 (free), forever (paid)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms of Service |url=https://proton.me/legal/terms |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Proton |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Rediffmail]]
|India
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Tuta (email)|Tuta]]
|Germany
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-08|title=Do you delete inactive accounts / recycle email addresses?|url=https://tuta.com/faq/#inactive-accounts}}</ref>
| {{Yes}} ([[GPLv3]]<ref name="tuta.com">{{Cite web|url=https://tuta.com/blog/open-source-email|title=The open source email service Tutanota fights for your right to privacy.|website=Tutanota}}</ref>)
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{yes N|Russia}}
| {{No}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{No Y}} (blocked in Russia)<ref name=Corfield2020>{{cite web|author=Gareth Corfield|date=2020-02-17|access-date=2020-04-12|title=Tutanota cries 'censorship!' after secure email biz blocked – for real this time – in Russia|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/17/tutanota_blocked_russia/|website=www.theregister.co.uk}}</ref>
| 180<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuta Support |url=https://tuta.com/support#inactive-accounts |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Tuta |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Yahoo! Mail]]
| USA
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
| {{Yes N}}
| 365<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inactive mailboxes in Yahoo Mail {{!}} Yahoo Help - SLN29338 |url=https://help.yahoo.com/kb/empty-mailbox-yahoo-mail-sln29338.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=help.yahoo.com}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Yandex Mail]]
| Russia
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{Yes N}}<ref name="maketecheasier.com"/>
| {{Yes N}}<ref name="maketecheasier.com"/>
| {{unknown}}
| 912<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freezing inactive mailboxes - Mail. Support |url=https://yandex.com/support/mail/freezing.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=yandex.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |[[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho Mail]]
| USA / India
| {{unknown}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{No Y}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| 270<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inactive Accounts in Zoho Mail |url=https://www.zoho.com/mail/help/inactive-account.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Zoho |language=en}}</ref>
|}
{{notelist}}

==Unique features==
<!-- Please do not add new entries to this table unless there is a Wikipedia article about the product. Thank you. -->
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="text-align:left;"
|+ Unique features in webmail products
|-
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Features
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[FastMail]]
| One time passwords;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fastmail.com/help/account/alternatelogin.html |title=Alternative logins |publisher=FastMail |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231151731/https://www.fastmail.com/help/account/alternatelogin.html |archive-date=December 31, 2014 }}</ref> spam filter; [[Backscatter (email)|backscatter]] detection;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fastmail.com/help/technical/backscatter.html |title=Backscatter |publisher=FastMail}}</ref> deletion of selected attachments. Android and iPhone apps.
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gmail]]
| Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/114129|title=Verify your account - Google Account Help}}</ref> "Normal" view via Settings; Labels instead of folders; Undo send (implemented as a delayed send)
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[La Poste (France)#Other activities|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).
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/mailfence-unique-secure-and-private-email/ |title=Why mailfence is a unique, secure and private email service|date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Full email-suite, Shared mailbox and collaboration with group members
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Outlook.com]]
| [[One-time password]], Mobile alerts, Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries, Rules,<ref name="windows.microsoft.com">[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/outlook/clean-inbox Clean, clutter-free inbox] Outlook.com</ref> Scheduled Cleanup,<ref name="windows.microsoft.com"/> Filter to e.g. only see newsletters or Emails from contacts,<ref name="windows.microsoft.com"/> Recover deleted emails;<ref>[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/outlook/recover-deleted-messages Recover deleted messages] Outlook.com</ref> Key encryption for paid accounts<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/learn-about-encrypted-messages-in-outlook-com-3521aa01-77e3-4cfd-8a13-299eb60b1957|title=Learn about encrypted messages in Outlook.com|website=support.office.com|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[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
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rediffmail]]
| sign-in via [[Google]], [[Yahoo!]], [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], Mobile Sync; Indrive.
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Tuta (email)|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
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yandex Mail]]
| No ads, email for own domains (Yandex PDD), scheduled email delivery, SMS verification, sign-in via Twitter, VK, Facebook, Google Profile
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Zoho Office Suite|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.
|}

==Features ==
<!-- Please do not add new entries to this table unless there is a Wikipedia article about the product. Thank you. -->
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"
|-
! Service Name 
! Automatic forwarding
! Email client access{{efn|name=POP3Support|Most mail services that do not support POP3 access can be accessed through the [[FreePOPs]] mail proxy software.}}
! Client email for other server
! Integration with IM service
! Domain<br />Name<br />customization
! Interface<br />script<br />technique
! Virus scanning
! Filters out emails with executable attachments
! Custom "From:" Address
! Address modifiers ([[Plus address|subaddressing]])
! Server hosted public keyring (for encryption)
! Shared key encryption
! Zero-knowledge architecture
|-
![[AOL Mail]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])
| {{Yes}}{{efn|Through AOL Easy Transfer}}
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[AOL Instant Messenger]]
| {{No}}{{efn|Through AOL My eAddress}}
|[[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br />([[McAfee]])
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[FastMail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]] only)
| {{No}} ([[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]] until 2016-01-31<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-04-12|title=Shutting down our XMPP chat service|url=https://fastmail.blog/2015/11/16/shutting-down-our-xmpp-chat-service/|date=2015-11-16|website=Fastmail blog|archive-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412115339/https://fastmail.blog/2015/11/16/shutting-down-our-xmpp-chat-service/|url-status=dead}}</ref>)
| {{Partial|Some paid plans only}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{Yes}}
| Configurable with user filtering rules
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Plus addressing and subdomain addressing}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fastmail.com/help/receive/addressing.html|title=Plus addressing and subdomain addressing|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Gmail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]], [[IMAP]])<br />[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported<br />[[SMTP]] restricted{{efn|Gmail restricts the FROM field to registered addresses. e.g. Disposable addresses forbidden.}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[Google Talk]]<sup>beta</sup> ([[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]), [[AOL Instant Messenger]]
| {{Partial|Via [[Google Workspace]], premium plans only}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]{{efn|[[HTML]] interface available for legacy [[Web browser|browsers]] or users with [[JavaScript]] disabled.}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}, including .exe files in zip files
| style="background:#dfd;" | Yes, limited.<br />Feature restricted to preconfigured addresses. Addresses not registered in advance with Gmail are blocked.
| {{Yes|Plus addressing}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Hushmail]]
| {{Partial|Business accounts only}}
| {{Partial|Extra cost}}{{efn|IMAP access available for $14.99 for the first year and $29.99 yearly thereafter.}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{No}}
| {{Partial|Business accounts only}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{Yes}}, unlimited email aliases for paid subscribers
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[iCloud]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes|[[Post Office Protocol|POP]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]]<br />[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{Partial|iCloud+ subscribers only<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/en-ie/HT212514 |title=Use Custom Email Domain with iCloud Mail|date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes|Plus addressing}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maheshone.com/why-icloud-email-address/ |title=iCloud Email Address: One Productivity Tip You Probably Didn't Know|date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[La Poste (France)#Other activities|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}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Mail.com]]
| {{partial|Premium accounts only}}
| {{partial|Premium plans only ([[Post Office Protocol|POP]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]]<br />[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported)}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]] only)
|[[Google Talk]] ([[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]])
| {{No}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]<sup id="fon_2_back">[[#fon 2|2]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-28|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#fon 2|reason= The anchor (fon 2) [[Special:Diff/815786978|has been deleted]].}}</sup>
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}, including .exe files in zip files
| {{yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Mail.ru]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]], [[IMAP]])
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]], [[IMAP]])
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[ICQ]], Custom
| {{Yes}} (Free, Mail.ru for Business supports up to 5000 mailboxes)
|[[HTML]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]] (Beta)
| {{Yes}}<br />([[Kaspersky Anti-Virus|Kaspersky]])
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Mailfence]]
| {{Partial|Paying accounts only}}
| {{Partial|Paying accounts only}}<br />([[SMTP]], [[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[Exchange ActiveSync]]), [[WebDAV|DAVx]] supported
| {{Yes}}
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]{{efn|Mailfence provides an internal Instant Messaging feature for group members.}}
| {{Partial|Paying accounts only}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}, including .exe files in zip files
| {{Partial|Paying accounts only}}
| {{Yes|Plus addressing}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/plus-addressing-to-track-spammers/ |title=Plus addressing to track spammers|date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.mailfence.com/symmetric-encryption/ |title=Password encrypted messages based on symmetric encryption|date=December 12, 2018|access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> 
| {{No}}
|-
![[Outlook.com]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]], [[SMTP]], [[IMAP]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/pop-imap-and-smtp-settings-for-outlook-com-d088b986-291d-42b8-9564-9c414e2aa040?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us|title=POP, IMAP, and SMTP settings for Outlook.com - Microsoft Support|website=support.microsoft.com}}</ref> [[Microsoft Exchange Server]])
| {{No}}<br />(No [[POP3]], but [[Gmail]] sync allowed for paid customers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-your-other-email-accounts-to-outlook-com-c5224df4-5885-4e79-91ba-523aa743f0ba|title=Add your other email accounts to Outlook.com - Microsoft Support|website=support.microsoft.com}}</ref>)
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[Skype]], [[Google Hangouts]], [[Facebook Messenger|Facebook Chat]]
| {{Partial|Via [[Office 365]], some premium plans only}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}, including .exe files in zip files
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Plus addressing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://withinwindows.com/within-windows/outlookcom-supports-simpler-email-aliases-too|title=Outlook.com supports simpler "+" email aliases too|last=Rivera|first=Rafael|work=Within Windows|date=2013-09-17|access-date=2023-12-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220025605/http://withinwindows.com/within-windows/outlookcom-supports-simpler-email-aliases-too|archive-date=2014-02-20}}</ref>}}
| {{Partial|Via [[Office 365]]}}
| {{Partial|Via [[Office 365]]}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Proton Mail]]
| {{No}}
| {{Partial|Premium plans only through Proton Mail Bridge<ref>{{cite web|url=https://proton.me/mail|title=Configure Proton Mail secure email with your favorite IMAP/SMTP email client by using the Proton Mail Bridge application. IMAP instructions here.|website=Proton Mail|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Partial|Premium plans only}}
|[[JavaScript]]/[[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{Yes}} ([[Clam AntiVirus|ClamAV]])
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Plus addressing}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
![[rediff]]
| {{No}}
| {{Partial|Premium plans only}}
| {{dunno}}
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[Rediff Bol]]
| {{Yes}}
|[[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]<sup id="fon_2_back">[[#fon 2|2]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-28|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#fon 2|reason= The anchor (fon 2) [[Special:Diff/815786978|has been deleted]].}}</sup>
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Seznam.cz]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])<br />[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]] only)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]
| {{Yes}}<br />([[ESET software|ESET-NOD32]])
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Tutanota]]
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{Partial|Premium plans only}}
|[[JavaScript]]
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
![[Yahoo! Mail]]
| {{Partial|Premium plan only}}{{efn|Yahoo! Mail had automatic forwarding available to all accounts prior to January 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35503.html|title=Automatic forwarding of emails in free Yahoo Mail accounts will be discontinued &#124; Mail Help - SLN35503|website=help.yahoo.com}}</ref>}}
| {{Partial|[[POP3]]-Plus members only, but free in some countries, [[IMAP]]}}<br />[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;" |[[Yahoo! Messenger]]
| {{Partial|Premium plan only}}
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{yes}}<br />([[Norton AntiVirus]])
| {{Yes}}, including .exe files in zip files
| {{Yes}}<br />& only 10 addresses
| {{Yes|Plus addressing (using "-" only)}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Yandex Mail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} ([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]], [[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]])
| {{Yes}}<br />([[POP3]] only)
| {{Yes|[[Ya Online]], any [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]] IM}}
| {{Yes}} (Free, Yandex PDD supports up to 1000 mailboxes without verification of legal use)
|[[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{yes}}<br />([[Dr.Web]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.yandex.ru/mail/|title=Частые вопросы в Яндекс.Почте — Почта (старый интерфейс) — Яндекс.Помощь|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>)
| Configurable or/and if discarded by antivirus
| {{Yes}}, only from confirmed addresses<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.yandex.com/mail/?id=1114258|title=Sender information — Mail — Yandex.Support|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
| {{Yes|Plus addressing}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.yandex.ru/mail/reg.xml|title=Регистрация — Почта (старый интерфейс) — Яндекс.Помощь|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
![[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho Mail]]
| {{partial|Yes if you use Zoho domain, if you use your own domain then Premium plans only}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zoho.com/mail/help/adminconsole/subscription.html#alink0|title=Features exclusive to Paid Plans|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>
| {{partial|Premium plans only (POP, IMAP, SMTP)}}
| {{Yes|Yes (POP)}}
| {{Yes|[[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]], [[Google Talk]], [[AOL Instant Messenger]], [[ICQ]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]]}}
| {{Partial|Business plans only, including free plan}}
|[[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]]
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Plus addressing}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/community/topic/can-i-use-the-plus-trick-to-create-email-aliases-on-the-fly|title=Can I use the 'plus' trick to create email aliases on the fly|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|}
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==See also==
{{portal|Internet}}
* [[Comparison of web search engines]] - often merged with webmail by companies that host both services

==References==
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