GMX Mail vs Mailo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, GMX Mail grades higher than Mailo: 3.2 against 3.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
GMX Mail grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mailo
French webmail with a free tier, ad-free paid plans and calendar
Which one is for you
Pick GMX Mail if
- Fits if you want a free second mailbox with lots of storage
- Works for people who want aliases and PGP encryption without paying
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: signup asks for your gender, date of birth and a recovery phone or email, and ends with a captcha
- Skip it if you want a custom domain, as the pages read don't mention one
- Not for you if you want a desktop email app, as only Android, iOS and iPadOS apps are listed
- Watch out: the pages read list no paid plan or support tier
Pick Mailo if
- Fits if you want a free mailbox hosted in France, with IMAP
- Works for people who'll pay for a multi-year term to remove ads
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if banner ads bother you, as free accounts show them
- Watch out: free accounts are deleted after 12 months of inactivity
- Watch out: Premium is sold for 1 to 5 years, and the billing basis of the monthly price isn't stated
- Tight if you stay free: 1GB mailbox and 5 aliases
- Watch out: larger Premium+ mailboxes and Mailo Pro are priced on pages not read, and prices are in euros
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAGMX MailVery good | 3.0GPAMailoVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, with 65GB of storage, 50MB attachments and up to 10 aliases. The pages read list no paid plan. | APremium is €1.50 a month, under 60% of the category's cheaper quarter of $3.99. The page doesn't say how that figure is billed, and Premium is sold for 1 to 5 years. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with no paid plan on the pages read. | BFree with a 1GB mailbox, 500MB of cloud, 5 aliases and IMAP4. One person could live on it, with banner ads. |
| Features | BMailbox and attachments, aliases, a Mail Collector, filters, spam protection, PGP encryption, an organiser, contacts and office tools. The pages show no gap in the core email work. | BMail with aliases, calendar, contacts, cloud storage, standard protocols and hosting in France. The pages show no gap in the core email work. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You sign up with personal details, then set up filters and the Mail Collector yourself. | CNo store rating on record. A web mailbox with apps, and you connect your own devices over IMAP. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS, Android and browser extensions. No desktop email app is mentioned and no API is listed. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with OnlyOffice. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | a free mailbox with 65GB | a French mailbox with a small free plan |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: GMX Mail and Mailo. How we grade
Price against what you get
GMX Mail has no paid plan and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mailo starts at about $1.68 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and GMX Mail starts $1.68 a month lower. Of the other email apps on the chart, none scores higher than GMX Mail for less, and 2 score higher than Mailo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- GMX Mail also covers inbox filtering.
- Mailo also covers file sharing.
At a glance
| GMX Mail | Mailo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | €1.50 per month, for a 1 to 5 year term |
| Free plan | Free email account with 65GB of mailbox storage, 50MB attachments and up to 10 alias addresses. | Mailo Free: 1 GB mailbox, 500 MB for documents and photos, 5 aliases, IMAP4, and advertising banners. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH | Mail Object |
| Price read from | gmx.com | mailo.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GMX Mail
- Signup asks for gender, date of birth and a recovery phone or email, and ends with a captcha.
- The pages read list no paid plan, so features such as a custom domain are not mentioned.
- Apps are listed for Android, iOS and iPadOS only; no desktop email app is mentioned.
Mailo
- Free accounts show banner ads and are deleted after 12 months of inactivity.
- Premium is sold for terms of 1 to 5 years, and the page does not state the billing basis of the €1.50 monthly figure.
- Larger Premium+ mailboxes up to 500 GB and Mailo Pro are priced on pages not shown here.
- Prices are in euros.
Key features
GMX Mail
- Mailbox and attachments
- 65GB of mailbox space, which the site equates to about 500,000 emails, and attachments of up to 50MB.
- Alias addresses
- Create up to 10 alias addresses and manage them from one central mailbox.
- Mail Collector
- Pull mail from accounts at other providers into one GMX inbox.
- Filters and spam protection
- Folders and filter rules, with templates provided, a spam filter and virus scanning.
- PGP encryption
- Emails can be encrypted with PGP so only the people holding the decryption key can read them.
- Organizer, contacts and office
- A calendar with reminders, an address book and an online office for Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
Mailo
- Mail with aliases
- Free accounts get 5 aliases and Premium gets 100, with filters, forwarding and collection of mail from external accounts.
- Calendar, contacts and cloud
- Every account includes a calendar, address book, storage for documents and photo albums, and sharing tools.
- Standard protocols
- Free accounts use IMAP4 and ActiveSync; Premium adds POP3. iOS and Android apps are also offered.
- Hosted in France
- Messages are stored on servers in France, and Mailo says it does not read or sell them.
- Family, school and business offers
- Mailo Junior, Mailo Edu and Mailo Pro are separate offers for children, schools and organizations.
Plans
GMX Mail
Free$0
65GB of email storage, 50MB attachments, up to 10 aliases, spam filter and virus protection.
Mailo
Mailo Free€0
1 GB mailbox, 500 MB cloud, 5 aliases and ads; account expires after 12 months of inactivity.
Mailo Premium€1.50
per month, activated for 1 to 5 years
20 GB mailbox, 5 GB cloud, 100 aliases, no ads, an address for life, and POP3 and IMAP4.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GMX Mail or Mailo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, GMX Mail is cheaper to start with: it is free, against about $1.68 a month for Mailo. GMX Mail is free, and Mailo starts at €1.50 per month, for a 1 to 5 year term.
Which has a free plan, GMX Mail or Mailo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both GMX Mail and Mailo have a free plan.
Which platforms do GMX Mail and Mailo run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only GMX Mail lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.