GMX Mail vs Yandex Mail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, GMX Mail grades higher than Yandex Mail: 3.2 against 3.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
GMX Mail grades higher on the free plan and platforms. Yandex Mail grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Yandex Mail
Free webmail inside the Yandex 360 suite with 5 GB of Disk space
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 Yandex Mail if
- Fits if you want free mail with IMAP access and some Disk storage
- Works for people who use other Yandex 360 services too
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you hate ads, because free accounts see them and Personal removes them
- Skip it if you want an iPhone or Android app, as none was confirmed
- Watch out: the smart assistant in Mail is Personal and Family only
- Watch out: prices can differ by region; these are the figures shown to a US reader
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAGMX MailVery good | 3.0GPAYandex MailVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, with 65GB of storage, 50MB attachments and up to 10 aliases. The pages read list no paid plan. | AA free mailbox, and Personal is $2.42 a month on yearly billing, under the $3 that opens the cheaper quarter of email tools. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with no paid plan on the pages read. | BA free plan with Mail, Disk and Telemost, 5 GB of Disk space and ads, which one person could live on. |
| 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. | BSpam and virus protection, IMAP and SMTP, mail collection from other accounts and a paid assistant. The listing shows no gap in the core mail job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You sign up with personal details, then set up filters and the Mail Collector yourself. | BNo store rating on record, but you sign up and open the inbox with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS, Android and browser extensions. No desktop email app is mentioned and no API is listed. | CWeb only: no iPhone or Android app was confirmed, and the integrations are Yandex's own. |
| Best for | a free mailbox with 65GB | free webmail inside Yandex 360 |
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 Yandex Mail. 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. Yandex Mail starts at $2.42 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and GMX Mail starts $2.42 a month lower. Of the other email apps on the chart, none scores higher than GMX Mail for less, and 2 score higher than Yandex Mail 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.
- Yandex Mail also covers documents and file sharing.
At a glance
| GMX Mail | Yandex Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $2.42 per month, billed annually ($28.99 a year, Personal) |
| Free plan | Free email account with 65GB of mailbox storage, 50MB attachments and up to 10 alias addresses. | Yandex Mail, Disk, Telemost and other Yandex 360 services with ads and 5 GB of Disk space. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH | Yandex |
| Price read from | gmx.com | 360.yandex.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Yandex Mail
- Free accounts see ads in Yandex 360 services; the Personal and Family plans remove them.
- The pages read list only web access for Mail; no iOS or Android app was confirmed here.
- The Mail smart assistant is a Personal and Family plan feature, not part of the free plan.
- Yandex's login and plans pages can show different prices by region; these are the US-reader figures.
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.
Yandex Mail
- Spam and virus protection
- Yandex describes the mailbox as protected from spam and viruses, with a block list and white list you manage yourself.
- Mail from other accounts
- Yandex 360's page says Mail collects messages from your other mailboxes, and the help center covers importing from other providers.
- IMAP and SMTP access
- Any email client that supports IMAP and SMTP can connect, and OAuth sign-in is recommended where the client offers it.
- Smart assistant in Mail
- The Personal and Family plans list a smart assistant that searches and summarizes important emails.
- Bundled Yandex 360 services
- The same account covers Disk storage, Documents, Calendar, Notes and Telemost video calls.
Plans
GMX Mail
Free$0
65GB of email storage, 50MB attachments, up to 10 aliases, spam filter and virus protection.
Yandex Mail
Free$0
All Yandex 360 services with ads and 5 GB of Disk space.
Personal$2.42
per month, billed annually ($28.99 a year)
1 TB of Disk space, no ads and the Mail smart assistant; page shows $3.17 a month crossed out.
Family$3.04
per month, billed annually ($36.45 a year)
Personal features for up to 8 people, 1 TB of Disk space each; $3.80 a month shown crossed out.
For business$3.99
per employee / month, and up
Corporate mailbox from 100 GB per employee, Calendar, messenger and Telemost for 30+ participants.
Ways to pay less
GMX Mail
No public discounts listed.
Yandex Mail
- Annual discount
Yearly payment lowers the monthly rate
The plans page shows Personal at $2.42 a month when paying $28.99 for a year and Family at $3.04 a month when paying $36.45 for a year.
- Other savings
Monthly Personal at $4.99 for three months
The Yandex 360 page shows a monthly Personal plan at $4.99 a month for the first three months, with $6.19 crossed out.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GMX Mail or Yandex Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, GMX Mail is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $2.42 a month for Yandex Mail. GMX Mail is free, and Yandex Mail starts at $2.42 per month, billed annually ($28.99 a year, Personal).
Which has a free plan, GMX Mail or Yandex Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both GMX Mail and Yandex Mail have a free plan.
Which platforms do GMX Mail and Yandex Mail run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only GMX Mail lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.