Hushmail vs Tuta Mail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Tuta Mail grades higher than Hushmail: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Tuta Mail grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hushmail
Encrypted email and e-signable forms for healthcare practices
Tuta Mail
End-to-end encrypted email and calendar from Germany
Which one is for you
Pick Hushmail if
- Fits if you're a clinic or practice that needs a signed BAA and encrypted forms
- Works for a small office that wants email and forms in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need forms, as Basic has none and Essentials includes 3
- Watch out: the figures are for the Healthcare plans, and Small Business, Law and Personal plans have their own prices
- Watch out: done-for-you form building costs $25 per form
- Watch out: the page offers monthly, yearly and 2-year terms, and the listing's billing term isn't shown
Pick Tuta Mail if
- Fits if you want mail, calendar and contacts encrypted by default
- Works for non-profits and schools, who can apply for 50% off
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1 GB, 3 labels and no inbox rules, offline support or schedule send
- Skip it if you'd only check in now and then, as free accounts are deleted after six months without a login
- Pricey if you want old mail moved in, since EML and MBOX import needs Legend at €8 and a desktop app
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and Tuta says the final amount moves with fees and exchange rates
- Skip it if you want other apps to talk to your mail, as no integrations or API are listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHushmailFair | 2.8GPATuta MailGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CHealthcare Basic is $11.99 an account a month, between the category's middle of $7 and its dearer quarter at $14. Forms sit on dearer plans at $14.99 and $17.99. | B€3 a month paid yearly sits inside the cheapest quarter of paid email, which starts around $4 against a middle of $8. For that you get 20 GB, 15 extra addresses and 3 custom domains. Prices are in euros, and Tuta says the final amount moves with fees and exchange rates. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day free trial on each plan, and no free plan. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. | CFree includes the same encryption, but the box is 1 GB, one calendar and 3 labels, with no inbox rules, no offline support and no schedule send. A year of attachments will fill that. And the account is deleted if you don't log in for six months. |
| Features | CEncrypted email, secure forms, e-signatures, your own domain and aliases, and done-for-you forms. Gaps: forms aren't in Healthcare Basic and Essentials has only 3. | CThe mail basics are covered, and the encryption reaches the calendar and address book too, with password-protected mail to people outside Tuta. But the listing names its own gaps: importing old EML or MBOX mail is Legend and Unlimited only, and desktop only, and inbox rules and offline are paid extras. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A web service where you set up your domain, forms and templates. | A4.72 from about 3,700 App Store ratings, which is the top end of this category. Encryption is on from the first login and mail between Tuta users encrypts itself, so there's nothing to switch on. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and an iOS app, with Outlook and Squarespace connections. No desktop app is listed. | BWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, with Tuta running its own push service rather than Google's. Every device, then, but the listing has no integrations and no API at all, so nothing else on your computer talks to it. |
| Best for | encrypted email for healthcare and law offices | encrypted email and calendar from €3 a month |
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: Hushmail and Tuta Mail. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hushmail starts at $11.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tuta Mail starts at about $3.35 a month and scores 3.0.
Tuta Mail scores higher and starts $8.64 a month lower. Of the other email apps on the chart, 25 score higher than Hushmail for less, and 2 score higher than Tuta 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
- Tuta Mail is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Hushmail also covers templates and forms.
- Tuta Mail also covers calendar.
At a glance
| Hushmail | Tuta Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11.99 per account / month | €3 per month, paid yearly (lowest paid personal plan) |
| Free plan | None | 1 GB of storage, one calendar and 3 labels, with end-to-end encryption. Free accounts are deleted after more than six months without a login. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on each plan | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hushmail | Tutao GmbH |
| Price read from | hushmail.com | tuta.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hushmail
- The plans shown are the Healthcare ones; Small Business, Law and Personal plans have their own prices on the same page.
- The page offers monthly, yearly (1 month free) and 2-year (3 months free) terms; the figures read above were the default view.
- Forms are not in Healthcare Basic, and Essentials includes only 3.
- Done-for-you form building costs $25 per form.
Tuta Mail
- The Free plan stops at 1 GB, one calendar and 3 labels, and leaves out inbox rules, offline support and schedule send.
- Free accounts are deleted if you do not log in for more than six months.
- Prices are set in euros. Tuta notes that the final amount can vary with payment platform fees and exchange rates.
- Importing existing mail from EML or MBOX files is limited to Legend and the Unlimited business plan, and works only in the desktop clients.
Key features
Hushmail
- Encrypted email
- A toggle encrypts a message, and recipients can open it with a Google, Apple or Microsoft account and send secure replies.
- Secure forms and e-signatures
- Essentials and Growth include encrypted web forms, questionnaires such as the PHQ-9, and single-party e-signatures.
- Compliance claims
- The vendor says every healthcare plan covers HIPAA with a signed Business Associate Agreement, and lists Canadian and GDPR terms.
- Own domain and aliases
- Accounts can use a @hushmail.com address or your own domain, with unlimited aliases and use in mail apps like Outlook.
- Done-for-you forms
- Customer care builds a secure web form on request for $25 per form.
Tuta Mail
- End-to-end encryption by default
- All data in the mailbox is encrypted so that Tuta has no access to it, and mail between Tuta users is encrypted automatically. Tuta describes its encryption as quantum-safe.
- Password-protected emails
- Encrypted mail can be exchanged with people who do not use Tuta by agreeing on a shared password with the recipient.
- Encrypted calendar and contacts
- The calendar and address book are encrypted as well, down to contacts' email addresses and event notifications. Paid plans add calendar sharing and event invites.
- Custom domains and extra addresses
- The €3 plan includes 3 custom domains and 15 extra addresses, Legend 10 domains and 30 addresses. Paid plans also get catch-all and unlimited custom-domain addresses.
- Open-source apps on every platform
- The web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS clients are published on GitHub under GPLv3, and Tuta runs its own push notification service instead of Google's.
- Inbox rules, offline mode, schedule send
- Paid plans add unlimited inbox rules, search across the whole mailbox through an encrypted index, offline support, an autoresponder and scheduled sending.
Plans
Hushmail
Healthcare Basic$11.99
per account / month, billing term not shown
HIPAA-compliant encrypted email, a signed BAA and email archive. Does not include forms.
Healthcare Essentials$14.99
per account / month, billing term not shown
Adds 3 forms, e-signatures, email templates and scheduling.
Healthcare Growth$17.99
per account / month, billing term not shown
25 forms, custom branding, an additional security package and priority email support.
Tuta Mail
Free€0
1 GB of storage, one calendar and 3 labels. No extra addresses, custom domains, inbox rules, offline support or schedule send.
Revolutionary€3
per month, paid yearly (saves €7.20 a year over monthly)
20 GB of storage, 15 extra addresses, 3 custom domains, unlimited calendars and labels, inbox rules, offline support and email support.
Essential€6
per user / month, paid yearly, excluding taxes
Business plan with 50 GB of storage, 15 extra addresses and 3 custom domains per user.
Legend€8
per month, paid yearly (saves €19.20 a year over monthly)
500 GB of storage, 30 extra addresses, 10 custom domains, EML and MBOX email import and priority email support.
Advanced€8
per user / month, paid yearly, excluding taxes
Business plan with 500 GB of storage, 30 extra addresses and 10 custom domains per user, with priority email support.
Unlimited€12
per user / month, paid yearly, excluding taxes
Business plan with 1000 GB of storage, unlimited custom domains, email templates, custom branding and a login on your own website.
Ways to pay less
Hushmail
- Annual discount
1 month free on yearly billing
The pricing page tags yearly billing with 1 month free and billing every 2 years with 3 months free.
Tuta Mail
- Annual discount
Lower price when paid yearly
The pricing page lists a yearly saving over monthly billing of €7.20 on the €3 personal plan and €19.20 on Legend. On the business plans the saving is €14.40 to €28.80 per user.
- Nonprofit
50% discount for non-profits
Registered non-profit organizations can apply for a 50% discount by contacting Tuta's sales team from the organization's email address with proof of their status.
- Education
50% discount for schools
Schools for general education can apply for the same 50% discount by sending a short description, a website link and proof of their status.
- Other savings
Free for open source projects
Open source teams can apply for a free version of Tuta by email from an official GitHub address or an address linked to the project's website.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hushmail or Tuta Mail?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Tuta Mail is cheaper to start with: about $3.35 a month, against $11.99 a month for Hushmail. Hushmail starts at $11.99 per account / month, and Tuta Mail starts at €3 per month, paid yearly (lowest paid personal plan).
Which has a free plan, Hushmail or Tuta Mail?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Tuta Mail has a free plan. Hushmail does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Hushmail and Tuta Mail run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Tuta Mail lists macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps. Both list a web app and an iOS 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.