mailbox vs Tuta Mail

mailbox

• People who want paid, ad-free email hosted in Germany
• PGP or S/MIME users who want encryption inside webmail
• Families: up to 10 mailboxes can share calendars, contacts and Drive storage
• Small businesses wanting mail, files and video calls from one European provider

Tuta Mail

• People who want mail, calendar and contacts encrypted by default
• Using a custom domain with an encrypted mailbox
• Non-profits, schools and open source projects, which get discounts

mailbox

• There is no free plan; any plan can be tried free for 30 days.
• The €1 Light plan is paid a year in advance and has 2 GB of mail storage, no Drive storage and support limited to contract questions.
• There are no mailbox apps of its own for mail: it runs in the browser or in other mail apps, and file sync on phones uses the separate OX Drive app.
• Prices are in euros. Private prices include VAT, business prices are net, and the business calculator adds a service package from €25 a month.

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.

mailbox

Webmail with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP

Mail is read in the browser or in any mail app over IMAP, POP3 and SMTP. Standard and Premium add a tabbed inbox, email statistics and collection from external POP3 accounts.

PGP and S/MIME encryption

The Guard feature handles PGP and S/MIME inside webmail, and incoming mail can be kept in a PGP-encrypted inbox. Mailvelope and mailbox's own PGP key server are supported on every plan.

Aliases and custom domains

Light includes 3 @mailbox.org aliases, Standard and Premium 25. The two higher plans add custom domains with 50 or 250 aliases and 25 or 50 disposable addresses.

Drive cloud storage

10 GB on Standard and 100 GB on Premium, expandable for a fee, with password-protected download links that expire, WebDAV access and optional encryption with your own PGP key.

Office, calendar and contacts

Text documents, spreadsheets and presentations are edited in the browser on Standard and Premium. Calendar, contacts and tasks are on every plan and sync over CalDAV and CardDAV.

Meet video conferencing

Browser-based video meetings with breakout rooms, screen sharing, chat and surveys. Guests join from an invitation link without an account or an install.

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.

mailbox

• Light€1

  per month, annual payment only (€12 a year)

  2 GB of mail storage, 3 @mailbox.org aliases, calendar and address book. Support covers contract, credit balance and password reset questions only.

• Standard€3

  per month, paid annually (€36); €4 paid monthly

  20 GB of mail and 10 GB of Drive storage, 25 aliases, custom domains with 50 aliases, online document editing and family accounts.

• Premium€9

  per month, paid annually (€108); €12 paid monthly

  50 GB of mail and 100 GB of Drive storage, custom domains with 250 aliases, replies within 24 hours on business days and a phone callback service.

• Business€1 to €12

  per user / month, net, plus a service package

  Business Light, Standard and Premium accounts at €1, €4 and €12 a user, with a service package: Silver €25, Gold €75 or Platinum €250 a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For large companies with advanced requirements, quoted on request.

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.

mailbox

• Annual discount

  Save 25% when paying annually

  Standard costs €3 a month when paid annually (€36) against €4 paid monthly, and Premium €9 a month (€108) against €12. The prices page labels both as a 25% saving.

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.