Mailo vs Yahoo Mail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mailo grades higher than Yahoo Mail: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mailo grades higher on value for money and features. Yahoo Mail grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan 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
Yahoo Mail
Free email service with 20 GB of storage and AI inbox tools
Which one is for you
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
Pick Yahoo Mail if
- Fits if you want a free address with 20 GB of space and can put up with ads
- Works for clearing out newsletters, with one-tap unsubscribe and delete by sender
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if this would be a spare address you rarely open, since 12 unopened months deletes everything for good
- Pricey if you only want the ads gone: that's $5 a month, against $1.99 from Microsoft for Outlook
- Tight if you need mail forwarded or more than 3 temporary addresses, since both are on Plus
- Not for you if you want a desktop app or an API, as it's a browser tab or a phone app
- Watch out: the App Store lists 100GB at $1.99 and 1TB at $9.99 that the Plus page doesn't explain
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAMailoVery good | 2.6GPAYahoo MailGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CPlus is $5 a month, right in the middle of this category, which runs from about $4 at the low end to $8 in the middle. You get 200 GB and up to 500 throwaway addresses for it. Microsoft takes the ads out of Outlook for $1.99, and forwarding and a mailbox that never expires shouldn't need a subscription at all. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree with a 1GB mailbox, 500MB of cloud, 5 aliases and IMAP4. One person could live on it, with banner ads. | B20 GB free, against 15 GB at Gmail and Outlook, plus Gmail, Outlook and AOL accounts in the same inbox. The catches: ads, forwarding held back for Plus, only 3 temporary addresses, and 12 unopened months wipes the lot. |
| Features | BMail with aliases, calendar, contacts, cloud storage, standard protocols and hosting in France. The pages show no gap in the core email work. | CThe inbox basics plus one-tap unsubscribe, delete by sender, a Primary tab, AI summaries, package tracking and a Planner. One gap is core: auto-forwarding to another address is a paid feature, and free accounts get only 3 temporary addresses. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A web mailbox with apps, and you connect your own devices over IMAP. | B4.69 from about 4.8 million App Store ratings, a shade below the top of this category. Sign up and the Primary tab sorts for you. It won't sit still, though: reviewers grumble about weekly updates, moving layouts and streaks they can't fully switch off. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with OnlyOffice. No desktop app is listed. | BA browser, an iPhone app and an Android app, and it pulls in Gmail, Outlook and AOL accounts so one inbox covers everything. No desktop app is listed and there's no API, so it stops short of everywhere. |
| Best for | a French mailbox with a small free plan | a free 20 GB inbox, if you can live with ads |
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: Mailo and Yahoo Mail. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mailo starts at about $1.68 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Yahoo Mail starts at $5 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Mailo starts $3.32 a month lower. Of the other email apps on the chart, 2 score higher than Mailo for less, and 6 score higher than Yahoo 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
- Mailo also covers calendar and file sharing.
- Yahoo Mail also covers tasks and inbox filtering.
At a glance
| Mailo | Yahoo Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €1.50 per month, for a 1 to 5 year term | $5 per month (Yahoo Mail Plus) |
| Free plan | Mailo Free: 1 GB mailbox, 500 MB for documents and photos, 5 aliases, IMAP4, and advertising banners. | Standard plan: 20 GB of storage, other accounts such as Gmail, Outlook and AOL in the same inbox, one-tap unsubscribe and up to 3 temporary addresses. The inbox shows ads. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of Yahoo Mail Plus; cancel before it ends to avoid the $5 monthly charge |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Mail Object | Yahoo Inc. |
| Price read from | mailo.com | mail.yahoo.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Yahoo Mail
- The free plan shows ads. Removing them needs Yahoo Mail Plus at $5 per month.
- Auto-forwarding to another account is a Plus feature, and free accounts are limited to 3 temporary addresses.
- A mailbox not opened for 12 months has its emails, folders and contacts permanently deleted, Yahoo's help page says. An active Plus subscription prevents this.
- The US App Store listing shows other in-app purchases with no billing period, such as a 100GB plan at $1.99 and a 1TB plan at $9.99, which the Plus page does not describe.
Key features
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.
Yahoo Mail
- Primary inbox
- Puts the most important messages in a Primary tab so that newsletters and promotions stay out of the way.
- AI summaries and AI compose
- Summarizes long emails into key points and action items, and helps write messages in a professional, casual or friendly tone.
- Planner
- Turns emails into tasks and events. The mobile app gathers flights, reservations and bill due dates into one view, next to an existing Gmail calendar.
- One-tap unsubscribe and delete by sender
- Lists mailing-list subscriptions in one place for opting out, and bulk-deletes every message from a chosen sender.
- Other accounts in the same inbox
- Add Gmail, Outlook, AOL and other mailboxes and manage them from Yahoo Mail, including on the free plan.
- Orders and package tracking
- The mobile app shows tracking numbers and delivery updates at the top of the inbox and groups receipts and orders for later lookup.
Plans
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.
Yahoo Mail
Standard$0
20 GB of storage with ads. Add Gmail, Outlook or AOL accounts, see all attachments in one place and unsubscribe from mailing lists in one tap.
Plus$5
per month
Ad-free mail with 200 GB of storage, up to 500 temporary addresses, auto-forwarding, an account that does not expire when inactive and 24/7 account support.
Ways to pay less
Mailo
No public discounts listed.
Yahoo Mail
- Other savings
Up to 20% off when bundling Yahoo Plus plans
Buy More Save More takes 10%, 15% or 20% off the subscription fee for people who hold more than one eligible Yahoo Plus subscription, such as Yahoo Finance Plus. Terms are shown at checkout.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mailo or Yahoo Mail?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mailo is cheaper to start with: about $1.68 a month, against $5 a month for Yahoo Mail. Mailo starts at €1.50 per month, for a 1 to 5 year term, and Yahoo Mail starts at $5 per month (Yahoo Mail Plus).
Which has a free plan, Mailo or Yahoo Mail?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Mailo and Yahoo Mail have a free plan.
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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.