Proton Mail vs Yahoo Mail

Proton Mail

• People who want an email provider that cannot read their messages
• Anyone moving off Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo who needs to import old mail
• Users who want email, VPN, passwords and storage from one vendor

Yahoo Mail

• People who want a free address with 20 GB of storage
• Clearing out newsletters and bulk mail quickly
• Managing Gmail, Outlook and AOL accounts from one inbox

Proton Mail

• The free plan is limited to 1 address, up to 1 GB of mail storage and 150 sent messages a day.
• Custom domains and IMAP/SMTP access through Bridge need a paid plan.
• The desktop apps need a paid plan; free accounts get a 14-day trial of them, and the Linux app is labeled beta.
• Buying in the iOS app costs more: the US App Store lists Mail Plus at $5.99 monthly, against $4.99 on Proton's site.

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.
• Only Plus states that the account will not expire, or its mail be deleted, after long periods of inactivity.
• 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.

Proton Mail

End-to-end and zero-access encryption

Messages are encrypted so that only you can read them. Proton states that not even it can read your email.

Tracker blocking and aliases

Blocks the email trackers that report what you open and click. Hide-my-email aliases keep your real address off sign-up forms: 10 on Free and Mail Plus, unlimited on Proton Unlimited.

Custom domains and extra addresses

Mail Plus supports 1 custom email domain and up to 10 addresses. Proton Unlimited raises that to 3 domains and 15 addresses.

Easy Switch import

Imports existing mail from Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo or Apple accounts. The import assistant is included on the free plan.

Proton Mail Bridge

Paid accounts can use the Bridge app to read and send encrypted mail in Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple Mail over IMAP and SMTP.

Calendar and scheduling tools

Proton Calendar is included, with 3 personal calendars on Free and up to 25 on Mail Plus. Mail also supports scheduled sending, undo send and snooze.

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.

Proton Mail

• Proton Free$0

  1 address, up to 1 GB of mail storage, 150 sent messages a day, the Easy Switch import tool and 3 calendars.

• Mail Plus$3.99

  per month, billed every 12 months ($47.88); $4.99 billed monthly

  1 user with 10 addresses, 15 GB of storage, 1 custom domain, unlimited folders, labels and filters, and Bridge for IMAP/SMTP clients.

• Proton Unlimited$9.99

  per month, billed every 12 months ($119.88)

  500 GB of storage, 15 addresses and 3 custom domains, bundled with Proton's VPN, password manager and cloud storage.

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.

Proton Mail

• Annual discount

  20% off Mail Plus on the 12-month plan

  Proton's pricing page lists Mail Plus at $3.99 a month when billed every 12 months ($47.88), against $4.99 billed monthly.

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.