The Hushmail Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Hushmail in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Hushmail
The Insider’s Guide
Encrypted email and e-signable forms for healthcare practices
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email apps, read from Hushmail’s own pages.
Made by Hushmail · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Hushmail’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Hushmail’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 12 of the 70 other email apps we grade
Hushmail is a paid email service aimed at therapists, healthcare practices, law firms and small businesses that handle sensitive client information. It provides encrypted email, secure web forms with e-signatures, and a signed business associate agreement on its healthcare plans. Prices below are for the Healthcare plans.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Hushmail, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A web service where you set up your domain, forms and templates.
- 1
Best for encrypted email for healthcare and law offices
Hushmail offers encrypted email with a signed BAA, secure forms and e-signatures, and its Healthcare plans start at $11.99 an account a month.
- 2
Paid plans start at $11.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $11.99 per account / month.
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial on each plan
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
Web and iOS.
- 5
Encrypted email
A toggle encrypts a message, and recipients can open it with a Google, Apple or Microsoft account and send secure replies.
- 6
Secure forms and e-signatures
Essentials and Growth include encrypted web forms, questionnaires such as the PHQ-9, and single-party e-signatures.
- 7
Compliance claims
The vendor says every healthcare plan covers HIPAA with a signed Business Associate Agreement, and lists Canadian and GDPR terms.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 12 of 70
That is against the other email apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Hushmail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Hushmail at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $11.99 per account / month
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on each plan
- Runs on
- Web, iOS
- Made by
- Hushmail
- Category
- Email Apps
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for encrypted email for healthcare and law offices
Hushmail offers encrypted email with a signed BAA, secure forms and e-signatures, and its Healthcare plans start at $11.99 an account a month. Forms aren't in Basic and Essentials has only 3. Done-for-you form building is $25 each.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Healthcare 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 14-day free trial on each plan, and no free plan. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. |
| Features | C | Encrypted 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. A web service where you set up your domain, forms and templates. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web and an iOS app, with Outlook and Squarespace connections. No desktop app is listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Hushmail is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Therapists and clinicians who must exchange protected client information
- Small practices that want encrypted forms and e-signatures with email
- Anyone needing a signed BAA from their email provider
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$11.99
A month to start
Hushmail is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $11.99 per account / month.
The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed.
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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial on each plan
Read from hushmail.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on hushmail.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and iOS
Encrypted email and e-signable forms for healthcare practices. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: templates, email client, forms.
Encrypted email, secure forms, e-signatures, your own domain and aliases, and done-for-you forms.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
What it works with
- Outlook
- Squarespace
Hushmail is made by Hushmail.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
12/70
Other email apps it is graded above
Hushmail's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 70 other email apps we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 25 of 70) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $11.99 a month, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 43 of the 56 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 25 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 71 email apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hushmail’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 70
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 70
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 70
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 70
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 70
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 email apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Hushmail is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Hushmail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 45 of the 70 other email apps grade higher. It costs $143.88 a year.
What you could make
- Forms and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: HIPAA.
What this rests on. Hushmail’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Proton Mail, Tuta Mail, Mailfence, StartMail and Fastmail
The 5 tools Hushmail is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Proton Mail
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
End-to-end encrypted email service based in Switzerland.
- Proton Mail has a free plan. Hushmail does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Proton Mail lists macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Proton Mail is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 2.8GPA
Tuta Mail
Free plan · from €3/mo
End-to-end encrypted email and calendar from Germany.
- Tuta Mail has a free plan. Hushmail does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Tuta Mail lists Windows, macOS, Linux and Android apps.
- Tuta Mail is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
Mailfence
Free plan · from €2.50/mo
Private email from Belgium with built-in OpenPGP encryption.
- Mailfence has a free plan. Hushmail does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Mailfence lists an Android app.
- Mailfence is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 1.8GPA
StartMail
Free trial · from $4.99/mo
Paid private email from the Netherlands with unlimited aliases.
- Only Hushmail lists an iOS app.
- Only StartMail lists an Android app.
- Hushmail also covers templates and forms.
- 2.8GPA
Fastmail
Free trial · from $3/mo
Paid, ad-free email with calendar, contacts and custom domains.
- Only Fastmail lists Windows, macOS, Linux and Android apps.
- Hushmail also covers templates and forms.
- Fastmail also covers calendar.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Hushmail free?
No, Hushmail is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial on each plan.
How much does Hushmail cost?
Hushmail lists 3 plans. Healthcare Basic: $11.99 per account / month, billing term not shown.
What platforms does Hushmail work on?
Hushmail is available on Web and iOS.
Does Hushmail offer any discounts?
Hushmail publicly lists the following: 1 month free on yearly billing.
Does Hushmail have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Hushmail is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Hushmail have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Hushmail is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Hushmail open source?
Hushmail is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Hushmail integrate with?
Hushmail's listing names Outlook and Squarespace. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Hushmail?
Hushmail is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Hushmail?
The closest alternatives to Hushmail in our directory are Proton Mail, Tuta Mail, Mailfence, StartMail and Fastmail.
How does Hushmail compare with other email apps?
Hushmail's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 70 other email apps we grade, and level with 13.
Is Hushmail good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Hushmail C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $11.99 a month, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 43 of the 56 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Hushmail?
To replace Hushmail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Hushmail’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hushmail's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Hushmail. Prices change, so check hushmail.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Hushmail, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/hushmail
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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