The Mail.com Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Mail.com 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.

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Mail.com

The Insider’s Guide

Free webmail with 100+ domain names and optional ad-free Premium

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email apps, read from Mail.com’s own pages.

Made by 1&1 Mail & Media Inc. · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com

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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 Mail.com’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Mail.com’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

3.0

GPA, above 100 of the 122 other email apps we grade

Mail.com is a free webmail service that lets you pick an address on one of more than 100 domains, such as mail.com, usa.com or email.com. The free account includes web access, mobile apps for iOS and Android, a calendar, contacts, an online office suite and cloud storage. A paid Premium tier removes ads and adds POP3/IMAP access and forwarding.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Mail.com, taken from its own pages and our grades.

No store rating on record, but you sign up and open the inbox with nothing to set up.

From our grade for ease of use

1
Best for free webmail with a choice of 100-plus domains
Mail.com is free webmail where you pick an address on one of more than 100 domains, with 65 GB of email storage, a calendar and phone apps.
2
Paid plans start at $3.33 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $9.99 per 3 months (Premium).
3
There is a free plan
Free account with ads, 65 GB of email storage, 2 GB of cloud storage, web access and the iOS and Android apps.
4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
5
More than 100 domain names
Free accounts can choose an address on mail.com or one of over 100 other domains, including usa.com, europe.com, consultant.com and techie.com.
6
Mail Collector
Messages sent to addresses at other providers can be pulled into a mail.com inbox and the mobile app, set up from the web version.
7
Mobile apps
Free Android and iOS apps support push notifications, a PIN lock and several accounts; the iOS app can also scan documents into email or the Cloud.
8
A 3.0 GPA, above 100 of 122
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 Mail.com 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.

Mail.com at a glance

Pricing: Free plan, from $9.99 per 3 months (Premium)
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: None stated
Runs on: Web, iOS, Android
Made by: 1&1 Mail & Media Inc.
Category: Email Apps
Our grade: 3.0 GPA, very good
Store rating: 4.7 on the App Store, 105,317 ratings

The report card

Best for free webmail with a choice of 100-plus domains

Mail.com is free webmail where you pick an address on one of more than 100 domains, with 65 GB of email storage, a calendar and phone apps. The free inbox shows ads, and POP3 and IMAP access are Premium features, so third-party mail apps need a paid account. No desktop app is listed.

ToolGPA report cardMail.comGraded Nov 13, 2026

Subject	Grade	Comment
Value for money	A	Free with 65 GB of email storage, and Premium is $29.99 a year, below the category's $3 a month cheaper-quarter mark.
Free plan and trial	B	A free account with 2 GB of cloud storage and the phone apps, which one person could live on. It shows ads.
Features	C	Mail, calendar, contacts, an online office and cloud storage. The gap is in the listing: POP3/IMAP access is Premium only.
Ease of use	B	No store rating on record, but you sign up and open the inbox with nothing to set up.
Platforms and integrations	B	Web plus iPhone and Android apps. No desktop app is listed.

Grade point averageVery good, out of 4.03.0

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 Mail.com is for

Fits if you want a free address on a more interesting domain
Works for people who read mail in a browser or the phone app

Who it is not for

Skip it if you want to read mail in another app, as POP3/IMAP is Premium only
Tight if you hate ads, because the free inbox shows them
Watch out: Premium and cloud upgrades are in-app purchases on phones
Not for you if you want a desktop app, as none is listed

Good to know

Good for

People who want a free personal address on a less common domain
Collecting several mailboxes from other providers in one app
Casual users who accept ads in the inbox

Worth knowing

The free inbox shows ads; removing them needs Premium.
POP3/IMAP access is listed as a Premium feature, so third-party mail apps need a paid account.
Premium upgrades and Cloud upgrades are offered as in-app purchases in the mobile apps.
No desktop apps are listed; use is through the browser or the iOS and Android apps.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$3.33

A month to start. There is a free plan too

Mail.com has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per 3 months (Premium).

Free
$0
Ad-supported webmail with 65 GB of email storage, 2 GB of cloud storage and the mobile apps.
Premium 3 months
$9.99
per 3 months, taxes extra
Ad-free inbox, 12 GB cloud storage, 100 MB attachments, POP3/IMAP access and forwarding.
Premium 12 months
$29.99
per 12 months, taxes extra
Same Premium features as the 3-month plan, billed once a year.
Premium + 110 GB Cloud
$47.87
per 12 months, taxes extra
Premium with 110 GB of cloud storage; the page says it saves $30 a year over buying the parts separately.

The free plan

Free account with ads, 65 GB of email storage, 2 GB of cloud storage, web access and the iOS and Android apps.

Read from mail.com on Nov 13, 2026.

Ways to pay less

Annual discount
12-month Premium costs less than four 3-month terms
Premium is $29.99 for 12 months against $9.99 for 3 months, which would be $39.96 over a year.
Stated on mail.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android

Free webmail with 100+ domain names and optional ad-free Premium. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: calendar, email client, documents, file sharing.

Mail, calendar, contacts, an online office and cloud storage.

From our grade for features

More than 100 domain names: Free accounts can choose an address on mail.com or one of over 100 other domains, including usa.com, europe.com, consultant.com and techie.com.
Mail Collector: Messages sent to addresses at other providers can be pulled into a mail.com inbox and the mobile app, set up from the web version.
Mobile apps: Free Android and iOS apps support push notifications, a PIN lock and several accounts; the iOS app can also scan documents into email or the Cloud.
Calendar, contacts and online office: The webmail includes a calendar with invitations and reminders, and a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation tool.
Cloud storage: Every account gets 2 GB of cloud storage with file sharing by link; paid upgrades of 25, 150 or 250 GB are sold as in-app purchases.

Where it runs

Web
iOS
Android

What it works with

Firefox
Android
iOS
iPadOS

Mail.com is made by 1&1 Mail & Media Inc.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

100/122

Other email apps it is graded above

Mail.com's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 100 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 15.

It stands best on value for money (A, above 88 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 1).

Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 24 of the 76 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 123 email apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Mail.com’s own letter is outlined.

AValue for money
Above 88 of 122
BFree plan and trial
Above 69 of 122
CFeatures
Above 1 of 122
BEase of use
Above 94 of 122
BPlatforms and integrations
Above 57 of 122

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 107 email apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Mail.com 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 Mail.com 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.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 100 of the 122 other email apps we grade. It costs $39.96 a year.

What you could make

Calendar and documents: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
Storing and serving files for other people.
A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.

What this rests on. Mail.com’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

GMX Mail, Yahoo Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail and Proton Mail

The 5 tools Mail.com is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

3.2GPA
GMX Mail
Free
Free webmail with 65GB storage, aliases and a mail collector.
- Only GMX Mail lists a browser extension.
- Mail.com also covers documents and file sharing.
- GMX Mail also covers inbox filtering.
Mail.com and GMX Mail compared in full
2.6GPA
Yahoo Mail
Free plan · from $5/mo
Free email service with 20 GB of storage and AI inbox tools.
- Mail.com also covers calendar, documents and file sharing.
- Yahoo Mail also covers tasks and inbox filtering.
Mail.com and Yahoo Mail compared in full
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Gmail
Free plan · from $7/mo
Google's email service, free for personal use with 15 GB of storage.
- Mail.com also covers calendar, documents and file sharing.
- Gmail also covers inbox filtering.
Mail.com and Gmail compared in full
3.2GPA
AOL Mail
Free
Free webmail with news and weather in a companion mobile app.
- Mail.com also covers calendar, documents and file sharing.
- AOL Mail also covers inbox filtering.
Mail.com and AOL Mail compared in full
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Proton Mail
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
End-to-end encrypted email service based in Switzerland.
- Only Proton Mail lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Proton Mail is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Mail.com also covers documents and file sharing.
Mail.com and Proton Mail compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

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 Mail.com free?

Mail.com has a free plan. Free account with ads, 65 GB of email storage, 2 GB of cloud storage, web access and the iOS and Android apps.

How much does Mail.com cost?

Mail.com lists 4 plans. Free: $0.

What platforms does Mail.com work on?

Mail.com is available on Web, iOS and Android.

Does Mail.com offer any discounts?

Mail.com publicly lists the following: 12-month Premium costs less than four 3-month terms.

How is Mail.com rated?

Mail.com's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 105,317 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Nov 13, 2026.

Does Mail.com have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Mail.com is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does Mail.com have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Mail.com is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is Mail.com open source?

Mail.com is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.

What does Mail.com integrate with?

Mail.com's listing names Firefox, Android, iOS and iPadOS. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Mail.com?

Mail.com is made by 1&1 Mail & Media Inc.

What are the alternatives to Mail.com?

The closest alternatives to Mail.com in our directory are GMX Mail, Yahoo Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail and Proton Mail.

How does Mail.com compare with other email apps?

Mail.com's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 100 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 15.

Is Mail.com good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Mail.com A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 24 of the 76 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Mail.com?

To replace Mail.com 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 Mail.com’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from 1&1 Mail & Media Inc.'s own pages on 13 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 1&1 Mail & Media Inc. Prices change, so check mail.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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