# mailbox

> Paid, ad-free email with cloud storage and office tools from Germany

mailbox, long known as mailbox.org, is a paid email service run by Heinlein Hosting in Berlin, with no free tier and no advertising. Every plan includes webmail, a calendar and an address book, and the Standard and Premium plans add Drive cloud storage and a browser-based office suite. Servers are in Germany, PGP and S/MIME encryption are built into the webmail client, and prices are set in euros.

- **Category:** Email Apps
- **Made by:** Heinlein Hosting GmbH (since 2014)
- **Website:** https://mailbox.org
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

mailbox is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €1 per month, annual payment only (€12 a year, Light).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial of any plan.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For large companies with advanced requirements, quoted on request. |

Read from https://mailbox.org/en/prices/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with mailbox before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 25% when paying annually** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://mailbox.org/en/prices/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Mailvelope, OX Drive

**Tags:** Email client, End-to-end encrypted, Calendar, Tasks, Documents, File sync, Video calls

## Alternatives

- [Posteo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/posteo): Ad-free, green-powered email from Berlin for €1 a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mailbox-org-vs-posteo)
- [Tuta Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tuta-mail): End-to-end encrypted email and calendar from Germany. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mailbox-org-vs-tuta-mail)
- [Proton Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-mail): End-to-end encrypted email service based in Switzerland. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mailbox-org-vs-proton-mail)
- [Fastmail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fastmail): Paid, ad-free email with calendar, contacts and custom domains. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fastmail-vs-mailbox-org)
- [StartMail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/startmail): Paid private email from the Netherlands with unlimited aliases. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mailbox-org-vs-startmail)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://mailbox.org/en/
- https://mailbox.org/en/prices/
- https://mailbox.org/en/product/mail/
- https://mailbox.org/en/product/drive/
- https://mailbox.org/en/product/office/
- https://mailbox.org/en/product/meet/
- https://mailbox.org/en/business/
- https://mailbox.org/en/why-mailbox/
- https://mailbox.org/en/about-us/
- https://mailbox.org/en/legal-information/

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