# Mailfence

> Private email from Belgium with built-in OpenPGP encryption

Mailfence is an email service from Brussels-based ContactOffice Group that pairs a mailbox with a calendar, document storage and contact groups. Its OpenPGP encryption runs in the browser, with a keystore for creating and importing keys, and messages can also be protected with a shared password or signed digitally. A free plan offers 1 GB, and paid plans, billed in euros, add storage, aliases, custom domains and access from other mail apps.

- **Category:** Email Apps
- **Made by:** ContactOffice Group SA (since 1999)
- **Website:** https://mailfence.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Mailfence has a free plan. Paid plans start at €2.50 per month, billed yearly (Base).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 1 GB in total (500 MB of email, 500 MB of documents) with encryption and the iOS and Android apps. Support is the knowledge base only, and inactive free accounts are suspended after 7 months.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | €0 | 1 GB: 500 MB of email and 500 MB of documents, with encryption and the mobile apps. Support through the knowledge base only. |
| Base | €2.50 per month, billed yearly | 11 GB: 5 GB of email and 6 GB of documents, 10 aliases and support by email. |
| Entry | €3.50 per month, billed yearly | 40 GB: 10 GB of email and 30 GB of documents, 50 aliases, 2 custom domains, POP, IMAP, SMTP and ActiveSync access, and user management. |
| Pro | €9.50 per month, billed half-yearly | 78 GB: 30 GB of email and 48 GB of documents, 100 aliases, 7 custom domains and priority support by email and phone. |
| Ultra | €29 per month, billed monthly | 225 GB: 60 GB of email and 165 GB of documents, 200 aliases, 10 custom domains and priority support by email and phone. |
| Mailfence for Business | Custom | A customized version with your own domains and branding, a control panel and API, and single sign-on, hosted by Mailfence or on your own servers. |

Read from https://mailfence.com/#pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mailfence before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Discounts for multi-year subscriptions** (Other savings): The knowledge base lists 15% off for a 3-year subscription, 20% for 5 years and 35% for 10 years, arranged by emailing support after upgrading for a single period. Source: https://kb.mailfence.com/kb/mailfence-discount/
- **Discount for non-profit organizations** (Nonprofit): Non-profits and organizations that fight for a cause can ask support for a discount. Its size depends on the number of accounts requested and is not published. Source: https://kb.mailfence.com/kb/mailfence-discount/

## Key features

- **OpenPGP end-to-end encryption:** Messages are encrypted in the browser with OpenPGP, so they work with any other OpenPGP service and need no plug-in or add-on. You choose which emails to encrypt.
- **Integrated keystore:** Generate, import, publish and export OpenPGP keys inside the account, including several key pairs, and take your keys with you if you move to another service.
- **Password-encrypted messages:** A password agreed with the recipient encrypts the message, so people who do not use PGP keys can still read it through a link to Mailfence's servers.
- **Digital signatures:** Emails can be signed digitally so the recipient can check that a message really came from you and was not altered on the way.
- **Calendar, documents and groups:** The suite adds a calendar that can be shared, document storage with online editing and one-click sharing, and groups for sharing contacts and data.
- **Aliases, domains and mail apps:** Paid plans include 10 to 200 aliases. Custom domains with DKIM, SPF and DMARC, and POP, IMAP, SMTP and ActiveSync access, start at the Entry plan.

## Good for

- People who want OpenPGP encryption without installing a plug-in
- PGP users who want to import and manage their own keys
- Trying a private mailbox on a free plan before paying

## Worth knowing

- The free plan stops at 1 GB, and free accounts are suspended after 7 months of inactivity and deleted 5 months later.
- Custom domains and POP, IMAP, SMTP and ActiveSync access start at the Entry plan; the Base plan has neither.
- End-to-end encryption is applied message by message: you choose which emails to encrypt.
- Mailfence bills in euros, the dollar figures its pricing table can show are a conversion, and subscriptions are not refunded.

## Works with

Thunderbird, Outlook, Apple Mail, eM Client

**Tags:** Email client, End-to-end encrypted, Calendar, Documents

## Alternatives

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

## Sources

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

- https://mailfence.com/#pricing
- https://mailfence.com/en/secure-email.jsp
- https://mailfence.com/en/secure-business-email.jsp
- https://mailfence.com/en/faq.jsp
- https://mailfence.com/en/company.jsp
- https://mailfence.com/en/terms.jsp
- https://kb.mailfence.com/kb/mailfence-discount/
- https://kb.mailfence.com/kb/mailfence-billing/

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