# StartMail

> Paid private email from the Netherlands with unlimited aliases

StartMail is a paid email service based in the Netherlands, launched in 2013 by the founders of the Startpage search engine. It shows no ads and does not track or profile its users, and every account gets unlimited disposable aliases, one-click PGP encryption and password-protected messages for recipients who do not use encryption. There is no free plan; Personal and Business accounts both start with a 7-day trial.

- **Category:** Email Apps
- **Made by:** StartMail B.V. (since 2013)
- **Website:** https://www.startmail.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

StartMail is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per month, billed annually ($59.88).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 7-day free trial; a credit card or PayPal account is required at sign-up.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal | $4.99 per month, billed annually ($59.88); $6.99 billed monthly | An address on the StartMail domain or one custom domain, unlimited aliases and 20 GB of storage. Annual plans can be paid in Bitcoin. |
| Business | $6.99 per month, billed annually ($83.88); $8.99 billed monthly | An address on your own domain, unlimited domains, 30 GB of storage and shared aliases on a custom domain within a group subscription. |

Read from https://www.startmail.com/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with StartMail before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save $24 a year with annual billing** (Annual discount): Personal costs $59.88 a year ($4.99 a month) against $6.99 a month when billed monthly, and Business $83.88 a year against $8.99 a month. The pricing page puts the saving at $24. Source: https://www.startmail.com/pricing
- **25% off additional accounts** (Other savings): Any number of extra accounts for family members or colleagues can be added to a subscription as a group, each at 25% off the regular rate. Source: https://www.startmail.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Unlimited aliases:** Extra addresses can be created and deleted at any time, on the StartMail domain or your own, and one-click burner aliases disappear on their own after an hour.
- **PGP encryption:** One click encrypts a message with PGP or adds a PGP signature, and an IMAP mail client can be set up for end-to-end encryption with OpenPGP.
- **Password-protected email:** Encrypted messages can be sent to people who do not use encryption: the recipient reads and answers them with a password you set.
- **Tracking and phishing protection:** External images are hidden by default to block tracking pixels, a warning shows the full address before an external link opens, and your IP address is kept out of sent mail.
- **Custom domains and group subscriptions:** Personal accounts can use one custom domain and Business accounts any number. Extra accounts for family or team members are 25% off, and Business groups can share aliases.
- **IMAP access and migration:** Full IMAP and SMTP access for Thunderbird, Outlook, Apple Mail and similar apps, plus a migration tool that imports email and contacts from other providers.

## Good for

- People who want a paid, ad-free mailbox hosted in the Netherlands
- Using a separate alias for every sign-up to limit spam
- Sending encrypted mail to people who do not use PGP themselves

## Worth knowing

- There is no free plan, and the 7-day trial asks for a credit card or PayPal account at sign-up.
- The only app is for Android; the iOS app is listed as coming soon. Elsewhere it runs in the browser or in other mail apps over IMAP.
- Personal accounts are limited to one custom domain; unlimited domains and shared aliases need the Business plan.
- The feature list covers email and contacts only and does not mention a calendar or file storage.

## Works with

Thunderbird, Outlook, Apple Mail, K-9 Mail

**Tags:** Email client, Inbox filtering

## Alternatives

- [Proton Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-mail): End-to-end encrypted email service based in Switzerland. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/proton-mail-vs-startmail)
- [Tuta Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tuta-mail): End-to-end encrypted email and calendar from Germany. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/startmail-vs-tuta-mail)
- [Mailfence](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mailfence): Private email from Belgium with built-in OpenPGP encryption. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mailfence-vs-startmail)
- [Posteo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/posteo): Ad-free, green-powered email from Berlin for €1 a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/posteo-vs-startmail)
- [Fastmail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fastmail): Paid, ad-free email with calendar, contacts and custom domains. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fastmail-vs-startmail)

## Sources

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

- https://www.startmail.com/
- https://www.startmail.com/pricing
- https://www.startmail.com/download
- https://www.startmail.com/features
- https://www.startmail.com/encrypted-email
- https://www.startmail.com/secure-business-email
- https://www.startmail.com/about-us

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