WEB.DE review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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WEB.DE report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for free German webmail with a sorted inbox
WEB.DE is a German email service whose free FreeMail box has 1 GB of email storage, 4 GB of online storage and 20 MB attachments. MailPlus is €3.99 a month. The site and sign-up are in German, prices are in euros, and 1 GB of mail is small next to some free rivals.
Who WEB.DE is for
- Fits if you read German and want a free address with a phone app
- Works for people who want PGP and a calendar in the same account
Who WEB.DE is not for
- Not for you if you don't read German, as the site and sign-up are in German
- Tight on free: 1 GB of email storage, small next to rivals
- Watch out: FreeMail includes WEB.DE informiert messages, which only MailPlus lets you opt out of
- Watch out: prices are in euros
Why WEB.DE gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyFree with 1 GB of email storage, and MailPlus is €3.99 a month, inside the cheaper half of email prices. The free mail space is small.
- BFree plan and trialFreeMail is free with 1 GB of mail, 4 GB of online storage and 2 addresses, which one person could live on.
- CFeaturesMail, calendar, address book, PGP and a cashback portal. The gaps are in the listing: only 1 GB of mail storage and fixed WEB.DE informiert messages on the free plan.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record, but you sign up and start using it with nothing to set up. The site is in German.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iPhone and Android apps. No desktop app or API is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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WEB.DE's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 88 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 94 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at about $4.46 a month, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 36 of the 76 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 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. WEB.DE’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 67 of 122, level with 20
- BFree plan and trialAbove 69 of 122, level with 27
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 122, level with 77
- BEase of useAbove 94 of 122, level with 23
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122, level with 54
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 107 email apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep WEB.DE, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace WEB.DE 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 2.8 is higher than 88 of the 122 other email apps we grade. It costs $53.49 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
- Filters that read every message as it arrives.
- 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. WEB.DE’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.
What is WEB.DE?
WEB.DE is a German email and portal service operated by 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH. The free FreeMail mailbox includes 1 GB of email storage, 4 GB of online storage, a calendar and address book, and apps for Android and iOS. The site is in German and prices are in euros; MailPlus adds storage and larger attachments.
Worth knowing
- The site and sign-up are in German, and prices are in euros.
- FreeMail includes the 'WEB.DE informiert' messages as a fixed part; MailPlus lets you opt out.
- FreeMail storage is 1 GB for email, much less than free tiers of some rivals.
- The €2.47 own-domain plan is for the domain itself; the page does not state a separate price for MailPlus on a custom domain.
Key features
- Intelligent inbox
- Incoming mail is also shown sorted into five categories such as Social or Newsletter; messages are only sorted, not changed.
- Mail app for Android and iOS
- The app offers push notifications, a personal spam filter, a four-digit PIN lock and one-time setup of email encryption.
- PGP encryption
- WEB.DE has a help page on encrypting email in three steps with PGP, and the app can encrypt selected messages.
- Calendar, address book and cloud
- A calendar and address book sit in the mailbox, and the online storage is reachable from it; Windows and macOS cloud apps are listed.
- Cashback portal
- A free WEB.Cent cashback portal sits in the mailbox; the paid tariffs earn up to double the cashback.
WEB.DE pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, WEB.DE has a free plan, and paid plans start at €3.99 per month (MailPlus).
- Starts at
- €3.99 per month (MailPlus)
- Free plan
- FreeMail: €0 with 1 GB of email storage, 4 GB of online storage, attachments up to 20 MB and 2 email addresses.
- Free trial
- MailPlus: first month free
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| FreeMail | €0 | 1 GB email storage, 4 GB online storage, 20 MB attachments, 2 addresses; includes WEB.DE informiert. |
| MailPlus | €3.99per month | 5 GB email storage, +5 GB online storage, 100 MB attachments, 4 @email.de addresses, double cashback. |
| Eigene Domain | €2.47per month | FreeMail mailbox on your own domain, with up to 500 addresses you create yourself. |
Read from web.de on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with WEB.DE before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsMailPlus first month free
The tariff comparison page offers MailPlus with the first month free.
Stated on web.de
Works with
- WEB.DE Cloud
- MailCheck
WEB.DE alternatives
- WEB.DE vs Mail.com
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
- WEB.DE vs mailbox
Free trial · from €1/mo
- WEB.DE vs Posteo
From €1/mo
- WEB.DE vs Gmail
Free plan · from $7/mo
Common questions
Does WEB.DE have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. WEB.DE is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does WEB.DE have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. WEB.DE is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is WEB.DE open source?
WEB.DE is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.