# Comparison of webmail providers

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable webmail providers who offer a web interface in English.
The list does not include web hosting providers who may offer email server and/or client software as a part of hosting package, or telecommunication providers (mobile network operators, internet service providers) who may offer mailboxes exclusively to their customers.

## General

General information on webmail providers and products
| Product | Released | Cost | Mailbox storage | Attachment limit | Supported languages | Number of Email Addresses (incl. Aliases) | Conversation threading |
| AOL Mail | 1993 | Free (with ads) | Unlimited. Limited to 1 TB for new accounts. | 25 MB | 54 | 0 | Yes |
| Fastmail | 1999 | $30/year to $90/year | 2 GB to 100 GB | 50 MB | 37 | 600, plus 15 for every user in the account | Yes |
| Gmail | 2004 | Free (with ads); $6/user/month on the user's domain | free tier: 15 GB (can purchase more) | 25 MB (10 GB per file via Google Drive) | 71 | 30 | Yes |
| GMX Mail | 1997 | Free (with ads) or Paid (€3–5/month) | 65 GB (free for gmx.com), 1.5 GB (for gmx.de/net) | 50 MB (free), 50–100 MB (paid) | German, English, Spanish, French | Free: 2 ProMail: 10 TopMail: 50 | Yes |
| HEY | 2020 | Free 14-day trial $99/year | 100 GB | 300 MB | English | ? | No |
| Hushmail | 1999 | $49.98 year (Premium) | 10 GB (Premium) | 20 MB per file, total 50 MB per mail | English | ? | Paid |
| iCloud | 2011 | Free (no ads) or $0.99/month, $2.99/month, or $9.99/month | 5 GB (Free), 50 GB, 200 GB, or 2 TB monthly | 20 MB (5GB per message with Mail Drop via iCloud) | 4 | Free: 3 Paid: unlimited through " Hide My Email" | Yes |
| Kolab Now | 2013 | Free 30-day trial From 4.41 CHF/month (individuals), 5.38 CHF/month (groups) | 2 GB, can purchase more | ? | English | ? | No |
| Lycos | 1997 | $4.95 per month $19.95 yearly | 5 GB | 35 MB | English | ? | Paid |
| Mail.com | 1995 | Free (with ads) or $3.95/month or $19.95/year | 65 GB | 30 MB | English, Spanish, French | ? | Paid |
| Mail.ru | 1998 | Free (with ads) or paid options | Unlimited | 2 GB | 11 | ? | Yes |
| Mailbox.org | 2014 | 30 day free trial, €1/month, €3/month, €9/month | Light - 2GB Standard - 10GB Premium - 25GB | Light - no storage Standard - 5GB Premium - 50GB | English & German | light - 3 Standard - 25 Premium - 25 | yes |
| Mailfence | 2013 | Free (no ads) €2.5/month (Entry) €7.5/month (Pro) €25/month (Ultra) | 500 MB (free) 5 GB (Entry) or 20 GB (Pro) or 50 GB (Ultra) | 10 MB (Free) 50 (Entry/Pro/Ultra) | 11 | ? | Paid |
| Outlook.com (Live Mail, Hotmail) | 1996 (Hotmail) 2012 (Outlook) | Free (with ads); Paid option | 15 GB | 32 MB (Unlimited via OneDrive) | 106 | ? | Yes |
| Posteo | 2009 | €1/month to €1,45/month | 2 GB storage (can be increased) | 50 MB | 3 | 2 included up to 20 for an additional charge of 0.10 EUR per alias per month | Yes |
| Proton Mail | 2014 | Free (no ads); Multi-tiered pricing | 500 MB (free) 1 GB (can be upgraded for free) 5 to 20 GB | 25 MB | 10 | Free: 1 Plus: 10 Ultimate: 15 | Yes |
| Rediffmail | 1997 | Free (with ads) and paid: ₹399 (US$4.60)/year for POP3; ₹50 (57¢ US)/month for mobile | Unlimited | 25 MB | 11 | ? | ₹399 (US$4.60) |
| Tuta | 2011 | Free (no ads) €36 year (Personal) | 1 GB Free and Premium, 10GB Teams. Can be upgraded to 10GB, 100GB, or 1TB. | 25 MB | 30 | Free: 1 Revolutionary: 15 Legend: 30 | No |
| Yahoo! Mail | 1997 | Free (with ads) Yahoo! Mail Plus $49.99 | 1 TB | 25 MB (150 MB per file via Dropbox) | 27 | Free: 3 Plus: 500 | Yes |
| Yandex Mail | 2000 | Free (with ads) or paid options | 5GB | 22 MB per file, total 30 MB per mail (2 GB per file via Yandex Disk) | 10 | ? | Yes |
| Zoho Mail | 2008 | Personal Free (no ads); Premium options $24 to $99/user yearly | 5 GB "Lite". "Standard": 10 & 15 GB | 20 MB free, 30 or 50 MB paid | 16 | ? | Paid |
* ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.
* ↑ 50 GB cost $0.99/month, 200 GB cost $2.99/month, or 2 TB cost $9.99/month
* ↑ shared between file and email storage, customizable ratio
* ↑ Yahoo! Mail announced gratis 1 TB of storage space for all its members, in October 2013.
* ↑ But doesn't delete them off the server automatically, in contrast to standard POP3 operation. See https://yandex.com/support/mail/mail-clients.html#pop3

## Supported protocols

| Product | POP3 support | IMAP support | SMTP support | JMAP support | Cryptographic protocol support | IPv6 support | EAS support |
| AOL Mail | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | SSL | ? | ? |
| Fastmail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SSL, TLS | No | No |
| Gmail | No | No | No | No | SSL, TLS | Yes | ? |
| GMX Mail | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | SSL, TLS | No | ? |
| HEY | No | No | No | No | TLS | No | No |
| Hushmail | Paid | Paid | Paid | No | SSL, TLS, OpenPGP | ? | ? |
| iCloud | No | Yes | Yes | No | SSL, TLS | No | ? |
| Kolab Now | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | SSL/TLS | No | ? |
| Lycos | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | SSL/TLS | ? | ? |
| Mail.com | Paid | Paid | ? | No | SSL | No | ? |
| Mail.ru | Yes | Yes | ? | No | SSL, TLS | ? | ? |
| Mailbox.org | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Mailfence | Paid | Paid | Yes | No | SSL/TLS, OpenPGP | No | ? |
| Outlook.com (Live Mail, Hotmail) | Yes | Yes | ? | No | SSL, Exchange ActiveSync | Yes | ? |
| Posteo | Yes | Yes | ? | No | SSL, TLS | No | ? |
| Proton Mail | Paid | Paid | No | No | SSL, TLS, Tor, OpenPGP | No | ? |
| Rediffmail | Paid | Paid | ? | No | SSL, TLS | ? | ? |
| Tuta | No | No | No | No | SSL, DANE | No | ? |
| Yahoo! Mail | Most countries or YPOPs! | Yes | Yes | No | SSL | No | ? |
| Yandex Mail | Appears to require phone number to enable IMAP | Yes | ? | No | SSL, TLS | No | ? |
| Zoho Mail | Paid | Paid | ? | No | SSL | Partial | ? |
* ↑ Requires the user to enable a specific settings in Gmail account ("less secure apps") or, for 2FA-enabled accounts, to generate and use a separate "application password".
* ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.
* ↑ Also can be used on non-mobile devices via third-party software.

## Digital rights
### Verification

How much information users must provide to verify and complete the registration when opening an account (green means less personal information requested):
| Product | SMS verification | Secondary email verification |
| AOL Mail | Yes | Un­known |
| FastMail | Yes | No |
| Gmail | Yes | Optional |
| GMX Mail (gmx.com) | Yes | Yes |
| Hushmail | Yes | Yes |
| iCloud | Un­known | Un­known |
| Laposte.net | Optional | Optional |
| Lycos | Yes | No |
| Mail.com | Yes | No |
| Mailbox.org | No | No |
| Mail.ru | Yes | Un­known |
| Mailfence | No | Yes |
| Outlook.com | No | Yes |
| Proton Mail | Optional | Optional |
| Rediffmail | Yes | Yes |
| Seznam.cz | Yes | Un­known |
| Tuta | No | No |
| Yahoo! Mail | Yes | No |
| Yandex Mail | Yes | Un­known |
| Zoho Mail | Yes | Yes |

### Secure delivery

Features to reduce the risk of third-party tracking and interception of the email content; measures to increase the deliverability of correct outbound messages.
| Product | Anti-interception | Anti-interception | Anti-interception | Outbound anti-spoofing and deliverability | Outbound anti-spoofing and deliverability | Other |
| Product | STARTTLS (outbound) | STARTTLS (inbound) | Tracking content prevention | Basic SPF | Default DKIM | Other |
| AOL Mail | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| FastMail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Gmail | Yes | Yes | Partial (only images) | Yes | Yes | Adds ARC, does not enforce DMARC rejection for Gmail. |
| GMX Mail (gmx.com) | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| Hushmail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| iCloud | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Laposte.net | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Lycos | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Mail.com | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Mail.ru | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Mailbox.org | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Mailfence | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Outlook.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Adds ARC |
| Proton Mail | ? | ? | Yes (images and pixel tracking) | Yes | ? | ? |
| Rediffmail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Tuta | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| Yahoo! Mail | No (yahoo.co.jp) | No (yahoo.co.jp) | ? | Yes | ? | DMARC policies incompatible with most mailing lists. |
| Yandex Mail | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| Zoho Mail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |

### Other

| Product | Verified privacy and legal defense | Verified privacy and legal defense | Verified privacy and legal defense | Verified privacy and legal defense | Verified privacy and legal defense | Verified privacy and legal defense | Verified privacy and legal defense | Verified (possibly) neutral technology | Verified (possibly) neutral technology | Claimed privacy policies | Claimed privacy policies | Claimed privacy policies | Inactivity allowed |
| Product | Location | No username recycling | Fully free software webmail | Secure (TLS) webmail | Tor gateway available | Tor browser allowed | Proxy gateway available | Internet censorship (countries) | HTTP tracking cookies | Personalized ads | Email tracking | Information sharing | Max inactivity (days) |
| AOL Mail | USA | Un­known | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Yes | Yes | Yes | 365 |
| FastMail | Australia / USA | No | Partial (Roundcube option) | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | No | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Gmail | USA | Yes | No (HTML option, requires proprietary JavaScript for ReCAPTCHA) | Yes (default) | No | Requires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMS | No | Un­known | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 730 |
| GMX Mail (gmx.com) | Germany | Un­known | No | Yes | No | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | No | Un­known | 180 |
| Hushmail | Canada | Un­known | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes (2012) | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | No | Un­known | No | Un­known |
| iCloud | USA | Un­known | No | Yes (default) | No | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Laposte.net | France | Un­known | No | Yes | No | Un­known | Un­known | No | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Lycos | Korea | Un­known | No | Yes | No | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Mail.com | Germany / USA | Un­known | No | Yes | No | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | 365 |
| Mail.ru | Russia | Un­known | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | 515 |
| Mailbox.org | Germany | No | Yes | Yes (default) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 30 (after contract termination) |
| Mailfence | Belgium | Un­known | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 365 (free), forever (paid) |
| Outlook.com | USA | Yes | No | Yes (default) | No | Requires Tor users to confirm their identity with SMS | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | No | Yes | Yes | 365 |
| Posteo | Germany | Un­known | Yes (Roundcube) | Yes (default) | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Proton Mail | Switzerland | Yes | Yes | Yes (default) | Yes | Yes | No | Russia | No | No | No | No (blocked in Russia) | 365 (free), forever (paid) |
| Rediffmail | India | Un­known | No | Yes | No | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Tuta | Germany | Yes | Yes (GPLv3) | Yes (default) | No | Yes | No | Russia | No | No | No | No (blocked in Russia) | 180 |
| Yahoo! Mail | USA | No | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Yes | Yes | Yes | 365 |
| Yandex Mail | Russia | Un­known | No | Yes (default) | No | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Yes | Yes | Un­known | 912 |
| Zoho Mail | USA / India | Un­known | No | Yes | No | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | No | Un­known | Un­known | 270 |
* 1 2 Under normal circumstances email or sms verification is not required in Proton Mail. It may be required if trying to create multiple accounts, if using some Tor exit IPs, among other undisclosed factors.
* ↑ Yandex mail accounts can be created anonymously. However after approximately 2 months of usage all of a sudden on login Yandex says that your account seems to be hacked (which is not true), and in order to improve security you are not permitted to log in unless you provide a phone number.
* ↑ Additional notes like usage of DMARC, ARC
* ↑ Ability to use STARTTLS over SMTP
* ↑ Verified with https://starttls-everywhere.org/ or other
* ↑ SPF is configured and outbound mail passes SPF test from default webmail and SMTP
* ↑ Outbound mail has a default DKIM signature by default
* ↑ "Gmail uses a proxy to serve images in emails, the privacy tester reveals that using Gmail won't actually protect you from pixel tracking (though it will mask your IP address)"
* ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.
* ↑ This information can be verified by anyone with access to internet. Server locations play a role in an investigation and serve thereof for legal defense
* ↑ Statement cannot be verified to be actual true as the information is handled by servers not accessed by the public
* ↑ It is possible that users cannot log in if they don't enable cookies or JavaScript for the Tor browser.
* ↑ For services hosted by companies that also own web search engines: The results of ads are arranged for the user in accordance to his/her interests as determined from previous search queries or other information available to the search engine.
* ↑ Tracking the user is not necessarily bad faith behaviour – it has to be conducted in order to provide personalized search results.
* ↑ Some parts of the FastMail web software have been released as free, open-source software. The front-end JavaScript library is released as Overture JS and the rich-text editor as Squire. The data model and various client code was donated to Roundcube for its JMAP implementation.
* ↑ Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.

## Unique features

Unique features in webmail products :
| Name | Features |
| FastMail | One time passwords; spam filter; backscatter detection; deletion of selected attachments. Android and iPhone apps. |
| Gmail | Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries; "Normal" view via Settings; Labels instead of folders; Undo send (implemented as a delayed send) |
| Laposte.net | spam filter, deletion of selected attachments, address book and calendar/agenda, import/export features for mails, contacts and calendar events, custom signatures for each alias, filters (custom rules) for organizing your emails, holiday mode (auto-response), mobile app for smartphones, integration with Digiposte (a virtual safe-deposit box that allows you to safely archive all your documents in a secured place, including legal documents). |
| Mailfence | Client-side encryption with email expiration, Digital signatures, Full OpenPGP inter-operability and support, Integrated account keystore, Multiple PGP keypair support, Public keyserver connection, Full reversibility and key revocation, Full email-suite, Shared mailbox and collaboration with group members |
| Outlook.com | One-time password, Mobile alerts, Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries, Rules, Scheduled Cleanup, Filter to e.g. only see newsletters or Emails from contacts, Recover deleted emails; Key encryption for paid accounts |
| Proton Mail | Client-side encryption, email expiration, automatic encryption for Proton Mail-Proton Mail emails, optional email encryption for messages from Proton Mail to other providers |
| Rediffmail | sign-in via Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, Mobile Sync; Indrive. |
| Tuta | Client-side encryption, automatic encryption of mailbox, automatic encryption of emails between Tuta users, optional email encryption for messages from Tuta to other providers |
| Yandex Mail | No ads, email for own domains (Yandex PDD), scheduled email delivery, SMS verification, sign-in via Twitter, VK, Facebook, Google Profile |
| Zoho Mail | Email Sharing, Folder Sharing, Collaborating with other users by Chat/ Social media for organization, Filters, Schedule and send emails, reminders, Notes, Tasks, Bookmarks and so on. |

## Features

| Service Name | Automatic forwarding | Email client access | Client email for other server | Integration with IM service | Domain Name customization | Interface script technique | Virus scanning | Filters out emails with executable attachments | Custom "From:" Address | Address modifiers (subaddressing) | Server hosted public keyring (for encryption) | Shared key encryption | Zero-knowledge architecture |
| AOL Mail | No | Yes (POP3, IMAP, SMTP) | Yes | AOL Instant Messenger | No | JavaScript/ Ajax | Yes (McAfee) | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No |
| FastMail | Yes | Yes (POP3, IMAP, SMTP) | Yes (POP3 only) | No (XMPP until 2016-01-31) | Some paid plans only | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/AJAX | Yes | Configurable with user filtering rules | Yes | Plus addressing and subdomain addressing | No | No | No |
| Gmail | Yes | Yes (POP3, IMAP) SSL/TLS supported SMTP restricted | Yes (POP3 only) | Google Talk$^{beta}$ (XMPP), AOL Instant Messenger | Via Google Workspace, premium plans only | HTML/ JavaScript/ AJAX | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes, limited. Feature restricted to preconfigured addresses. Addresses not registered in advance with Gmail are blocked. | Plus addressing | No | No | No |
| Hushmail | Business accounts only | Extra cost | ? | No | Business accounts only | HTML/ JavaScript/ AJAX | Yes | ? | Yes, unlimited email aliases for paid subscribers | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| iCloud | ? | POP, IMAP, SMTP SSL/TLS supported | ? | ? | iCloud+ subscribers only | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Plus addressing | ? | ? | No |
| Laposte.net | No | Yes (POP3, IMAP, SMTP) SSL/TLS supported | Yes (POP3, IMAP) SSL/TLS supported | No | No | user can choose between HTML or Ajax | Yes | ? | Yes (max. 6 alias per email account) | No | No | No | No |
| Mail.com | Premium accounts only | Premium plans only (POP, IMAP, SMTP SSL/TLS supported) | Yes (POP3 only) | Google Talk (XMPP) | No | HTML/ JavaScript/ AJAX | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Mail.ru | Yes | Yes (POP3, IMAP) | Yes (POP3, IMAP) | ICQ, Custom | Yes (Free, Mail.ru for Business supports up to 5000 mailboxes) | HTML/ AJAX (Beta) | Yes (Kaspersky) | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No |
| Mailfence | Paying accounts only | Paying accounts only (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, Exchange ActiveSync), DAVx supported | Yes | XMPP | Paying accounts only | HTML/ AJAX | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Paying accounts only | Plus addressing | Yes | Yes | No |
| Outlook.com | Yes | Yes (POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange Server) | No (No POP3, but Gmail sync allowed for paid customers) | Skype, Google Hangouts, Facebook Chat | Via Office 365, some premium plans only | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/AJAX | Yes | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes | Plus addressing | Via Office 365 | Via Office 365 | No |
| Proton Mail | No | Premium plans only through Proton Mail Bridge | No | No | Premium plans only | JavaScript/AJAX | Yes (ClamAV) | No | Yes | Plus addressing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| rediff | No | Premium plans only | ? | Rediff Bol | Yes | JavaScript/ AJAX | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No |
| Seznam.cz | Yes | Yes (POP3, IMAP, SMTP) SSL/TLS supported | Yes (POP3 only) | No | Yes | HTML/ JavaScript | Yes (ESET-NOD32) | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No |
| Tutanota | No | No | ? | No | Premium plans only | JavaScript | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yahoo! Mail | Premium plan only | POP3-Plus members only, but free in some countries, IMAP SSL/TLS supported | Yes (POP3 only) | Yahoo! Messenger | Premium plan only | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/AJAX | Yes (Norton AntiVirus) | Yes, including .exe files in zip files | Yes & only 10 addresses | Plus addressing (using "-" only) | No | No | No |
| Yandex Mail | Yes | Yes (POP3, IMAP, SMTP, SSL) | Yes (POP3 only) | Ya Online, any XMPP IM | Yes (Free, Yandex PDD supports up to 1000 mailboxes without verification of legal use) | HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/AJAX | Yes (Dr.Web) | Configurable or/and if discarded by antivirus | Yes, only from confirmed addresses | Plus addressing | No | No | No |
| Zoho Mail | Yes if you use Zoho domain, if you use your own domain then Premium plans only | Premium plans only (POP, IMAP, SMTP) | Yes (POP) | XMPP, Google Talk, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger | Business plans only, including free plan | AJAX | Yes | ? | Yes | Plus addressing | No | No | No |
* ↑ Most mail services that do not support POP3 access can be accessed through the FreePOPs mail proxy software.
* ↑ Through AOL Easy Transfer
* ↑ Through AOL My eAddress
* ↑ Gmail restricts the FROM field to registered addresses. e.g. Disposable addresses forbidden.
* ↑ HTML interface available for legacy browsers or users with JavaScript disabled.
* ↑ IMAP access available for $14.99 for the first year and $29.99 yearly thereafter.
* ↑ Mailfence provides an internal Instant Messaging feature for group members.
* ↑ Yahoo! Mail had automatic forwarding available to all accounts prior to January 15, 2021.