addy.io vs BT Email
In short: addy.io wins on privacy, addy.io wins on price, and BT Email wins on features. The full comparison is below, last checked 25 October 2026.
Should you pick addy.io or BT Email?
- addy.io is the better pick if you want your mailbox stored in the EU; the lower price (About $1 a month, yearly); and email at your own domain name.
- BT Email is the better pick if you want the choice of any mail app over IMAP.
| Feature | addy.io | BT Email |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Privacy | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Features | Not rated | 2.5 |
| Cheapest plan | Lite About $1 a month, yearly | Premium email £7.50 a month |
| Free plan | Yes | Basic email, webmail only |
| Storage | Forwards only | Not confirmed |
| Your own domain | ✓ Yes | No |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Your data is kept in | EU | Not confirmed |
| Founded | 2018 | Unknown |
| Free trial | Free plan | Unknown |
| Funded by advertising | No | No |
| Works in any mail app | No, its own apps only | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | No | No |
| Aliases | Unlimited aliases | Up to 10 extra addresses |
| Open-source apps | ✓ Yes | No |
| Sign up without ID | ✓ Yes | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 22 October 2026 |
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Where they differ
- Cheapest plans: addy.io Lite, About $1 a month, yearly. BT Email Premium email, £7.50 a month.
- For free, addy.io gives you a free plan (), and BT Email Basic email, webmail only.
- addy.io comes with no storage, as it forwards mail on and BT Email with storage not confirmed.
- Your mail is stored in the EU with addy.io, and in Not confirmed with BT Email.
- addy.io lets you bring your own domain name; BT Email doesn't.
- addy.io only works in its own apps, and BT Email works in any mail app over IMAP.
- For extra addresses, addy.io has unlimited aliases and BT Email has up to 10 extra addresses.
Questions people ask
Which is more private, addy.io or BT Email?
addy.io scores 3.5 out of 5 for privacy and BT Email 1.5. addy.io gives you your mailbox stored in the EU, open-source apps anyone can check and to sign up without proving who you are.
Which is cheaper, addy.io or BT Email?
addy.io is cheaper. Its Lite plan is About $1 a month, yearly, against £7.50 a month for BT Email's Premium email. addy.io and BT Email also have a free plan. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.
Do addy.io and BT Email work with my own domain?
Only addy.io does (Yes). With BT Email your address stays on its own domain.
Where do addy.io and BT Email keep my email?
addy.io keeps it in the EU. BT Email keeps it in Not confirmed.
Do addy.io and BT Email work in other mail apps?
addy.io only works in its own apps. BT Email works in any mail app over IMAP.
Price changes and news
No price changes for either since 22 October 2026. I check regularly and add any change here with its date.
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How to switch
Whichever you choose, the move follows the same steps. Pick your two providers for the steps.