CounterMail vs Maddy
On privacy it's CounterMail. On price it's CounterMail. On features it's CounterMail. Here's everything side by side, last checked 25 October 2026.
Should you pick CounterMail or Maddy?
- Choose CounterMail if you want encryption that means even the provider can't read your mail; your email to stay in Sweden; and your diary and address book in one place with your email.
- Go for Maddy if you'd like to try it free first and open-source apps.
| Feature | CounterMail | Maddy |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.0 | Not rated |
| Privacy | 4.0 | Not rated |
| Price | 4.0 | Not rated |
| Features | 4.0 | Not rated |
| Cheapest plan | Premium, 12 months $4 a month, paid yearly ($49) | Open source Free |
| Free plan | No | Yes, open source |
| Storage | 4 GB | Not confirmed |
| Your own domain | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | ✓ Built in | No |
| Company based in | Sweden | Not confirmed |
| Your data is kept in | Sweden | Your own server |
| Founded | Unknown | Unknown |
| Free trial | Unknown | Free to download |
| Funded by advertising | No | No |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | ✓ Yes | No |
| Aliases | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source apps | No | ✓ Yes |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | Unknown | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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How CounterMail and Maddy differ
- On price: CounterMail Premium, 12 months at $4 a month, paid yearly ($49), against Maddy Open source at Free.
- For free, CounterMail gives you no free plan, and Maddy a free plan (open source).
- CounterMail comes with 4 GB of storage and Maddy with storage not confirmed.
- Data location: Sweden for CounterMail, Your own server for Maddy.
- CounterMail is based in Sweden and Maddy in Not confirmed, so different privacy laws apply.
- CounterMail encrypts mail end to end; Maddy doesn't encrypt mail end to end.
Common questions
Do CounterMail and Maddy work with my own domain?
Yes, both do. CounterMail: Yes. Maddy: Yes.
Where do CounterMail and Maddy keep my email?
CounterMail keeps it in Sweden. Maddy keeps it in Your own server.
Recent price changes
I haven't seen either change its price since I started checking on 25 October 2026.
The latest headlines: CounterMail news · Maddy news.
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Switching between them
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