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Disroot vs Gandi Mail

Disroot wins on privacy, Disroot wins on price and Gandi Mail wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.

Which should you choose?

  • Choose Disroot if you want email without paying for it; a free plan before you pay anything; and apps whose code is public.
  • Gandi Mail suits you best if you want email at your own domain name; more space for your mail: 10 GB; and a provider that's been going since 1999.
FeatureDisrootGandi Mail
Overall4.03.0
Privacy3.52.5
Price5.02.5
Features3.04.5
Cheapest planFree
Free (donations welcome)
Standard mailbox
From £5.99 a mailbox a month, VAT included (£71.86 a year)
Free planYes, 1 GB, run on donationsNo
Storage1 GB10 GB
Your own domainBy request, with a donation✓ Yes
End-to-end encryptionNoNo
Company based in Netherlands France
Your data is kept in Netherlands France
Founded20151999
Free trialFreeUnknown
Funded by advertisingNoNo
Works in any mail app✓ IMAP and SMTP✓ IMAP and SMTP
Calendar and contacts✓ Yes✓ Yes
AliasesYesYes
Open-source apps✓ YesNo
Sign up without ID✓ YesNo
White labelNoUnknown
Reader offerNoneNone
Last checked25 October 202625 October 2026

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The key differences

  • Cheapest plans: Disroot Free, Free (donations welcome). Gandi Mail Standard mailbox, From £5.99 a mailbox a month, VAT included (£71.86 a year).
  • Disroot has a free plan (1 GB, run on donations); Gandi Mail has no free plan.
  • Space: Disroot gives 1 GB of storage, Gandi Mail 10 GB of storage.
  • Your mail is stored in the Netherlands with Disroot, and in France with Gandi Mail.
  • The companies sit under different laws: Disroot in Netherlands, Gandi Mail in France.
  • You can use your own domain with Gandi Mail, but not with Disroot.

Disroot and Gandi Mail: your questions

Is Disroot more private than Gandi Mail?

Disroot scores 3.5 out of 5 for privacy and Gandi Mail 2.5. Disroot gives you apps whose code is public and to sign up without proving who you are.

Is Disroot cheaper than Gandi Mail?

Disroot costs nothing to start (Free (donations welcome)). Gandi Mail's cheapest plan, Standard mailbox, is From £5.99 a mailbox a month, VAT included (£71.86 a year).

Can I use my own domain with Disroot or Gandi Mail?

Only Gandi Mail does (Yes). With Disroot your address stays on its own domain.

Where is my email stored with Disroot and Gandi Mail?

Disroot keeps it in the Netherlands. Gandi Mail keeps it in France.

Prices and the latest news

I haven't seen either change its price since I started checking on 25 October 2026.

The latest headlines: Disroot news · Gandi Mail news.

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