Disroot vs Stalwart
In short: Disroot wins on privacy, Disroot wins on price, and Disroot wins on features. The full comparison is below, last checked 25 October 2026.
Disroot or Stalwart: which should you choose?
- Disroot suits you best if you want your mail kept in the Netherlands and to sign up without proving who you are.
- Stalwart is the better pick if you want email at your own domain name.
| Feature | Disroot | Stalwart |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.0 | Not rated |
| Privacy | 3.5 | Not rated |
| Price | 5.0 | Not rated |
| Features | 3.0 | Not rated |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free (donations welcome) | Community Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year) |
| Free plan | Yes, 1 GB, run on donations | Yes, open source |
| Storage | 1 GB | Not confirmed |
| Your own domain | By request, with a donation | ✓ Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | Netherlands | United Kingdom |
| Your data is kept in | Netherlands | Your own server |
| Founded | 2015 | 2019 |
| Free trial | Free | Free to download |
| Funded by advertising | No | No |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Aliases | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source apps | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Sign up without ID | ✓ Yes | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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Where they differ
- Cheapest plans: Disroot Free, Free (donations welcome). Stalwart Community, Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year).
- For free, Disroot gives you a free plan (1 GB, run on donations), and Stalwart a free plan (open source).
- Disroot comes with 1 GB of storage and Stalwart with storage not confirmed.
- Disroot keeps your mail in the Netherlands, while Stalwart keeps it in Your own server.
- Disroot is based in the Netherlands and Stalwart in the United Kingdom, so different privacy laws apply.
- Stalwart lets you bring your own domain name; Disroot doesn't.
Questions people ask
Do Disroot and Stalwart work with my own domain?
Only Stalwart does (Yes). With Disroot your address stays on its own domain.
Where do Disroot and Stalwart keep my email?
Disroot keeps it in the Netherlands. Stalwart keeps it in Your own server.
Price changes and news
I haven't seen either change its price since I started checking on 25 October 2026.
The latest headlines: Disroot news · Stalwart news.
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Moving your email
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