Fastmail vs eclipso
Eclipso wins on privacy, eclipso wins on price and Fastmail wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.
Which should you choose?
- Go for Fastmail if you'd like email at your own domain name and more space for your mail: 50 GB.
- Go for eclipso if you'd like a cheaper plan, at €1.49 a month and a free plan before you pay anything.
| Feature | Fastmail | eclipso |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Privacy | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Price | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Features | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Cheapest plan | Individual $5 a month, yearly | Connect €1.49 a month |
| Free plan | No | Yes, 4 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB | 20 GB |
| Your own domain | ✓ Yes | On paid plans |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | Australia | Germany |
| Your data is kept in | EU (Amsterdam) for UK customers, with a US replica and US backups | Germany |
| Founded | 1999 | Unknown |
| Free trial | 30 days free | Free plan (Freemail) |
| Funded by advertising | No | No |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Aliases | Masked email and aliases | Yes |
| Open-source apps | No | No |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | Offer 10% off your first year, plus a free trial of up to 30 days | None |
| Last checked | 22 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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How Fastmail and eclipso differ
- On price: Fastmail Individual at $5 a month, yearly, against eclipso Connect at €1.49 a month.
- For free, Fastmail gives you no free plan, and eclipso a free plan (4 GB).
- Fastmail comes with 50 GB of storage and eclipso with 20 GB of storage.
- Fastmail keeps your mail in the EU (Amsterdam) for UK customers, with a US replica and US backups, while eclipso keeps it in Germany.
- Fastmail is based in Australia and eclipso in Germany, so different privacy laws apply.
- Fastmail lets you bring your own domain name; eclipso doesn't.
- For extra addresses, Fastmail has masked email and aliases and eclipso has yes.
Questions people ask
Which is more private, Fastmail or eclipso?
eclipso scores 2.5 out of 5 for privacy and Fastmail 2.
Which is cheaper, Fastmail or eclipso?
eclipso is cheaper. Its Connect plan is €1.49 a month, against $5 a month, yearly for Fastmail's Individual. eclipso also has a free plan. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.
Do Fastmail and eclipso work with my own domain?
Only Fastmail does (Yes). With eclipso your address stays on its own domain.
Where do Fastmail and eclipso keep my email?
Fastmail keeps it in the EU (Amsterdam) for UK customers, with a US replica and US backups. eclipso keeps it in Germany.
Price changes and news
- 22 October 2026 eclipso: Free; paid plans not confirmed, when I checked
The latest headlines: Fastmail news · eclipso news.
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How to switch
Moving to Fastmail · Moving from Fastmail. Or see all my switching guides.