Forward Email vs mail.de
Mail.de wins on privacy, mail.de wins on price and Forward Email wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.
Should you pick Forward Email or mail.de?
- Forward Email suits you best if you want email from a company that doesn't make money from adverts; email at your own domain name; and more space for your mail: 10 GB.
- Go for mail.de if you'd like your email to stay in Germany and to pay less: €0.99 a month.
| Feature | Forward Email | mail.de |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Privacy | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Price | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Features | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Cheapest plan | Enhanced Protection $3 a month | PureMail €0.99 a month |
| Free plan | Yes, forwarding only | Yes, 1 GB, with adverts |
| Storage | 10 GB | 2.5 GB |
| Your own domain | ✓ Unlimited | No |
| End-to-end encryption | Optional (PGP or encrypted storage) | Optional (PGP or encrypted storage) |
| Company based in | United States | Germany |
| Your data is kept in | United States | Germany |
| Founded | 2017 | Unknown |
| Free trial | Free plan | 30 days free on paid plans |
| Funded by advertising | No | Yes, or its parent company is |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Aliases | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source apps | ✓ Yes | No |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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How Forward Email and mail.de differ
- Cheapest plans: Forward Email Enhanced Protection, $3 a month. mail.de PureMail, €0.99 a month.
- Forward Email has a free plan (forwarding only); mail.de has a free plan (1 GB, with adverts).
- Space: Forward Email gives 10 GB of storage, mail.de 2.5 GB of storage.
- Forward Email keeps your mail in the United States, while mail.de keeps it in Germany.
- The companies sit under different laws: Forward Email in United States, mail.de in Germany.
- You can use your own domain with Forward Email, but not with mail.de.
- mail.de (or its parent company) makes money from advertising; Forward Email doesn't.
Common questions
Is Forward Email more private than mail.de?
mail.de scores 3 out of 5 for privacy and Forward Email 2. mail.de gives you your email to stay in Germany.
Is Forward Email cheaper than mail.de?
mail.de is cheaper. Its PureMail plan is €0.99 a month, against $3 a month for Forward Email's Enhanced Protection. mail.de and Forward Email also have a free plan. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.
Can I use my own domain with Forward Email or mail.de?
Only Forward Email does (Unlimited). With mail.de your address stays on its own domain.
Where is my email stored with Forward Email and mail.de?
Forward Email keeps it in the United States. mail.de keeps it in Germany.
Recent price changes
- 22 October 2026 mail.de: €2.49 a month, when I checked
The latest headlines: Forward Email news · mail.de news.
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