GMX vs Bluehost Professional Email
In short: GMX wins on privacy, GMX wins on price, and Bluehost Professional Email wins on features. The full comparison is below, last checked 25 October 2026.
Should you pick GMX or Bluehost Professional Email?
- GMX is the better pick if you want your mailbox stored in Germany (European data centres); a mailbox that costs nothing; and a free plan before you pay anything.
- Bluehost Professional Email is the better pick if you want a company that isn't funded by advertising and an address on your own domain.
| Feature | GMX | Bluehost Professional Email |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Privacy | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Features | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free (paid plans only for German and Austrian residents) | Professional Email From $1.67 a user a month, yearly |
| Free plan | Yes, with adverts | No |
| Storage | 65 GB | 10 GB |
| Your own domain | No | ✓ Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | Germany | United States |
| Your data is kept in | Germany (European data centres) | Not confirmed |
| Founded | 1997 | Unknown |
| Free trial | Free | Unknown |
| Funded by advertising | Yes, or its parent company is | No |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Aliases | Up to 10 addresses | Yes |
| Open-source apps | No | No |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 22 October 2026 |
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Where they differ
- Cheapest plans: GMX Free, Free (paid plans only for German and Austrian residents). Bluehost Professional Email Professional Email, From $1.67 a user a month, yearly.
- For free, GMX gives you a free plan (with adverts), and Bluehost Professional Email no free plan.
- GMX comes with 65 GB of storage and Bluehost Professional Email with 10 GB of storage.
- Your mail is stored in Germany (European data centres) with GMX, and in Not confirmed with Bluehost Professional Email.
- GMX is based in Germany and Bluehost Professional Email in the United States, so different privacy laws apply.
- Bluehost Professional Email lets you bring your own domain name; GMX doesn't.
- Only GMX is part of an advertising business.
- For extra addresses, GMX has up to 10 addresses and Bluehost Professional Email has yes.
GMX and Bluehost Professional Email: your questions
Which is more private, GMX or Bluehost Professional Email?
GMX scores 2 out of 5 for privacy and Bluehost Professional Email 0.5. GMX gives you your mailbox stored in Germany (European data centres).
Which is cheaper, GMX or Bluehost Professional Email?
GMX costs nothing to start (Free (paid plans only for German and Austrian residents)). Bluehost Professional Email's cheapest plan, Professional Email, is From $1.67 a user a month, yearly.
Do GMX and Bluehost Professional Email work with my own domain?
Only Bluehost Professional Email does (Yes). With GMX your address stays on its own domain.
Where do GMX and Bluehost Professional Email keep my email?
GMX keeps it in Germany (European data centres). Bluehost Professional Email keeps it in Not confirmed.
Recent price changes
I haven't seen either change its price since I started checking on 22 October 2026.
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