HEY vs Hushmail

On privacy it's Hushmail. On price it's a tie. On features it's Hushmail. Here's everything side by side, last checked 25 October 2026.

HEY or Hushmail: which should you choose?

Go for HEY if you'd like the lower price ($99 a year (own domain: $12 per user a month)).
Hushmail is the better pick if you want to read your mail in any app, such as Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird and a company with a longer track record (since 1999).

Feature	HEY	Hushmail
Overall	2.0	2.5
Privacy	0.5	1.5
Price	2.0	2.0
Features	4.0	4.5
Cheapest plan	HEY for You $99 a year (own domain: $12 per user a month)	Small Business From $10.79 a month (Small Business)
Free plan	No (30-day trial)	No
Storage	100 GB	Not confirmed
Your own domain	✓ On HEY for Domains	✓ Yes
End-to-end encryption	No	Optional (PGP or encrypted storage)
Company based in	United States	Canada
Your data is kept in	United States	Canada
Founded	2020	1999
Free trial	30 days free on HEY for You; no trial on HEY for Domains	No free trial; 60-day money-back guarantee
Funded by advertising	No	No
Works in any mail app	No, its own apps only	✓ IMAP and SMTP
Calendar and contacts	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Aliases	Yes	Yes
Open-source apps	No	No
Sign up without ID	No	No
White label	No	No
Reader offer	None	None
Last checked	25 October 2026	25 October 2026

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Where they differ

Cheapest plans: HEY HEY for You, $99 a year (own domain: $12 per user a month). Hushmail Small Business, From $10.79 a month (Small Business).
HEY has no free plan; Hushmail has no free plan.
Space: HEY gives 100 GB of storage, Hushmail storage not confirmed.
Data location: United States for HEY, Canada for Hushmail.
The companies sit under different laws: HEY in United States, Hushmail in Canada.
On encryption, HEY doesn't encrypt mail end to end, whereas Hushmail offers optional encryption (PGP or encrypted storage).
Mail apps: HEY only works in its own apps; Hushmail works in any mail app over IMAP.

Common questions

Is HEY more private than Hushmail?

Hushmail scores 1.5 out of 5 for privacy and HEY 0.5.

Is HEY cheaper than Hushmail?

HEY is cheaper. Its HEY for You plan is $99 a year (own domain: $12 per user a month), against From $10.79 a month (Small Business) for Hushmail's Small Business. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.