IONOS Mail vs Gandi Mail

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

IONOS Mail or Gandi Mail: which should you choose?

Choose IONOS Mail if you want a cheaper plan, at About £1–£2 a month (not confirmed) and a provider that's been going since 1988.
Gandi Mail suits you best if you want more room (10 GB, against 2 GB) and your diary and address book in one place with your email.

Feature	IONOS Mail	Gandi Mail
Overall	3.0	3.0
Privacy	2.5	2.5
Price	4.5	2.5
Features	3.0	4.5
Cheapest plan	Mail Basic About £1–£2 a month (not confirmed)	Standard mailbox From £5.99 a mailbox a month, VAT included (£71.86 a year)
Free plan	No	No
Storage	2 GB	10 GB
Your own domain	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
End-to-end encryption	No	No
Company based in	Germany	France
Your data is kept in	UK data centre in Worcester; where email sits not confirmed	France
Founded	1988	1999
Free trial	Unknown	Unknown
Funded by advertising	No	No
Works in any mail app	✓ IMAP and SMTP	✓ IMAP and SMTP
Calendar and contacts	No	✓ Yes
Aliases	Yes	Yes
Open-source apps	No	No
Sign up without ID	No	No
White label	Unknown	Unknown
Reader offer	None	None
Last checked	22 October 2026	25 October 2026

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The key differences

On price: IONOS Mail Mail Basic at About £1–£2 a month (not confirmed), against Gandi Mail Standard mailbox at From £5.99 a mailbox a month, VAT included (£71.86 a year).
Space: IONOS Mail gives 2 GB of storage, Gandi Mail 10 GB of storage.
Your mail is stored in the UK data centre in Worcester; where email sits not confirmed with IONOS Mail, and in France with Gandi Mail.
The companies sit under different laws: IONOS Mail in Germany, Gandi Mail in France.

Questions people ask

Is IONOS Mail more private than Gandi Mail?

They score the same for privacy: 2.5 out of 5 each. The differences are in the details, such as where your mail is kept (the UK data centre in Worcester; where email sits not confirmed for IONOS Mail, France for Gandi Mail).

Is IONOS Mail cheaper than Gandi Mail?

IONOS Mail is cheaper. Its Mail Basic plan is About £1–£2 a month (not confirmed), against From £5.99 a mailbox a month, VAT included (£71.86 a year) for Gandi Mail's Standard mailbox. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.

Can I use my own domain with IONOS Mail or Gandi Mail?

Yes, both do. IONOS Mail: Yes. Gandi Mail: Yes.

Where is my email stored with IONOS Mail and Gandi Mail?

IONOS Mail keeps it in the UK data centre in Worcester; where email sits not confirmed. Gandi Mail keeps it in France.

Price changes and news

No price changes for either since 22 October 2026. I check regularly and add any change here with its date.

The latest headlines: IONOS Mail news · Gandi Mail news.

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