Krystal vs mail.de
Mail.de wins on privacy, mail.de wins on price and Krystal wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.
Which should you choose?
- Krystal suits you best if you want a provider with no advertising business behind it and email at your own domain name.
- mail.de suits you best if you want a free plan before you pay anything.
| Feature | Krystal | mail.de |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Not rated | 3.5 |
| Privacy | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Price | Not rated | 5.0 |
| Features | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Cheapest plan | Email hosting Not confirmed | PureMail €0.99 a month |
| Free plan | No | Yes, 1 GB, with adverts |
| Storage | Not confirmed | 2.5 GB |
| Your own domain | ✓ Yes | No |
| End-to-end encryption | No | Optional (PGP or encrypted storage) |
| Company based in | United Kingdom | Germany |
| Your data is kept in | United Kingdom | Germany |
| Founded | 2002 | Unknown |
| Free trial | 60-day money-back guarantee | 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 | No | No |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | Unknown | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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The key differences
- Krystal's cheapest plan is Email hosting (Not confirmed); mail.de's is PureMail (€0.99 a month).
- For free, Krystal gives you no free plan, and mail.de a free plan (1 GB, with adverts).
- Krystal comes with storage not confirmed and mail.de with 2.5 GB of storage.
- Data location: United Kingdom for Krystal, Germany for mail.de.
- Krystal is based in the United Kingdom and mail.de in Germany, so different privacy laws apply.
- Krystal doesn't encrypt mail end to end; mail.de offers optional encryption (PGP or encrypted storage).
- Krystal lets you bring your own domain name; mail.de doesn't.
- Only mail.de is part of an advertising business.
Common questions
Which is more private, Krystal or mail.de?
mail.de scores 3 out of 5 for privacy and Krystal 2.5.
Do Krystal and mail.de work with my own domain?
Only Krystal does (Yes). With mail.de your address stays on its own domain.
Where do Krystal and mail.de keep my email?
Krystal keeps it in the United Kingdom. mail.de keeps it in Germany.
Recent price changes
- 22 October 2026 mail.de: €2.49 a month, when I checked
The latest headlines: Krystal news · mail.de news.
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Switching between them
Whichever you choose, the move follows the same steps. Pick your two providers for the steps.