mailbox.org vs Purelymail
Mailbox.org wins on privacy, Purelymail wins on price and mailbox.org wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.
Which should you choose?
- mailbox.org is the better pick if you want your email to stay in Germany; a calendar and contacts alongside your mail; and open-source apps anyone can check.
- Purelymail is the better pick if you want to pay less: $10 a year, any number of users and domains.
| Feature | mailbox.org | Purelymail |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Privacy | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Price | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Features | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| Cheapest plan | Standard €3 a month, yearly (from summer 2026) | Simple $10 a year, any number of users and domains |
| Free plan | No (30-day trial) | No |
| Storage | 20 GB | Not confirmed |
| Your own domain | ✓ Yes | ✓ Unlimited |
| End-to-end encryption | Optional (PGP or encrypted storage) | No |
| Company based in | Germany | United States |
| Your data is kept in | Germany | United States |
| Founded | 2014 | Unknown |
| Free trial | 30 days free | Free trial with a small amount of credit (about a month of light use) |
| Funded by advertising | No | No |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | ✓ Yes | No |
| Aliases | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source apps | ✓ Yes | No |
| Sign up without ID | ✓ Yes | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 22 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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Where they differ
- Cheapest plans: mailbox.org Standard, €3 a month, yearly (from summer 2026). Purelymail Simple, $10 a year, any number of users and domains.
- For free, mailbox.org gives you no free plan, and Purelymail no free plan.
- mailbox.org comes with 20 GB of storage and Purelymail with storage not confirmed.
- Data location: Germany for mailbox.org, United States for Purelymail.
- mailbox.org is based in Germany and Purelymail in the United States, so different privacy laws apply.
- mailbox.org offers optional encryption (PGP or encrypted storage); Purelymail doesn't encrypt mail end to end.
Questions people ask
Which is more private, mailbox.org or Purelymail?
mailbox.org scores 4.5 out of 5 for privacy and Purelymail 0.5. mailbox.org gives you your email to stay in Germany, open-source apps anyone can check and an account that doesn't need your phone number or ID.
Which is cheaper, mailbox.org or Purelymail?
Purelymail is cheaper. Its Simple plan is $10 a year, any number of users and domains, against €3 a month, yearly (from summer 2026) for mailbox.org's Standard. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.
Do mailbox.org and Purelymail work with my own domain?
Yes, both do. mailbox.org: Yes. Purelymail: Unlimited.
Where do mailbox.org and Purelymail keep my email?
mailbox.org keeps it in Germany. Purelymail keeps it in the United States.
Recent price changes
- 1 September 2026 mailbox.org: €3.00 (announced 15 July 2026)
- 1 June 2026 mailbox.org: €2.50
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Switching between them
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