mail.com vs HEY
In short: HEY wins on privacy, mail.com wins on price, and they tie on features. The full comparison is below, last checked 25 October 2026.
Should you pick mail.com or HEY?
- mail.com is the better pick if you want a mailbox that costs nothing; a free plan to start on; and to read your mail in any app, such as Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird.
- HEY suits you best if you want a company that isn't funded by advertising; an address on your own domain; and 100 GB of storage.
| Feature | mail.com | HEY |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Privacy | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Features | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free | HEY for You $99 a year (own domain: $12 per user a month) |
| Free plan | Yes, with adverts | No (30-day trial) |
| Storage | 65 GB | 100 GB |
| Your own domain | No | ✓ On HEY for Domains |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | United States | United States |
| Your data is kept in | United States | United States |
| Founded | 1995 | 2020 |
| Free trial | Free | 30 days free on HEY for You; no trial on HEY for Domains |
| Funded by advertising | Yes, or its parent company is | No |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | No, its own apps only |
| 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 | No |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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Where they differ
- Cheapest plans: mail.com Free, Free. HEY HEY for You, $99 a year (own domain: $12 per user a month).
- For free, mail.com gives you a free plan (with adverts), and HEY no free plan.
- mail.com comes with 65 GB of storage and HEY with 100 GB of storage.
- HEY lets you bring your own domain name; mail.com doesn't.
- mail.com works in any mail app over IMAP, and HEY only works in its own apps.
- Only mail.com is part of an advertising business.
- For extra addresses, mail.com has up to 10 addresses and HEY has yes.
Common questions
Which is more private, mail.com or HEY?
HEY scores 0.5 out of 5 for privacy and mail.com 0. HEY gives you a company that isn't funded by advertising.
Which is cheaper, mail.com or HEY?
mail.com costs nothing to start (Free). HEY's cheapest plan, HEY for You, is $99 a year (own domain: $12 per user a month).
Do mail.com and HEY work with my own domain?
Only HEY does (On HEY for Domains). With mail.com your address stays on its own domain.
Where do mail.com and HEY keep my email?
Both keep it in the United States.
Do mail.com and HEY work in other mail apps?
mail.com works in any mail app over IMAP. HEY only works in its own apps.
Recent price changes
No price changes for either since 25 October 2026. I check regularly and add any change here with its date.
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How to switch
Whichever you choose, the move follows the same steps. Pick your two providers for the steps.