mail.com vs Krystal
In short: Krystal wins on privacy, mail.com wins on price, and Krystal wins on features. The full comparison is below, last checked 25 October 2026.
Which should you choose?
- mail.com is the better pick if you want a free plan before you pay anything and more years of history: it started in 1995.
- Krystal suits you best if you want your email to stay in the United Kingdom; email from a company that doesn't make money from adverts; and email at your own domain name.
| Feature | mail.com | Krystal |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.5 | Not rated |
| Privacy | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | Not rated |
| Features | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free | Email hosting Not confirmed |
| Free plan | Yes, with adverts | No |
| Storage | 65 GB | Not confirmed |
| Your own domain | No | ✓ Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | United States | United Kingdom |
| Your data is kept in | United States | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1995 | 2002 |
| Free trial | Free | 60-day money-back guarantee |
| Funded by advertising | Yes, or its parent company is | No |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| 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 | Unknown |
| 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. Krystal Email hosting, Not confirmed.
- For free, mail.com gives you a free plan (with adverts), and Krystal no free plan.
- mail.com comes with 65 GB of storage and Krystal with storage not confirmed.
- Your mail is stored in the United States with mail.com, and in the United Kingdom with Krystal.
- mail.com is based in the United States and Krystal in the United Kingdom, so different privacy laws apply.
- Krystal lets you bring your own domain name; mail.com doesn't.
- Only mail.com is part of an advertising business.
- For extra addresses, mail.com has up to 10 addresses and Krystal has yes.
Common questions
Which is more private, mail.com or Krystal?
Krystal scores 2.5 out of 5 for privacy and mail.com 0. Krystal gives you your email to stay in the United Kingdom and email from a company that doesn't make money from adverts.
Do mail.com and Krystal work with my own domain?
Only Krystal does (Yes). With mail.com your address stays on its own domain.
Where do mail.com and Krystal keep my email?
mail.com keeps it in the United States. Krystal keeps it in the United Kingdom.
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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Switching between them
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