mail.com vs OVHcloud Email
OVHcloud Email wins on privacy, mail.com wins on price and OVHcloud Email wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.
Should you pick mail.com or OVHcloud Email?
- Go for mail.com if you'd like to try it free first.
- OVHcloud Email suits you best if you want your email to stay in the EU; a provider with no advertising business behind it; and to use your own domain, like you@yourname.co.uk.
| Feature | mail.com | OVHcloud Email |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.5 | Not rated |
| Privacy | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | Not rated |
| Features | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free | MX Plan 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 | France |
| Your data is kept in | United States | EU |
| Founded | 1995 | 1999 |
| Free trial | Free | Unknown |
| 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 | 22 October 2026 |
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How mail.com and OVHcloud Email differ
- mail.com's cheapest plan is Free (Free); OVHcloud Email's is MX Plan (Not confirmed).
- mail.com has a free plan (with adverts); OVHcloud Email has no free plan.
- Space: mail.com gives 65 GB of storage, OVHcloud Email storage not confirmed.
- mail.com keeps your mail in the United States, while OVHcloud Email keeps it in the EU.
- The companies sit under different laws: mail.com in United States, OVHcloud Email in France.
- You can use your own domain with OVHcloud Email, but not with mail.com.
- mail.com (or its parent company) makes money from advertising; OVHcloud Email doesn't.
- Aliases: mail.com offers up to 10 addresses, OVHcloud Email yes.
Questions people ask
Is mail.com more private than OVHcloud Email?
OVHcloud Email scores 2.5 out of 5 for privacy and mail.com 0. OVHcloud Email gives you your email to stay in the EU and a provider with no advertising business behind it.
Can I use my own domain with mail.com or OVHcloud Email?
Only OVHcloud Email does (Yes). With mail.com your address stays on its own domain.
Where is my email stored with mail.com and OVHcloud Email?
mail.com keeps it in the United States. OVHcloud Email keeps it in the EU.
Recent price changes
Neither price has changed since my first check on 22 October 2026.
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