mail.com vs Soverin
Soverin wins on privacy, mail.com wins on price and Soverin wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.
Which should you choose?
- mail.com suits you best if you want a mailbox that costs nothing; a free plan before you pay anything; and more space for your mail: 65 GB.
- Soverin suits you best if you want your email to stay in the Netherlands; email from a company that doesn't make money from adverts; and to use your own domain, like you@yourname.co.uk.
| Feature | mail.com | Soverin |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Privacy | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Features | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free | Private Mailbox €3.25 a month, yearly |
| Free plan | Yes, with adverts | No |
| Storage | 65 GB | 25 GB |
| Your own domain | No | ✓ Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | United States | Netherlands |
| Your data is kept in | United States | Netherlands |
| Founded | 1995 | Unknown |
| Free trial | Free | No free trial; 30-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 | Unlimited |
| 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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How mail.com and Soverin differ
- Cheapest plans: mail.com Free, Free. Soverin Private Mailbox, €3.25 a month, yearly.
- For free, mail.com gives you a free plan (with adverts), and Soverin no free plan.
- mail.com comes with 65 GB of storage and Soverin with 25 GB of storage.
- Your mail is stored in the United States with mail.com, and in the Netherlands with Soverin.
- mail.com is based in the United States and Soverin in the Netherlands, so different privacy laws apply.
- Soverin 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 Soverin has unlimited.
Questions people ask
Which is more private, mail.com or Soverin?
Soverin scores 2.5 out of 5 for privacy and mail.com 0. Soverin gives you your email to stay in the Netherlands and email from a company that doesn't make money from adverts.
Which is cheaper, mail.com or Soverin?
mail.com costs nothing to start (Free). Soverin's cheapest plan, Private Mailbox, is €3.25 a month, yearly.
Do mail.com and Soverin work with my own domain?
Only Soverin does (Yes). With mail.com your address stays on its own domain.
Where do mail.com and Soverin keep my email?
mail.com keeps it in the United States. Soverin keeps it in the Netherlands.
Price changes and news
No price changes for either since 25 October 2026. I check regularly and add any change here with its date.
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Moving your email
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