mail.com vs Stalwart
In short: Stalwart wins on privacy, mail.com wins on price, and mail.com wins on features. The full comparison is below, last checked 25 October 2026.
Should you pick mail.com or Stalwart?
- mail.com suits you best if you want a company with a longer track record (since 1995).
- Stalwart is the better pick if you want a provider with no advertising business behind it; email at your own domain name; and apps whose code is public.
| Feature | mail.com | Stalwart |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.5 | Not rated |
| Privacy | 0.0 | Not rated |
| Price | 5.0 | Not rated |
| Features | 4.0 | Not rated |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free | Community Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year) |
| Free plan | Yes, with adverts | Yes, open source |
| 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 | Your own server |
| Founded | 1995 | 2019 |
| Free trial | Free | Free to download |
| 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 | ✓ Yes |
| 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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The key differences
- On price: mail.com Free at Free, against Stalwart Community at Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year).
- For free, mail.com gives you a free plan (with adverts), and Stalwart a free plan (open source).
- mail.com comes with 65 GB of storage and Stalwart with storage not confirmed.
- Your mail is stored in the United States with mail.com, and in Your own server with Stalwart.
- mail.com is based in the United States and Stalwart in the United Kingdom, so different privacy laws apply.
- Stalwart 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 Stalwart has yes.
Questions people ask
Do mail.com and Stalwart work with my own domain?
Only Stalwart does (Yes). With mail.com your address stays on its own domain.
Where do mail.com and Stalwart keep my email?
mail.com keeps it in the United States. Stalwart keeps it in Your own server.
Price changes and news
Neither price has changed since my first check on 25 October 2026.
The latest headlines: mail.com news · Stalwart news.
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Switching between them
Whichever you choose, the move follows the same steps. Pick your two providers for the steps.