mail.de vs tsoHost
On privacy it's mail.de. On price it's mail.de. On features it's tsoHost. Here's everything side by side, last checked 25 October 2026.
Should you pick mail.de or tsoHost?
- mail.de suits you best if you want a cheaper plan, at €0.99 a month; a free plan to start on; and a calendar and contacts alongside your mail.
- tsoHost is the better pick if you want a company that isn't funded by advertising; to use your own domain, like you@yourname.co.uk; and more room (10 GB, against 2.5 GB).
| Feature | mail.de | tsoHost |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Privacy | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| Features | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Cheapest plan | PureMail €0.99 a month | 123 Reg email £1.99 a mailbox a month for the first year, then £47.88 a year (123 Reg) |
| Free plan | Yes, 1 GB, with adverts | No |
| Storage | 2.5 GB | 10 GB |
| Your own domain | No | ✓ Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | Optional (PGP or encrypted storage) | No |
| Company based in | Germany | United Kingdom |
| Your data is kept in | Germany | United Kingdom |
| Founded | Unknown | Unknown |
| Free trial | 30 days free on paid plans | 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 | No |
| Aliases | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source apps | No | No |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | Unknown | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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The key differences
- On price: mail.de PureMail at €0.99 a month, against tsoHost 123 Reg email at £1.99 a mailbox a month for the first year, then £47.88 a year (123 Reg).
- For free, mail.de gives you a free plan (1 GB, with adverts), and tsoHost no free plan.
- mail.de comes with 2.5 GB of storage and tsoHost with 10 GB of storage.
- Your mail is stored in Germany with mail.de, and in the United Kingdom with tsoHost.
- mail.de is based in Germany and tsoHost in the United Kingdom, so different privacy laws apply.
- mail.de offers optional encryption (PGP or encrypted storage); tsoHost doesn't encrypt mail end to end.
- tsoHost lets you bring your own domain name; mail.de doesn't.
- Only mail.de is part of an advertising business.
Questions people ask
Which is more private, mail.de or tsoHost?
mail.de scores 3 out of 5 for privacy and tsoHost 2.5.
Which is cheaper, mail.de or tsoHost?
mail.de is cheaper. Its PureMail plan is €0.99 a month, against £1.99 a mailbox a month for the first year, then £47.88 a year (123 Reg) for tsoHost's 123 Reg email. mail.de also has a free plan. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.
Do mail.de and tsoHost work with my own domain?
Only tsoHost does (Yes). With mail.de your address stays on its own domain.
Where do mail.de and tsoHost keep my email?
mail.de keeps it in Germany. tsoHost keeps it in the United Kingdom.
Prices and the latest news
- 22 October 2026 mail.de: €2.49 a month, when I checked
The latest headlines: mail.de news · tsoHost news.
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How to switch
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