Stalwart vs Hostpoint

Hostpoint wins on privacy, Hostpoint wins on price and Hostpoint wins on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.

Stalwart or Hostpoint: which should you choose?

Stalwart suits you best if you want to try it free first and open-source apps anyone can check.
Hostpoint is the better pick if you want your mailbox stored in Switzerland.

Feature	Stalwart	Hostpoint
Overall	Not rated	3.5
Privacy	Not rated	2.5
Price	Not rated	3.0
Features	Not rated	5.0
Cheapest plan	Community Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year)	Cloud Office Plus CHF 3 a user a month in the first year, then CHF 5
Free plan	Yes, open source	No
Storage	Not confirmed	50 GB
Your own domain	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
End-to-end encryption	No	No
Company based in	United Kingdom	Switzerland
Your data is kept in	Your own server	Switzerland
Founded	2019	Unknown
Free trial	Free to download	Unknown
Funded by advertising	No	No
Works in any mail app	✓ IMAP and SMTP	✓ IMAP and SMTP
Calendar and contacts	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Aliases	Yes	Yes
Open-source apps	✓ Yes	No
Sign up without ID	No	No
White label	Unknown	Unknown
Reader offer	None	None
Last checked	25 October 2026	22 October 2026

Stalwart's cheapest plan is Community (Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year)); Hostpoint's is Cloud Office Plus (CHF 3 a user a month in the first year, then CHF 5).
For free, Stalwart gives you a free plan (open source), and Hostpoint no free plan.
Stalwart comes with storage not confirmed and Hostpoint with 50 GB of storage.
Data location: Your own server for Stalwart, Switzerland for Hostpoint.
Stalwart is based in the United Kingdom and Hostpoint in Switzerland, so different privacy laws apply.

Yes, both do. Stalwart: Yes. Hostpoint: Yes.

Stalwart keeps it in Your own server. Hostpoint keeps it in Switzerland.

Neither price has changed since my first check on 22 October 2026.

Whichever you choose, the move follows the same steps. Pick your two providers for the steps.