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Titan vs mailcow

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

Which should you choose?

  • mailcow is the better pick if you want to try it free first and open-source apps.
FeatureTitanmailcow
Overall2.5Not rated
Privacy0.5Not rated
Price4.5Not rated
Features4.5Not rated
Cheapest planStarter
About $1.99 per mailbox a month (sold through resellers)
Open source
Free
Free planNoYes, open source
Storage10 GBNot confirmed
Your own domain✓ Yes✓ Yes
End-to-end encryptionNoNo
Company based in India / United States Germany
Your data is kept inNot confirmedYour own server
Founded2020Unknown
Free trialUnknownFree to download
Funded by advertisingNoNo
Works in any mail app✓ IMAP and SMTP✓ IMAP and SMTP
Calendar and contacts✓ Yes✓ Yes
AliasesYesYes
Open-source appsNo✓ Yes
Sign up without IDNoNo
White label✓ YesUnknown
Reader offerNoneNone
Last checked25 October 202625 October 2026

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The key differences

  • Titan's cheapest plan is Starter (About $1.99 per mailbox a month (sold through resellers)); mailcow's is Open source (Free).
  • For free, Titan gives you no free plan, and mailcow a free plan (open source).
  • Titan comes with 10 GB of storage and mailcow with storage not confirmed.
  • Titan keeps your mail in Not confirmed, while mailcow keeps it in Your own server.
  • Titan is based in India / United States and mailcow in Germany, so different privacy laws apply.

Titan and mailcow: your questions

Do Titan and mailcow work with my own domain?

Yes, both do. Titan: Yes. mailcow: Yes.

Where do Titan and mailcow keep my email?

Titan keeps it in Not confirmed. mailcow keeps it in Your own server.

Prices and the latest news

I haven't seen either change its price since I started checking on 25 October 2026.

The latest headlines: Titan news · mailcow news.

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