Tuta vs Hostinger Email

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

Tuta or Hostinger Email: which should you choose?

Go for Tuta if you'd like end-to-end encryption built in; your email to stay in Germany; and a free plan before you pay anything.
Hostinger Email is the better pick if you want to pay less: $0.39 a month on a 48-month term, renews at $1.59; to read your mail in any app, such as Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird; and more years of history: it started in 2004.

Feature	Tuta	Hostinger Email
Overall	4.5	3.0
Privacy	4.5	1.5
Price	4.0	4.5
Features	4.0	3.5
Cheapest plan	Revolutionary About €3 a month, yearly	Starter $0.39 a month on a 48-month term, renews at $1.59
Free plan	Yes, 1 GB	No
Storage	20 GB	5 GB
Your own domain	✓ 3	✓ Yes
End-to-end encryption	✓ Built in	No
Company based in	Germany	Lithuania
Your data is kept in	Germany	Not confirmed
Founded	2011	2004
Free trial	Free plan	30-day money-back guarantee
Funded by advertising	No	No
Works in any mail app	No, its own apps only	✓ IMAP and SMTP
Calendar and contacts	✓ Yes	No
Aliases	Yes, with catch-all	Yes
Open-source apps	✓ Yes	No
Sign up without ID	No	No
White label	No	Unknown
Reader offer	None	None
Last checked	22 October 2026	25 October 2026

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Where they differ

Tuta's cheapest plan is Revolutionary (About €3 a month, yearly); Hostinger Email's is Starter ($0.39 a month on a 48-month term, renews at $1.59).
Tuta has a free plan (1 GB); Hostinger Email has no free plan.
Space: Tuta gives 20 GB of storage, Hostinger Email 5 GB of storage.
Data location: Germany for Tuta, Not confirmed for Hostinger Email.
The companies sit under different laws: Tuta in Germany, Hostinger Email in Lithuania.
On encryption, Tuta encrypts mail end to end, whereas Hostinger Email doesn't encrypt mail end to end.
Mail apps: Tuta only works in its own apps; Hostinger Email works in any mail app over IMAP.
Aliases: Tuta offers yes, with catch-all, Hostinger Email yes.

Common questions

Is Tuta more private than Hostinger Email?

Tuta scores 4.5 out of 5 for privacy and Hostinger Email 1.5. Tuta gives you end-to-end encryption built in, your email to stay in Germany and open-source apps.

Is Tuta cheaper than Hostinger Email?

Hostinger Email is cheaper. Its Starter plan is $0.39 a month on a 48-month term, renews at $1.59, against About €3 a month, yearly for Tuta's Revolutionary. Tuta also has a free plan. Check the renewal price before you pay, as some first-year prices go up.