Tuta vs Purelymail

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

Should you pick Tuta or Purelymail?

Tuta is the better pick if you want encryption that means even the provider can't read your mail; your mailbox stored in Germany; and to try it free first.
Purelymail suits you best if you want a cheaper plan, at $10 a year, any number of users and domains and freedom to use the mail app you already like.

Feature	Tuta	Purelymail
Overall	4.5	2.5
Privacy	4.5	0.5
Price	4.0	5.0
Features	4.0	3.5
Cheapest plan	Revolutionary About €3 a month, yearly	Simple $10 a year, any number of users and domains
Free plan	Yes, 1 GB	No
Storage	20 GB	Not confirmed
Your own domain	✓ 3	✓ Unlimited
End-to-end encryption	✓ Built in	No
Company based in	Germany	United States
Your data is kept in	Germany	United States
Founded	2011	Unknown
Free trial	Free plan	Free trial with a small amount of credit (about a month of light use)
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

On price: Tuta Revolutionary at About €3 a month, yearly, against Purelymail Simple at $10 a year, any number of users and domains.
For free, Tuta gives you a free plan (1 GB), and Purelymail no free plan.
Tuta comes with 20 GB of storage and Purelymail with storage not confirmed.
Your mail is stored in Germany with Tuta, and in the United States with Purelymail.
Tuta is based in Germany and Purelymail in the United States, so different privacy laws apply.
Tuta encrypts mail end to end; Purelymail doesn't encrypt mail end to end.
Tuta only works in its own apps, and Purelymail works in any mail app over IMAP.
For extra addresses, Tuta has yes, with catch-all and Purelymail has yes.

Questions people ask

Which is more private, Tuta or Purelymail?

Tuta scores 4.5 out of 5 for privacy and Purelymail 0.5. Tuta gives you encryption that means even the provider can't read your mail, your mailbox stored in Germany and open-source apps anyone can check.

Which is cheaper, Tuta or Purelymail?

Purelymail is cheaper. Its Simple plan is $10 a year, any number of users and domains, 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.