Tuta Mail

Lightweight encrypted mail with its own encryption scheme.

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Price
FreemiumFree plan with 1 GB; paid plans from around €3/mo for custom domains and more storage.
Works on
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web
Based in
Germany
Source code
Open source
Encryption
End-to-end encrypted

Tuta is the lean, cheaper take on encrypted mail. It encrypts the subject line as well as the body, ships desktop apps with no paid bridge to buy, and is fully open source. The trade is a closed ecosystem. There is no IMAP or SMTP at all. You are committing to Tuta's own apps, plus its official Thunderbird add-ons and Nextcloud app. Worth it if that fits how you work.

Strengths

  • Encrypts subject lines too
  • Open source, includes desktop apps
  • Inexpensive paid tiers

Considerations

  • No IMAP/SMTP: apps only
  • Smaller ecosystem than Proton
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Tuta Mail alternatives

Proton MailEncrypted email from Switzerland.PosteoGerman email that minimizes data and can encrypt metadata too.Mailbox.orgGerman email with PGP and an office suite, a notch below Posteo.StartMailDutch email that encrypts all stored mail by default.