Disroot Email vs Tau Mail

Disroot Email provides free email accounts through webmail and desktop or mobile email clients. Its Roundcube webmail includes threaded messages, filters, folders, attachment previews, and MIME and HTML support. Mail clients can connect using IMAP over SSL, SMTP with STARTTLS, SMTPS with TLS, or POP over SSL; suggested options include Thunderbird, Evolution, KMail, ClawsMail, Mailpile, K-9 Mail, FairEmail, and iOS Mail. Connections to the mail server use SSL, while outgoing messages use TLS if the recipient’s server supports it. Messages remain unencrypted on Disroot’s servers unless users encrypt them themselves. Disroot says its data is stored on its own servers in a Netherlands data center. Email logs may include usernames, IP addresses, and sender and recipient addresses; they are retained for 48 hours and not backed up. The free email plan includes a 1 GB mailbox and 64 MB attachments. Plus addressing routes sub-addresses to the original mailbox. Users can link a custom domain for sending and receiving mail through a lifetime feature tied to a donation amount they choose. The service supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, and extensions.

Tau Mail is an email service with webmail and native Android and iOS apps. It says messages are encrypted on the device before leaving, with only the sender and recipient holding keys, and advertises zero tracking rather than inbox scanning for advertising profiles. On-device spam detection and priority sorting are described as working without uploading message content. Users can bring their own domain with full DNS control. Webmail uses the same login as the mobile apps and needs no installation. Mobile apps include inbox synchronization, calendar, and contacts. The service offers a free plan with 1 GB encrypted storage and one custom alias. Pro costs $8 a month and includes 50 GB encrypted storage, five custom domains, priority routing, and advanced filters. Business costs $16 a month with unlimited storage, a team admin console, audit trail exports, and dedicated support. Tau Mail is identified as a Tau Technology Group service.