eclipso Mail Europe vs Riseup Email

eclipso Mail Europe combines email with cloud storage, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes, fax, SMS, and online post-office tools in one account. It works on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Mail can be managed through webmail, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, the eclipso app, or clients such as Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail. OpenPGP and S/MIME end-to-end encryption are integrated without browser extensions or separate software. Other listed protections include two-factor authentication, TLS transport encryption, DKIM, DMARC, and SPF. The mobile app includes email, calendar, contacts, cloud storage, PGP, PIN protection, dark mode, push notifications, and support for attachments up to 50 MB. The company says emails, contacts, and files are stored on servers in Germany and that the service complies with EU GDPR and is governed by German law. Plans and add-ons are prepaid and do not renew automatically. Freemail is free; listed paid plans start at €1.49/mo. Weekday support is available by email and phone during stated hours.

Riseup Email is a free email account available through webmail or a mail client. Riseup describes the service as part of movement-run communications infrastructure for activists and allies. New accounts require an invite code from someone who trusts the applicant, and each account has 1 GB of storage. Riseup recommends Thunderbird and lists mail-client options for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS. Clients connect using IMAP or POP, with SMTP for outgoing mail. Riseup says messages are individually encrypted on its servers and can be unlocked with the account password, but the service is not end-to-end or client encrypted unless users add Mailvelope or another OpenPGP solution. It says it does not log users’ internet addresses or include the sender’s IP address in outgoing email. Riseup services have Tor onion services, and email to certain activist providers is delivered over them. Trash messages are deleted after 21 days and Spam after 7 days. Riseup does not back up all old messages, so users are responsible for keeping their own copies. The service is funded entirely by small user donations.