Hushmail vs IONOS Email
Hushmail
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IONOS Email
ionos.comSide by side
| Figure | Hushmail | IONOS Email |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | $1/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Business Email Hosting | 8.6 (#5) | 8.0 (#14) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Business email plans include a free custom domain for a branded email address. |
| Founded | 1999 | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Montabaur, Germany |
| Support | Hushmail says Customer Care provides personalized support to healthcare customers, and its messaging page lists support hours as Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST. | IONOS advertises 24/7 expert support by phone, chat, or email and a personal consultant. |
Plans
Hushmail
- Personal Basic$59.99 a year
- Personal + NordVPN$95 a year
- Hushmail for Healthcare Essentials$14.99 a month
- Hushmail for Professionals$14.99 a month
- Hushmail for Healthcare Growth$17.99 a month
- Personal Use$59.99 a year
IONOS Email
- Microsoft 365$1 a month
- IONOS Email$3 a month
- Microsoft Exchange$4.50 a month
In their own words
Hushmail
Hushmail provides encrypted email, secure web forms, and electronic signatures for individuals and businesses. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and the web, supports custom domains, and works with IMAP and SMTP. Hushmail says it combines OpenPGP with SSL/TLS, with messages between Hushmail customers remaining OpenPGP-encrypted on its servers. Secure-message recipients use an inbox link and may sign in with Google, Outlook, or Apple. Healthcare forms support encrypted responses, signatures, and templates for intake, assessments, file transfer, and appointment requests. Every healthcare plan includes a signed Business Associate Agreement, and the company says its healthcare service supports HIPAA compliance. Personal Use starts with 15 GB and unlimited aliases but is not intended for healthcare professionals and lacks an archive, BAA, and IMA. Personal Basic costs $59.99 a year; healthcare plans start at $14.99 a month.