Inbox.lv vs Thelemail

Inbox.lv is a Latvian email portal whose main service is Inbox Mail, with additional services including Files, Foto, Dating, Calendar, Games, Contacts, Shortlink, and News. Its free mailbox includes 20 GB of storage, up to 300 outgoing emails a day, one alias, one linked account, and three labels; recipients per message are limited. Premium plans raise mailbox storage to 150 GB, 300 GB, or 1 TB and provide unlimited daily email delivery, five aliases, ten linked accounts, and up to 250 recipients per message. Monthly prices are 1.49 EUR, 2.49 EUR, and 7.99 EUR for those tiers. Email programs can connect through IMAP, POP3, and SMTP/SMTPS. Android and iOS apps support notifications, offline work, attachments, contact sync, folders, labels, multiple mailboxes, and search. Premium removes ads and adds file and folder sharing controls; Files supports any file type up to 2.5 GB. Inbox.lv offers two-step verification and unusual-login notifications, and its privacy policy describes processing under GDPR and Latvian data-protection law. The maker is based in Riga, Latvia, and was founded in 1998.

Thelemail provides private email hosting for individuals, families, and small teams, including people with custom domains. Mail between Thelemail accounts is encrypted on the sender’s device and decrypted on the recipient’s device; stored mailbox content is ciphertext protected by a random key the server does not hold. For outbound mail, it uses WKD/OpenPGP when the recipient publishes a compatible key, or standard SMTP with TLS where supported. Custom-domain setup verifies ownership and prepares SPF, DKIM, and DMARC before incoming mail is moved. Core mail processing and encrypted mailbox storage are hosted in the EU. The service includes TOTP and WebAuthn two-factor authentication. Its production browser and macOS clients, key transparency log, and local export tool are published under AGPL-3.0; the export tool decrypts mail locally into MBOX files. Apps are listed for Android and iOS. Free plans are available; paid plans start at €2 / month, billed annually. Standard IMAP/SMTP access and a local bridge are not currently available, and Thelemail has not completed an independent security audit or formal compliance certification.