mailbox vs Mailfence

mailbox is a paid email service from a maker founded in 2014 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It works on the web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports IMAP and SMTP; Light also includes POP3 access. End-to-end encryption and custom domains are supported. There is no free plan, though a 30-day trial is listed. Light costs €1.00 per month when billed annually and includes 2 GB of mailbox storage, three @mailbox.org aliases, a calendar, and an address book. Standard costs €4.00 per month, billed monthly, and includes 20 GB of mailbox storage, 25 @mailbox.org aliases, 50 custom-domain aliases, 10 GB of Drive storage, Office, and Meet. Premium costs €12.00 per month, billed monthly, with 50 GB of mailbox storage, 25 @mailbox.org aliases, 250 custom-domain aliases, 100 GB of Drive storage, Office, and Meet. The listed plan differences let users choose among storage and alias allowances, with Office and Meet included on the two higher plans.

Mailfence is an email service with end-to-end encryption and access through the web, iOS and Android. Its free plan provides web access and 1 GB total storage, split between 500 MB for email and 500 MB for documents. Paid plans increase storage and, depending on tier, add aliases, custom domains and mail-client protocols. Base costs €2.50/mo (annual) and includes 11 GB total storage, 5 GB for email and 10 aliases, but no custom domain or POP, IMAP, SMTP or EAS access. Entry costs €3.50/mo (annual), with 40 GB total storage, 10 GB for email, 50 aliases, custom domains and POP, IMAP, SMTP and ActiveSync. Pro costs €9.50 per month and includes 78 GB total storage, up to 100 aliases, custom domains, protocol access and priority support. Ultra costs €29.00 per month, billed monthly, with 225 GB total storage, up to 200 aliases, custom domains, protocol access and priority support. Mailfence is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and was founded in 1999.