mailbox vs Zoho Mail

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.

Zoho Mail provides custom-domain email hosting for businesses, with access through web, desktop and mobile apps. The free plan supports one domain and up to five users, each with 5 GB of mail storage; it excludes IMAP, POP and Active Sync. Paid plans start at $1/user/mo when billed annually, and a 15-day trial is listed. Security features include TLS, S/MIME and AES-256 encryption at rest, while administrative controls include role-based access, custom security policies, audit logs and eDiscovery. The service lists spam and phishing blockers, and Zia can draft replies and summarize long email threads. Zoho Mail MCP connects the service to AI apps. A migration tool can transfer emails, contacts and calendars from Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 or IMAP providers. Mobile apps combine email, calendar, contacts and files. Zoho says the service is GDPR compliant and has ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications. Paid plans include 24×7 support by email, phone and live chat; the pricing comparison lists a 99.9% uptime guarantee for its plans.