Neir vs Tuta Mail

Neir is an email service with webmail, a desktop app, support for standard mail clients, Tor access, and a no-JavaScript webmail option. It supports IMAP, POP3, and SMTP clients including Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and Outlook, and is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. Webmail message-body copies and attachments are encrypted to the account’s OpenPGP key, but ordinary email is not end-to-end encrypted by Neir: incoming mail arrives over SMTP in the open, and the mail system processes plaintext and retains protocol-compatible mailbox copies. The open-source desktop app, licensed under AGPL-3.0, includes native notifications, automatic locking, and a local cache sealed with a key from the system vault. The Free plan costs nothing and includes a 10 MB mailbox and 10 random aliases; sending to addresses outside Neir requires Pro. Pro costs $4.99 a month and includes a 5 GB mailbox, unlimited aliases, and external sending. Signup does not require a legal name, phone number, recovery email, birth date, or ID. Neir is based in Sweden.

Tuta Mail is an encrypted email service with apps for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus browser access. It includes an encrypted calendar and supports offline use; full offline support is listed among paid-plan benefits. The free plan provides 1 GB of storage, one calendar, and three labels. Revolutionary costs €3 a month billed annually and includes 20 GB, 15 extra email addresses, and three custom domains. Legend costs €8 a month billed annually and includes 500 GB, 30 extra email addresses, and 10 custom domains. Paid plans support calendar sharing and event invitations; desktop clients can import EML or MBOX files. Tuta says its clients are open source and auditable, and its data is stored on its servers in Germany in ISO 27001 certified data centers. The service uses post-quantum cryptography, and mail protocol support is listed as none. Family multi-user support can be activated through support on paid plans. Priority email support replies within one business day on Legend.