Riseup Email vs Tuta Mail

Riseup Email is a free email account available through webmail or a mail client. Riseup describes the service as part of movement-run communications infrastructure for activists and allies. New accounts require an invite code from someone who trusts the applicant, and each account has 1 GB of storage. Riseup recommends Thunderbird and lists mail-client options for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS. Clients connect using IMAP or POP, with SMTP for outgoing mail. Riseup says messages are individually encrypted on its servers and can be unlocked with the account password, but the service is not end-to-end or client encrypted unless users add Mailvelope or another OpenPGP solution. It says it does not log users’ internet addresses or include the sender’s IP address in outgoing email. Riseup services have Tor onion services, and email to certain activist providers is delivered over them. Trash messages are deleted after 21 days and Spam after 7 days. Riseup does not back up all old messages, so users are responsible for keeping their own copies. The service is funded entirely by small user donations.

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.