Alternatives to Posteo
Green, anonymous German mail for €1/month
Posteo ranks #3 of 12 in Email services, with an Alt Score of 74. It is sold by subscription from €1/month and available on the web. 11 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Privacy-conscious individuals in Germany and beyond who want an ad-free, tracker-free email provider and are willing to pay a small subscription instead of trading data for a free service.
An encrypted mailbox (4 GB, expandable) with three email aliases, plus calendar, contacts, and notes with CalDAV/CardDAV sync. Supports PGP and S/MIME encryption, mandatory TLS, two-factor authentication, and no IP address logging. Runs on renewable energy from German data centers with no ads or third-party tracking.
Users sign up anonymously (no personal data required) for 1 EUR/month, paid in a way that's kept separate from the account itself, and access mail via webmail, IMAP/POP3, or a dedicated app.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Email services checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Email services checklist | Posteo | Proton Mail | Tuta | mailbox.org | Zoho Mail | Fastmail |
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Every fact and feature listed for Posteo is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-11
On this page we list all the features that you receive for 1 EUR per month.
https://posteo.de/en/site/features -
Starts at €1/month verified 2026-07-11
Posteo account including all features described: 1 EUR per month.
https://posteo.de/en/site/features -
Platforms Web verified 2026-07-11
With the Posteo web app you can easily use Posteo on your smartphone, tablet or PC.
https://posteo.de/en/site/features -
Status active verified 2026-07-11
Created at 04.February 2026, 10:00 | Category: Info
https://posteo.de/en/blog/new-posteo-doubles-storage-space-to-4-gb -
E2E encryption Partial verified 2026-07-11
If you use S/MIME or OpenPGP, you can activate Posteo inbound encryption in the settings of your account. This encrypts all newly-arriving emails using S/MIME or OpenPGP.
https://posteo.de/en/site/encryption -
Custom domain support No verified 2026-07-11
No. We are an email provider with a particular, privacy-oriented model – and this is not compatible with incorporating own domains.
https://posteo.de/en/site/faq -
Storage (free tier) No verified 2026-07-11
On this page we list all the features that you receive for 1 EUR per month.
https://posteo.de/en/site/features -
Aliases included Yes verified 2026-07-11
Three alias addresses included (up to 25 for an additional charge of 0.10 EUR per alias per month).
https://posteo.de/en/site/features -
Calendar & contacts Yes verified 2026-07-11
Email, calendar, address book, notes
https://posteo.de/?lang=en -
IMAP/SMTP access Yes verified 2026-07-11
How do I set up Posteo in an email client? (POP3, IMAP and SMTP)
https://posteo.de/en/help/how-do-i-set-up-posteo-in-an-email-client-pop3-imap-and-smtp -
Jurisdiction Yes verified 2026-07-11
Posteo e.K. Methfesselstr. 38 10965 Berlin Germany
https://posteo.de/en/site/legal_notice -
Independent audit published Yes verified 2026-07-11
The feature underwent an external, multi-level security audit (by Cure53).
https://posteo.de/en/site/encryption -
Ad-free Yes verified 2026-07-11
We receive no funding from advertising and are 100% ad-free
https://posteo.de/en/site/features -
Import from competitors Yes verified 2026-07-11
With the Posteo migration service you can securely bring up to three external email accounts including their folder structures across to Posteo.
https://posteo.de/en/site/features -
Anonymous signup Yes verified 2026-07-11
The signup process does not require you to enter any personal details.
https://posteo.de/en/site/payment
FAQ
Yes. Proton Mail, Tuta and Zoho Mail have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Proton Mail and Tuta — every license claim links its source.