ProtonMail

Secure email that respects your privacy, brought to you.

★★★★★ 4.6/5 from 10 reviews

Email clients Safety and Privacy platforms

What is ProtonMail?

ProtonMail was founded in 2013 by scientists who met at CERN and were drawn together by a shared vision of a more secure and private Internet. Since then, ProtonMail has evolved into a global effort to protect civil liberties and build a more secure Internet, with team members also hailing from Caltech, Harvard, ETH Zurich and many other research institutions.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Security and privacy
Easy to use
Commitment to mission
Modern UI
VPN features
Customer support
End to end encryption
Free tier
Spam protection

Cons

Interoperability issues
Cost effectiveness
Limited free tier functionality
Linux support

Tool Details

Categories	Email clients, Safety and Privacy platforms
Website	protonmail.com
Became Popular	March 17, 2016
Platforms	Web · iOS · Android
Social	Twitter · Instagram

Recent Reviews (10)

Kemal Feb 24, 2023

★★★★☆

Protonmail makes the mail service secure. We need more products like this. However, it might be more cost effective.

Security and privacy Cost effectiveness

Lemon Dec 20, 2023

★★★★★

ProtonMail is the best alternative to Gmail I know. Their commitment to privacy, the free tier, and the modern UI make it a no-brainer when looking for a valid email provider.

Free tier Security and privacy Modern UI

Ryan Nov 29, 2023

★★★★☆

Great email service. VPN has some interoperability issues with things like pocketcasts.

Interoperability issues

SteFunOS Mar 21, 2024

★★★★☆

I really ❤️ their products & services. I really dislike the fact that free option is so much restricted and limited. You have to pay subscription to enjoy privately simple things (like creating email folders and rules, able to enjoy 2FA on passwords etc.). Although they deliver great privacy services, as their priority, they don't provide great functionality too, to their free option, which's kind of disappointing.

Security and privacy Limited free tier functionality

N Apr 15, 2024

★★★★★

I have been using ProtonMail for years and I must say I am impressed with the service. The login process has always been smooth, no drama, and the UI is great and easy to use!

Easy to use Modern UI

Michael Jan 10, 2023

★★★★★

I've been with Proton for a long time now, and their progress and commitment to the mission is fantastic. Their product is so much easier to use than Gmail or similar too.

Easy to use Commitment to mission

Keeyan Aug 30, 2023

★★★★☆

A great privacy focused set of tools. Though there Linux support isn't great, and they often don't work with open standards very well.

Security and privacy Linux support Interoperability issues

Kyle Dec 4, 2023

★★★★★

Best and working email service with end to end encryption. Also has VPN features.

VPN features End to end encryption

Davide Dec 5, 2023

★★★★★

The best email service on the web