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The following tables and gallery compare general and technical information for a number of [[webmail]] providers.
 
== General ==
 
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General information on webmail providers and products
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center; width:auto;"
|-
! Product
! Owner
! Released
! Software facility for webmail
! Cost
! Gratis account ad-free by default
! Mailbox storage
! Maximum attachment limit
! Supported languages
! Supported browsers
! [[Post Office Protocol|POP3]]{{efn|In addition to the POP3 support listed here, almost all Web mail providers can be accessed with POP3 using the third-party tool [[GratisPOPs]].}} support
! [[Internet Message Access Protocol|IMAP]] support
! [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]] support
! [[Cryptographic protocol]] support
! Account expiration<br />(inactivity)
! Use Own Domain
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[AOL Mail]]
| [[AOL|AOL Inc.]]
| 2004 Aug
| {{proprietary}}
| {{Free|Gratis}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}
| 25 MB
| English
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{Partial|6 months}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Atmail]]
| [[Atmail]]
| 1998 Dec
| {{proprietary}}
| {{No|From $2 user/month}}{{efn|Requires minimum of 5 mailboxes.}}
| {{No}}
| 10 GB
| 50 MB
| 10
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{depends|Until payment ends}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Bitmessage#Bitmessage.ch|Bitmessage.ch]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{Free|[[SquirrelMail]]}}
| {{Free|Gratis}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| English
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL, [[I2P]], [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]]}}
| 6 months<ref>https://bitmessage.ch/faq.html</ref>
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[ContactOffice]]
| ContactOffice Group S.A.
| 2000
| {{proprietary}}
| {{depends|0€ to €50/month<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactoffice.com/virtual-office/en/product/versions/personal.jsp?tab=pricing#showPricingDetails |title=Virtual office - Individual version |publisher=ContactOffice |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68E1k6tB3 |archivedate=2012-06-06 |accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref>}}
| {{yes}}
| 500 MB to 15 GB
| 500 MB
| 8
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{yes|12 months}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[FastMail]]
| Fastmail Pty Ltd
| 1999 Jan
| {{proprietary}}
| {{Depends|0$ for trial or $10/year to $120/year (premium)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fastmail.fm/pages/fastmail/docs/pricingtbl.html |title=FastMail service plans |date= |accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref>}}
| {{yes}}
| 250 MB to 60 GB
| 10 to 50 MB{{efn|Additionally there are monthly total transfer ("[[bandwidth (computing)#Bandwidth in web hosting|bandwidth]]") limits.<ref>[http://www.fastmail.fm/help/email_resource_limits.html Why FastMail.FM tracks bandwidth]</ref> e.g., 80 MB/month for the Gratis account (as of September 2009).}}
| English, German
| All
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.fastmail.fm/2010/01/29/opportunistic-ssltls-encryption-on-outgoing-emails/|title=Opportunistic SSL/TLS encryption on outgoing emails|publisher=FastMail.FM}}</ref>
| {{Depends|4 months (guest), Until Payment Ends}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gandi]]
| Gandi SAS
| 1999
| {{Free|[[SquirrelMail]]}}
| {{partial| included for bought domain names}}
| {{Yes}}
| 1 GB+
| 25 MB
| English, French
| All
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes| Yes, required}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gmail]]
| [[Google]] Inc
| 2004 Apr
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|0$}} on gmail.com, $5/user/month on the user's domain<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/business/pricing.html |title=Google Apps Pricing|date=|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref>
| {{No}}
| {{partial|15+ GB}}<br />(growing)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/about.html |title=Top 10 reasons to use Gmail - 6. Lots of space |date= |accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref>
| 25 MB<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8770|title=Gmail: Maximum attachment size|publisher=Google.com}}</ref> (10 GB per file via [[Google Drive]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2480713|title=Insert files using Google Drive in Gmail}}</ref>
| 71
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS, [[Exchange ActiveSync]]}}
| {{yes|9 months}}{{efn|Gmail accounts may or may not be deleted after 9 months of inactivity. There is no guarantee they will remain after then.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=56abbf1fbd0629c9&hl=en |title="Do Gmail accounts go dormant and expire?" Google Help Forum |date=2010-10-20|accessdate=2011-05-02}}</ref>}}
| {{Yes|Yes, for $5/user/month option only}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[GMX Mail]]<br />(gmx.com)
| [[United Internet|United Internet AG]]
| 1997 Jan
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|Free or Paid (Promail/Topmail)}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmx.com/email-large-files.html |title=File Size is Never a Problem |author= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= 15 May 2012}}</ref>
| 50 MB
| 3
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}
| {{partial|6 months (free), until payment ends}}<ref>GMX.com: 13. Term and Termination: [http://www.gmx.com/terms.html 13.3. You agree that in the event that GMX determines, in its sole discretion, that you have not logged in for more than six months, GMX may &#91;...&#93; erase such materials from GMX's Equipment]</ref>
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Hushmail]]
| Hush Communications Ltd.
| 1999 May
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|0$<br />$34.99 year (Premium)}}
| {{yes}}
| 25 MB (free), 1 GB+ (premium)
| 20 MB per file, total 25 MB per mail<ref>[https://help.hushmail.com/entries/250012-maximum-attachment-size Help.hushmail.com]</ref>
| English
| All
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{partial|Paid}}
| {{Yes|SSL,TLS}}
| {{no|3 weeks (free); until payment ends}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[iCloud]]{{efn|Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.}}
| [[Apple Inc.]]
| 2011 Oct
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|0$ or $20/year, $40/Year, or $100/year}}{{efn|15 GB cost $20/yr, 25 GB cost $40/yr, 55 GB cost $100/yr<ref>[http://www.apple.com/icloud/includes/lightbox-storage.html Storage Upgrade Options]</ref><ref>[http://9to5mac.com/2011/08/01/icloud-pricing-per-year-20-for-10gb-40-for-20gb-100-for-50gb/ iCloud pricing per year: $20 for 10GB, $40 for 20GB, $100 for 50GB (update: UK and EU prices)]</ref>}}
| {{yes}}
| 5 GB (free), 10, 20, or 50 GB yearly{{efn|shared between file and email storage, customizable ratio}}
| 20MB
| 4
| [[iOS]] 5+, [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], IE, [[Firefox]], [[Google Chrome|Chrome]], iWork<ref>[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4759 iCloud: System requirements]</ref>
| {{No}}<ref name="iCloud Mail">[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864 iCloud: Mail server information]. Retrieved October 15, 2012.</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref name="iCloud Mail" />
| {{yes}}<ref name="iCloud Mail" />
| {{yes|SSL, TLS}}<ref name="iCloud Mail" />
| {{Yes|Never}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Lycos]]
| [[Daum Communications|Daum]]
| 1995 Jan
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|free and limited to residents of:  United States, US territories, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand<br />Premium: $19.95 yearly}}
| {{No}}
| 3 GB (free)<br />5 GB
| 35 MB
| English
| All
| {{partial|Plus only}}
| {{partial|Plus only}}
| {{partial|Plus only}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{No|1 month<ref>http://info.lycos.com/resources/terms-of-service/mail</ref>}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.com]]<ref>[http://www.mail.com/mail/#.7518-bluestripe_v1423748-element1-3 mail.com Gratis mail: State of the art in global communication]</ref>
| [[United Internet|United Internet AG]]
| 1995
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|0$ or $3.95/month or $19.95/year}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}
| 50 MB
| 3
| All
| {{partial|Paid only}}
| {{partial|Paid only}}
| {{partial|Paid only}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{yes|12 months (free),<ref>Mail.com: 2. TERM AND TERMINATION: [http://www.mail.com/company/terms/ 2.4 If your account is not a Premium Services account it may be suspended after twelve months of inactivity.]</ref> until payment ends}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.ru]]
| [[Mail.ru]]
| 1998 Jan<ref>[http://corp.mail.ru/history.html Mail.Ru Group: Главная] {{Link language|ru|Russian}}</ref>
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|0$<br />$5 monthly}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}
| 25 MB{{efn|When a user's mail box contains more than 500 MB, they will receive an email with a proposal to increase the volume by 2 GB by solving a [[CAPTCHA]]<ref>[http://help.mail.ru/mail-help/settings/volume Объем почтового ящика - Mailbox quota] {{Link language|ru|Russian}} (Help information in Russian only.)</ref>}}
| 4
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
<!-- IMAP service was discontinued at the end of 2009. On the mail.ru help page there are no mentions about IMAP: http://www.mail.ru/pages/help/79.html -->
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{Partial|6 months}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Outlook.com]]
| [[Microsoft]]
| 1996 July (As Hotmail)<br>2012 July
| {{proprietary}}
| {{partial|Free, Paid option}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}<ref name=outlook_compare/><ref>{{cite web|title=Hotmail/outlook storage issues|url=http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/osettings-oemailset/hotmailoutlook-storage-limit-issues/8fd4357b-9b89-4abc-89f1-babdb3cd3628| accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref>
| 25 MB (Unlimited via [[OneDrive]])
| 106
| Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer<ref>{{cite web|title=Best browser for Outlook.com - Microsoft Windows Help|url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/outlook/supported-browsers|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}<ref name=outlook_compare>{{cite web|title=Compare Outlook.com|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/outlook-com/compare/|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}<ref name=outlook_compare/>
| {{yes}}<ref name=outlook_compare/>
| {{yes|SSL,<ref name=outlook_compare/> [[Exchange ActiveSync]]<ref name=outlook_compare/>}}
| {{yes|24 months}}<ref>[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/outlook/account-closed Closed account] at '''microsoft.com''' ("''After 365 days of inactivity, your email will be deleted and cannot be recovered.''")</ref>
| {{no}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes to custom domains with Outlook.com|url=https://domains.live.com/|accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Ovi (Nokia)|Ovi Mail]]
| [[Nokia]]
| 2008 Dec
| {{proprietary}}
| {{Partial|Free (provided by Yahoo!)}}
| {{No}}
| 1 GB
| 20 MB
| 15
| Internet Explorer, Firefox, Ovi Suite
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Mobile only}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rackspace]]
| [[Rackspace]] Inc
| 2007, Oct
| {{proprietary}}
| From $2 user/month{{efn|Requires minimum of 5 mailboxes.}}
| {{No}}
| 25GB
| 50 MB
| 12
| Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{depends|Until payment ends}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rediffmail]]
| [[Rediff]]
| 1997
| {{proprietary}}
| {{depends|Free and paid: {{INRConvert|399|}}/year for [[POP3]]; {{INRConvert|50|}}/month for mobile}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}
| 25 MB
| 11
| All
| {{partial|{{INRConvert|399|}}}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{No|No (only the user credentials are send ecrypted, browsing is insecured.)}}
| {{No|2 months (mails deleted), 3 months (deactivation)}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Runbox]]
| Runbox Solutions AS
| 1999
| {{proprietary}}
| {{No|$19.95 per year or $49.95 per year with email & web hosting}}
| {{No}}
| {{partial|10 GB}}<ref name="Runbox features">
[http://www.runbox.com/features/ Runbox: Feature list]. Retrieved September 12, 2009.</ref>
| 100 MB
| 2
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{depends|Until payment ends}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| [[Yahoo!]]
| 1997 Oct
| {{proprietary}}
| {{depends|Free<br />Yahoo! Mail Plus $49.99}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes|1TB}}{{efn|Yahoo! Mail announced Gratis, 1TB of storage space for all its members, in October 2013.<ref>[http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/63462971435/yahoo-mails-sweet-16-is-sweet-a-brand-new-view/ "we're giving you a monstrous amount of storage, 1TB (that's 1,000 GBs)"]</ref>}}
| 25 MB (150 MB per file via [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]])<ref>https://www.dropbox.com/help/973/</ref>
| 27
| IE, Firefox, Safari, [[Google Chrome|Chrome]]<ref>[http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?y=PROD_ACCT&locale=en_US&page=content&id=SLN3257 Which browsers does Yahoo! Mail support? Yahoo! Help]</ref>
| {{partial|Most countries or [[YPOPs!]]}}
| {{Yes}}{{efn|Also can be used on non-mobile devices via third-party software.<ref>[http://www.bravurasoftware.com/yahoo-imap/ Yahoo IMAP Connector]</ref>}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|SSL}}<ref name="YMailSSL">{{cite web
  |title=How to secure Yahoo Mail Web sessions with SSL
  |publisher=[[CNET]]
  |url=http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57562895-285/how-to-secure-yahoo-mail-web-sessions-with-ssl/
  |accessdate=2013-01-15}}</ref> except classic version.
| {{partial|12 months<ref>[http://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN2624.html Reactivate a deleted Yahoo account] at ''yahoo.com'' ("you must sign-in at least once every 12 months")</ref>}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yandex#Services|Yandex Mail]]
| [[Yandex|Yandex LLC]]
| 2000 June
| {{proprietary}}
| {{Free|Free (Mail platform supported by Yandex)}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes|Unlimited}}<ref>http://help.yandex.com/mail/?id=1114209</ref>
| 22 MB per file, total 30 MB per mail (2 GB per file via [[Yandex Disk]])<ref>http://help.yandex.com/mail/letter/attach-files.xml</ref>
| 6
| All
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL, TLS, [[Exchange ActiveSync]]}}
| {{Partial|6 Months<ref>http://legal.yandex.com/rules/</ref>}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho]]
| [[ZOHO Corporation]]
| 2008 Oct
| {{proprietary}}
| {{depends|0$ (personal) for 3 users; $24/user yearly; $36/user yearly}}
| {{yes}}
| 5 GB "Lite".<br>"Standard": 10 & 15 GB
| 20 MB
| 16
| Firefox 2.0+, IE 6+, Chrome
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SSL}}
| {{depends|4 months (free); Until payment ends}}
| {{Yes| Yes, required}}
|-
! Product
! Owner
! Released
! Software facility
! Cost
! Gratis account ad-free by default
! Mailbox storage
! Maximum attachment limit
! Supported languages
! Supported browsers
! [[Post Office Protocol|POP3]]{{efn|In addition to the POP3 support listed here, almost all Web mail providers can be accessed with POP3 using the third-party tool [[GratisPOPs]].}} support
! [[Internet Message Access Protocol|IMAP]] support
! [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]] support
! [[Transport Layer Security|SSL]] support
! Account expiration<br />(inactivity)
! Use Own Domain
|}
 
'''Notes'''
{{notelist}}
 
==Digital rights==
{{See also|Comparison of web search engines#Digital rights|PRISM|Internet privacy|digital rights}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!
! colspan="5" style="background: lightgreen" | Verified privacy and legal defense<ref group="lower-alpha">This information can be verified by anyone with access to internet. Servers location play role in a investigation and serves thereof for legal defense.</ref>
! colspan="2" style="background: white" | Verified (possibly) neutral technology
! colspan="4" style="background: orange" | Claimed privacy policies<ref group="lower-alpha">Statement cannot be verified to be actual true as the information is handled by servers not accessed by the public.</ref>
|-
! Search engine || Server's location(s) || Secure ([[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]) webmail || [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] gateway available || Tor browser allowed || [[Proxy server|Proxy gateway]] available || [[Internet censorship]] (countries) || [[HTTP cookie|HTTP tracking cookies]] || Personalized ads<ref group="lower-alpha">For services hosted by companies that also own web search engines: The results of ads are arranged for the user in accordance to his/her interests as determined from previous search queries or other information available to the search engine.</ref> || IP address tracking<ref group="lower-alpha">Tracking the user is not necessarily bad faith behaviour&nbsp;– it has to be conducted in order to provide [[#Search results|personalized search results]].</ref> || [[Information sharing]] || [[Browser hijacking|Browser/platform tracking]]
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[AOL Mail]]
| USA
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Atmail]]
| Australia
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Bitmessage#Bitmessage.ch|Bitmessage.ch]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes|No}}
| {{yes|No}}
| {{yes|No}}
| {{yes|No}}
| {{yes|No}}
| {{yes|No}}
| {{yes|No}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[FastMail]]
| USA
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gandi]]
| France {{efn|Have servers in use, but all email hosted in Paris according to email conversation with their CEO.}}
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gmail]]
| USA
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Possible}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[GMX Mail]]<br>[[GMX Mail|(gmx.com)]]
| Germany
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Hushmail]]
| [[Canada]]
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[iCloud]]{{efn|Must be an Apple (iPod, iPad, &c.) owner to obtain an account, but works on Windows, as well.}}
| USA
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Lycos]]
| Korea
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.com]]<ref>[http://www.mail.com/mail/#.7518-bluestripe_v1423748-element1-3 mail.com free mail: State of the art in global communication]</ref>
| Germany
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Mail.ru]]
| Russia
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Outlook.com]]
| USA
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Ovi (Nokia)|Ovi Mail]]
| Finland
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rackspace]]
| USA
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rediffmail]]
| [[India]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Runbox]]
| [[Norway]]
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Virtual Office]]
| Belgium
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| USA
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yandex Mail]]
| Russia
| {{Yes}} (default)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho]]
| USA / India
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
|-
|}
{{reflist|close=yes|liststyle=lower-alpha|group="lower-alpha"}}
 
== Unique features ==
<!-- Please do not add new entries to this table unless there is a Wikipedia article about the product. Thank you. -->
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:left; width:auto;"
|+ Unique features in webmail products
|-
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Features
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[FastMail.FM]]
| One time passwords;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastmail.fm/help/features_alternative_logins.html|title=Alternative Logins|publisher=FastMail.FM}}</ref> Different From and "envelope from" addresses (no "on behalf of ..." issue);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastmail.fm/help/preferences_personalities.html|title=Personalities|publisher=FastMail.FM}}</ref> spam filter; spam detection;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastmail.fm/help/spam_virus_protection_backscatter.html|title=Backscatter|publisher=FastMail.FM}}</ref> deletion of selected attachments.
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Gmail]]
| Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=114129|title=Frequently Asked Questions on Account Verification via SMS or voice call}}</ref> Messages grouped into "conversations"; "Normal" view via Settings; Labels instead of folders; Undo send (implemented as a delayed send)
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Outlook.com]]
| [[One-time password]], Mobile alerts, Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries, Rules,<ref name="windows.microsoft.com">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/outlook/clean-inbox</ref> Messages grouped into "conversations", Scheduled Cleanup,<ref name="windows.microsoft.com"/> Filter to e.g. only see newsletters or Emails from contacts,<ref name="windows.microsoft.com"/> Recover deleted emails;<ref>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/outlook/recover-deleted-messages</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Ovi (Nokia)|Ovi Mail]]
| As of May 2011, content is provided by Yahoo!<ref>[http://blog.maps.nokia.com/archive/mail-starts-migrating-to-yahoo-as-of-today] Ovi Mail migration to Yahoo</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rackspace]]
| Mix & Match Rackspace Email mailboxes with more expensive Hosted Exchange mailboxes
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Rediffmail]]
| sign-in via [[Google]], [[Yahoo!]], [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[Orkut]], Mobile Sync; Indrive.
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Yandex Mail]]
| No ads, email for own domains (Yandex PDD), scheduled email delivery, SMS verification, sign-in via Twitter, VK, Facebook, Google Profile
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho]]
| Various Zoho applications, Google Apps support, sign-in via Facebook, Google, Google Apps, Yahoo!
|}
 
== Features ==
<!-- Please do not add new entries to this table unless there is a Wikipedia article about the product. Thank you. -->
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! Service name
! Automatic forwarding
! E-mail client access<sup id="fon_14_back">[[#fon 14|14]]
! client E-mail for other server
! Integration with IM service
! Domain<br>Name<br>customization
! Interface<br>script<br>technique
! Virus scanning
! Filters out emails with executable attachments
! Custom "From:" Address
! Address modifiers ([[Plus address|subaddressing]])
! Server hosted public keyring (for encryption)
! Shared key encryption
|-
! [[AOL Mail]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])
| {{Yes}}<sup id="fon_0_back">[[#fon 0|0]]
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[AOL Instant Messenger]]
| {{No}}<sup id="fon_1_back">[[#fon 1|1]]
| [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[McAfee]])
|No
|
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Bigfoot Communications]]
| {{Partial|Premium account only}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}
|?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[FastMail.FM]]
| {{partial|Paid accounts only}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[IMAP]])<sup id="fon_7_back">[[#fon 7|7]]
| {{partial|Paid accounts}}<br>([[POP3]], [[Hotmail]])
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]
| {{partial|Enhanced and group (Business/ Family) accounts}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] (Optional user supplied custom css+JavaScript)
| {{partial|Paid accounts}}<br>([[ClamAV]])
| Configurable with user filtering rules
| {{Yes}} <br> Editable while composing + saved personalities
| {{Yes}} <br> userid followed by "+" followed by tag available on all accounts; <small>subdomain addressing (e.g. <tag>@<userid> .fastmail.fm) [http://www.fastmail.fm/help/features_plus_addressing_and_subdomain_addressing.html available on paid accounts]</small>
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Gmail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported<br>[[SMTP]] restricted<sup id="fon_18_back">[[#fon 18|18]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Google Talk]]<sup>beta</sup> ([[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]), [[AOL Instant Messenger]]
| {{Yes}}<br>(Google Apps $5.00 monthly/ $50.00 annually)
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]<sup id="fon_2_back">[[#fon 2|2]]
| {{yes}}
|  Yes, including .exe files in zip files
| style="background:#dfd;"| Yes, limited.<br>Feature restricted to preconfigured addresses.  Addresses not registered in advance with Gmail are blocked.
| {{Yes}}<br>userid followed by "+" followed by tag
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[GMX Mail]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]]<sup id="fon_17_back">[[#fon 17|17]]</sup>, [[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[McAfee]] and [[Symantec]])
|  Yes, including .exe files in zip files
| {{yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Hushmail]]
| {{No}}
| {{partial|Extra cost}}<sup id="fon_8_back">[[#fon 8|8]]</sup>
| {{dunno}}
| {{No}}
| {{partial|$1.99/$3.99 monthly through Hushmail Business}}
| [[Java (programming language)|Java]] or [[HTML]]
| {{no}} but the text based email stops most viruses, PGP encryption
| ?
| {{yes}}, unlimited email aliases for Premium members
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! [[Mail.com]]
| {{partial|Premium accounts only}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| [[Google Talk]] ([[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]])
| {{No}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]<sup id="fon_2_back">[[#fon 2|2]]
| {{yes}}
|  Yes, including .exe files in zip files
| {{yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Mail.ru]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;"| '''custom'''
| {{Yes}} (Free, [https://biz.mail.ru Mail.ru for Business] supports up to 5000 mailboxes)
| [[HTML]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] (Beta)
| {{Yes}}<br>([[Kaspersky Anti-Virus|Kaspersky]])
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Outlook.com]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{partial}}<br>([[POP3]], [[SMTP]], [[Microsoft Exchange Server]], [[IMAP]]<ref>http://blogs.office.com/2013/09/12/outlook-com-now-has-imap/</ref>)<sup id="fon_3_back">[[#fon 3|3]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Skype]], [[Windows Live Messenger]], [[Google Hangouts]], [[Facebook Chat]]
| {{No}}<sup id="fon_4_back">[[#fon 4|4]]
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}
|  Yes, including .exe files in zip files
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes|userid followed by "+" followed by tag<ref>[http://explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail-plus-addresses-using Hotmail: One can organize their inbox using plus addresses]. Retrieved August 24, 2011.</ref>}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Rackspace]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported<br>[[SMTP]] restricted
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[rediff]]
| {{No}}
| {{partial|Plus members only}}
| {{dunno}}
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Rediff Bol]]
| {{Yes}}
| [[JavaScript]]/ [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]<sup id="fon_2_back">[[#fon 2|2]]
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Runbox]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[IMAP]], POP, [[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[Hotmail]], [[Gmail]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]], [[Google Talk]], [[AOL Instant Messenger]], [[MSN]], [[ICQ]], [[IRC]]<ref name="Runbox IM service">
[http://doc.runbox.com/twiki/bin/view/RunboxHelp/Chat Runbox: IM documentation]. Retrieved September 12, 2009.</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[ClamAV]])
| If discarded by virus scanner
| {{Yes}}<br>Selectable while composing; saved identities
| {{Yes}}<br>userid followed by "+" or "-" followed by tag
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Seznam.cz]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[ESET software|ESET-NOD32]])
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| {{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/SLN3525.html |title=Automatically forward emails with Yahoo Mail |date=|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]]-Plus members only, but free in some countries, [[IMAP]]<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported)
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| style="background:#dfd;"| [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Windows Live Messenger]]
| {{partial|$35 yearly}}
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[Norton AntiVirus]])
|  Yes, including .exe files in zip files
| {{Yes}} <br> & only 10 addresses
| {{Yes}} <br> alias userid (chosen by user) followed by "-" followed by tag
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Yandex Mail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} ([[POP3]], [[IMAP]], [[SMTP]], [[Secure Socket Layer|SSL]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| {{Yes|[[Ya Online]], any [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]] IM}}
| {{Yes}} (Free, Yandex PDD supports up to 1000 mailboxes without verification of legal use)
| [[HTML]]/ [[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[Dr.Web]]<ref>http://help.yandex.ru/mail/</ref>)
| Configurable or/and if discarded by antivirus
| {{Yes}}, only from confirmed addresses<ref>http://help.yandex.com/mail/?id=1114258</ref>
| {{Yes}}<br>your e-mail address followed by "+" then followed by a suffix<ref>http://help.yandex.ru/mail/reg.xml</ref>
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
! [[Zoho Office Suite|Zoho]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Yes (POP, IMAP, SMTP)}}
| {{Yes|Yes (POP)}}
| {{Yes|[[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]], [[Google Talk]], [[AOL Instant Messenger]], [[ICQ]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Windows Live Messenger]]}}
| {{Yes|Yes (business accounts)}}
| [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{Yes}}
| ?
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Service name
! Automatic forwarding
! E-mail client access<sup id="fon_14_back">[[#fon 14|14]]
! client E-mail for other server
! Integration with IM service
! Domain<br>Name<br>customization
! Interface<br>script<br>technique
! Virus scanning
! Filters out emails with executable attachments
! Custom "From:" Address
! Address modifiers
! Server hosted public keyring (for encryption)
! Shared key encryption
|}
 
<cite id="fon_0">[[#fon 0 back|Note 0:]]</cite> Through [https://secure5.trueswitch.com/aolweb/?ncid=AOLCMP00300000000129 AOL Easy Transfer]
 
<cite id="fon_1">[[#fon 1 back|Note 1:]]</cite> Through [http://domains.aol.com AOL My eAddress]
 
<cite id="fon_2">[[#fon 2 back|Note 2:]]</cite> [[HTML]] interface available for legacy [[Web browser|browsers]] or users with [[JavaScript]] disabled
 
<cite id="fon_3">[[#fon 3 back|Note 3:]]</cite> Since March 12, 2009, POP3 technology rolled out to [[Hotmail|Windows Live Hotmail]] customers worldwide. Additionally, the proprietary [[DeltaSync]]-protocol is available.
 
<cite id="fon_4">[[#fon 4 back|Note 4:]]</cite> Through [[Windows Live Custom Domains]]
 
<cite id="fon_7">[[#fon 7 back|Note 7:]]</cite> IMAP only for free and Member accounts, IMAP and POP for Full and Enhanced
 
<cite id="fon_8">[[#fon 8 back|Note 8:]]</cite> IMAP access available for $14.99 for the first year and $29.99 yearly thereafter
 
<cite id="fon_14">[[#fon 14 back|Note 14:]]</cite> Most mail services that do not support POP3 access can be accessed through the [[FreePOPs]] mail proxy software.
 
<cite id="fon_17">[[#fon 17 back|Note 17:]]</cite> IMAP only available for paid accounts.
 
<cite id="fon_18">[[#fon 18 back|Note 18:]]</cite> Gmail restricts the FROM field to registered addresses.  E.g. Disposable addresses forbidden.
 
==See also==
* [[Comparison of web search engines]] - often merged with webmail by companies that host both services
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Comparison Of Webmail Providers}}
[[Category:Webmail|*]]
[[Category:Online services comparisons|Webmail Providers]]

Latest revision as of 02:06, 24 October 2016

The following tables and gallery compare general and technical information for a number of webmail providers.

General

General information on webmail providers and products

Product Owner Released Software facility for webmail Cost Gratis account ad-free by default Mailbox storage Maximum attachment limit Supported languages Supported browsers POP3Template:Efn support IMAP support SMTP support Cryptographic protocol support Account expiration
(inactivity)
Use Own Domain
AOL Mail AOL Inc. 2004 Aug Template:Proprietary Template:Free Template:No Template:Yes 25 MB English All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Partial Template:Dunno
Atmail Atmail 1998 Dec Template:Proprietary Template:NoTemplate:Efn Template:No 10 GB 50 MB 10 All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Depends Template:Dunno
Bitmessage.ch Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Template:Free Template:Free Template:Yes Template:Dunno Template:Dunno English All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 6 months[1] Template:Dunno
ContactOffice ContactOffice Group S.A. 2000 Template:Proprietary Template:Depends Template:Yes 500 MB to 15 GB 500 MB 8 All Template:Yes Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
FastMail Fastmail Pty Ltd 1999 Jan Template:Proprietary Template:Depends Template:Yes 250 MB to 60 GB 10 to 50 MBTemplate:Efn English, German All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes[2] Template:Depends Template:Yes
Gandi Gandi SAS 1999 Template:Free Template:Partial Template:Yes 1 GB+ 25 MB English, French All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Dunno Template:Yes
Gmail Google Inc 2004 Apr Template:Proprietary Template:Partial on gmail.com, $5/user/month on the user's domain[3] Template:No Template:Partial
(growing)[4]
25 MB[5] (10 GB per file via Google Drive)[6] 71 All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:YesTemplate:Efn Template:Yes
GMX Mail
(gmx.com)
United Internet AG 1997 Jan Template:Proprietary Template:Partial Template:No Template:Yes[7] 50 MB 3 All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Partial[8] Template:Dunno
Hushmail Hush Communications Ltd. 1999 May Template:Proprietary Template:Partial Template:Yes 25 MB (free), 1 GB+ (premium) 20 MB per file, total 25 MB per mail[9] English All Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:Yes Template:No Template:Dunno
iCloudTemplate:Efn Apple Inc. 2011 Oct Template:Proprietary Template:PartialTemplate:Efn Template:Yes 5 GB (free), 10, 20, or 50 GB yearlyTemplate:Efn 20MB 4 iOS 5+, Safari, IE, Firefox, Chrome, iWork[10] Template:No[11] Template:Yes[11] Template:Yes[11] Template:Yes[11] Template:Yes Template:Dunno
Lycos Daum 1995 Jan Template:Proprietary Template:Partial Template:No 3 GB (free)
5 GB
35 MB English All Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:Yes Template:No Template:Dunno
Mail.com[12] United Internet AG 1995 Template:Proprietary Template:Partial Template:No Template:Yes 50 MB 3 All Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Dunno
Mail.ru Mail.ru 1998 Jan[13] Template:Proprietary Template:Partial Template:No Template:Yes 25 MBTemplate:Efn 4 All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Partial Template:Yes
Outlook.com Microsoft 1996 July (As Hotmail)
2012 July
Template:Proprietary Template:Partial Template:No Template:Yes[14][15] 25 MB (Unlimited via OneDrive) 106 Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer[16] Template:Yes[14] Template:Yes[14] Template:Yes[14] Template:Yes Template:Yes[17] Template:No[18]
Ovi Mail Nokia 2008 Dec Template:Proprietary Template:Partial Template:No 1 GB 20 MB 15 Internet Explorer, Firefox, Ovi Suite Template:Yes Template:Partial Template:Dunno Template:Yes Template:Dunno Template:Dunno
Rackspace Rackspace Inc 2007, Oct Template:Proprietary From $2 user/monthTemplate:Efn Template:No 25GB 50 MB 12 Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Depends Template:Yes
Rediffmail Rediff 1997 Template:Proprietary Template:Depends Template:Yes Template:Yes 25 MB 11 All Template:Partial Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Template:No Template:No Template:Dunno
Runbox Runbox Solutions AS 1999 Template:Proprietary Template:No Template:No Template:Partial[19] 100 MB 2 All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Depends Template:Yes
Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! 1997 Oct Template:Proprietary Template:Depends Template:No Template:YesTemplate:Efn 25 MB (150 MB per file via Dropbox)[20] 27 IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome[21] Template:Partial Template:YesTemplate:Efn Template:Yes Template:Yes[22] except classic version. Template:Partial Template:Dunno
Yandex Mail Yandex LLC 2000 June Template:Proprietary Template:Free Template:Yes Template:Yes[23] 22 MB per file, total 30 MB per mail (2 GB per file via Yandex Disk)[24] 6 All Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Partial Template:Yes
Zoho ZOHO Corporation 2008 Oct Template:Proprietary Template:Depends Template:Yes 5 GB "Lite".
"Standard": 10 & 15 GB
20 MB 16 Firefox 2.0+, IE 6+, Chrome Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Depends Template:Yes
Product Owner Released Software facility Cost Gratis account ad-free by default Mailbox storage Maximum attachment limit Supported languages Supported browsers POP3Template:Efn support IMAP support SMTP support SSL support Account expiration
(inactivity)
Use Own Domain

Notes Template:Notelist

Digital rights

Template:See also

Verified privacy and legal defense[lower-alpha 1] Verified (possibly) neutral technology Claimed privacy policies[lower-alpha 2]
Search engine Server's location(s) Secure (SSL) webmail Tor gateway available Tor browser allowed Proxy gateway available Internet censorship (countries) HTTP tracking cookies Personalized ads[lower-alpha 3] IP address tracking[lower-alpha 4] Information sharing Browser/platform tracking
AOL Mail USA Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Atmail Australia Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Bitmessage.ch Template:Dunno Template:Yes (default) Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
FastMail USA Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Gandi France Template:Efn Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Gmail USA Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Possible Template:Yes Template:Yes
GMX Mail
(gmx.com)
Germany Template:Yes Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Hushmail Canada Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
iCloudTemplate:Efn USA Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Lycos Korea Template:Yes Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Mail.com[25] Germany Template:Yes Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Mail.ru Russia Template:Yes Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Outlook.com USA Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Ovi Mail Finland Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Rackspace USA Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Rediffmail India Template:Yes Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Runbox Norway Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Virtual Office Belgium Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Yahoo! Mail USA Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Yandex Mail Russia Template:Yes (default) Template:No Template:Yes Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Zoho USA / India Template:Yes Template:No Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
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  1. This information can be verified by anyone with access to internet. Servers location play role in a investigation and serves thereof for legal defense.
  2. Statement cannot be verified to be actual true as the information is handled by servers not accessed by the public.
  3. For services hosted by companies that also own web search engines: The results of ads are arranged for the user in accordance to his/her interests as determined from previous search queries or other information available to the search engine.
  4. Tracking the user is not necessarily bad faith behaviour – it has to be conducted in order to provide personalized search results.

Unique features

Unique features in webmail products
Name Features
FastMail.FM One time passwords;[26] Different From and "envelope from" addresses (no "on behalf of ..." issue);[27] spam filter; spam detection;[28] deletion of selected attachments.
Gmail Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries;[29] Messages grouped into "conversations"; "Normal" view via Settings; Labels instead of folders; Undo send (implemented as a delayed send)
Outlook.com One-time password, Mobile alerts, Account verification via SMS or voice call in some countries, Rules,[30] Messages grouped into "conversations", Scheduled Cleanup,[30] Filter to e.g. only see newsletters or Emails from contacts,[30] Recover deleted emails;[31]
Ovi Mail As of May 2011, content is provided by Yahoo![32]
Rackspace Mix & Match Rackspace Email mailboxes with more expensive Hosted Exchange mailboxes
Rediffmail sign-in via Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, Mobile Sync; Indrive.
Yandex Mail No ads, email for own domains (Yandex PDD), scheduled email delivery, SMS verification, sign-in via Twitter, VK, Facebook, Google Profile
Zoho Various Zoho applications, Google Apps support, sign-in via Facebook, Google, Google Apps, Yahoo!

Features

Service name Automatic forwarding E-mail client access14 client E-mail for other server Integration with IM service Domain
Name
customization
Interface
script
technique
Virus scanning Filters out emails with executable attachments Custom "From:" Address Address modifiers (subaddressing) Server hosted public keyring (for encryption) Shared key encryption
AOL Mail Template:No Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP, SMTP)
Template:Yes0 AOL Instant Messenger Template:No1 JavaScript/ Ajax Template:Yes
(McAfee)
No ? Template:No Template:No
Bigfoot Communications Template:Partial Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP, SMTP)
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
XMPP Template:Yes HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/Ajax Template:Yes ? Template:Yes ? Template:No Template:No
FastMail.FM Template:Partial Template:Yes
(IMAP)7
Template:Partial
(POP3, Hotmail)
XMPP Template:Partial HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/Ajax (Optional user supplied custom css+JavaScript) Template:Partial
(ClamAV)
Configurable with user filtering rules Template:Yes
Editable while composing + saved personalities
Template:Yes
userid followed by "+" followed by tag available on all accounts; subdomain addressing (e.g. <tag>@<userid> .fastmail.fm) available on paid accounts
Template:No Template:No
Gmail Template:Yes Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP)
SSL/TLS supported
SMTP restricted18
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
Google Talkbeta (XMPP), AOL Instant Messenger Template:Yes
(Google Apps $5.00 monthly/ $50.00 annually)
HTML/ JavaScript/ Ajax2 Template:Yes Yes, including .exe files in zip files Yes, limited.
Feature restricted to preconfigured addresses. Addresses not registered in advance with Gmail are blocked.
Template:Yes
userid followed by "+" followed by tag
Template:No Template:No
GMX Mail Template:No Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP17, SMTP)
SSL/TLS supported
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
XMPP Template:Yes HTML/ JavaScript/ Ajax Template:Yes
(McAfee and Symantec)
Yes, including .exe files in zip files Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No
Hushmail Template:No Template:Partial8 Template:Dunno Template:No Template:Partial Java or HTML Template:No but the text based email stops most viruses, PGP encryption ? Template:Yes, unlimited email aliases for Premium members ? Template:Yes Template:Yes
Mail.com Template:Partial Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP, SMTP)
SSL/TLS supported
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
Google Talk (XMPP) Template:No HTML/ JavaScript/ Ajax2 Template:Yes Yes, including .exe files in zip files Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No
Mail.ru Template:Yes Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP)
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
custom Template:Yes (Free, Mail.ru for Business supports up to 5000 mailboxes) HTML/ Ajax (Beta) Template:Yes
(Kaspersky)
? Template:Yes ? Template:No Template:No
Outlook.com Template:Yes Template:Partial
(POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange Server, IMAP[33])3
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Google Hangouts, Facebook Chat Template:No4 HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/Ajax Template:Yes Yes, including .exe files in zip files Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Rackspace Template:Yes Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP)
SSL/TLS supported
SMTP restricted
Template:Dunno Template:Yes Template:Yes HTML/ JavaScript/ Ajax Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Dunno Template:No Template:No Template:No
rediff Template:No Template:Partial Template:Dunno Rediff Bol Template:Yes JavaScript/ Ajax2 Template:Yes ? Template:Yes ? Template:No Template:No
Runbox Template:Yes Template:Yes
(IMAP, POP, SMTP)
SSL/TLS supported
Template:Yes
(POP3, Hotmail, Gmail)
SSL/TLS supported
XMPP, Google Talk, AOL Instant Messenger, MSN, ICQ, IRC[34] Template:Yes HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/Ajax Template:Yes
(ClamAV)
If discarded by virus scanner Template:Yes
Selectable while composing; saved identities
Template:Yes
userid followed by "+" or "-" followed by tag
Template:No Template:No
Seznam.cz Template:Yes Template:Yes
(POP3, IMAP, SMTP)
SSL/TLS supported
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
Template:No Template:No HTML/ JavaScript Template:Yes
(ESET-NOD32)
? Template:Yes ? Template:No Template:No
Yahoo! Mail Template:Yes[35] Template:Yes
(POP3-Plus members only, but free in some countries, IMAP
SSL/TLS supported)
Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger Template:Partial HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/Ajax Template:Yes
(Norton AntiVirus)
Yes, including .exe files in zip files Template:Yes
& only 10 addresses
Template:Yes
alias userid (chosen by user) followed by "-" followed by tag
Template:No Template:No
Yandex Mail Template:Yes Template:Yes (POP3, IMAP, SMTP, SSL) Template:Yes
(POP3 only)
Template:Yes Template:Yes (Free, Yandex PDD supports up to 1000 mailboxes without verification of legal use) HTML/ JavaScript/ CSS/Ajax Template:Yes
(Dr.Web[36])
Configurable or/and if discarded by antivirus Template:Yes, only from confirmed addresses[37] Template:Yes
your e-mail address followed by "+" then followed by a suffix[38]
Template:No Template:No
Zoho Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Ajax Template:Yes ? Template:Yes ? Template:No Template:No
Service name Automatic forwarding E-mail client access14 client E-mail for other server Integration with IM service Domain
Name
customization
Interface
script
technique
Virus scanning Filters out emails with executable attachments Custom "From:" Address Address modifiers Server hosted public keyring (for encryption) Shared key encryption

Note 0: Through AOL Easy Transfer

Note 1: Through AOL My eAddress

Note 2: HTML interface available for legacy browsers or users with JavaScript disabled

Note 3: Since March 12, 2009, POP3 technology rolled out to Windows Live Hotmail customers worldwide. Additionally, the proprietary DeltaSync-protocol is available.

Note 4: Through Windows Live Custom Domains

Note 7: IMAP only for free and Member accounts, IMAP and POP for Full and Enhanced

Note 8: IMAP access available for $14.99 for the first year and $29.99 yearly thereafter

Note 14: Most mail services that do not support POP3 access can be accessed through the FreePOPs mail proxy software.

Note 17: IMAP only available for paid accounts.

Note 18: Gmail restricts the FROM field to registered addresses. E.g. Disposable addresses forbidden.

See also

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  10. iCloud: System requirements
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  32. [1] Ovi Mail migration to Yahoo
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  34. Runbox: IM documentation. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
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  36. http://help.yandex.ru/mail/
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  38. http://help.yandex.ru/mail/reg.xml