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The following tables and gallery compare general and technical information for a number of [[webmail]] providers.
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== 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}}
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[[Category:Online services comparisons|Webmail Providers]]
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