A community maintained and organized list of reputable, reliable and (reasonably) private1 e-mail providers.
All of these services, except Posteo, support custom domains — using a custom domain that you own is typically recommended for portability. Should something happen to your provider, you can update your MX records, import your mail and move on.
| Provider | Link | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Fastmail | https://fastmail.com | Australia |
| Proton | https://proton.me | Switzerland |
| Tutanota | https://tutanota.com | Germany |
| HEY | https://hey.com | US |
| Mailbox.org | https://mailbox.org | Germany |
| Posteo | https://posteo.de | Germany |
| Mailfence | https://mailfence.com | Belgium |
| Runbox | https://runbox.com | Norway |
| Soverin | https://soverin.net | Netherlands |
| Startmail | https://startmail.com | Netherlands |
| Migadu | https://www.migadu.com | Switzerland |
| Hushmail | https://www.hushmail.com | Canada |
| Kolabnow | https://kolabnow.com | Switzerland |
| iCloud | https://icloud.com/mail | US |
Footnotes
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Email is typically about as private as a postcard given its distributed nature but, do your research and choose the best provider for your particular threat model. ↩