Alternatives to Mail.com
A free webmail service offering addresses on more than 100 domain names. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Mail.com
A free webmail service offering addresses on more than 100 domain names.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Mail.com.
GMX Mail
A free email service with webmail, cloud storage, calendar and support for several addresses.
GMX Mail offers a similar free service with up to 10 addresses, a mail collector, calendar and cloud storage, but fewer domain name choices.
Gmail
Google's email service, used on the web and through Android and iOS apps.
Gmail gives a single gmail.com address with strong spam filtering, Android and iOS apps and AI features, some of which need a paid plan.
Yahoo Mail
Yahoo's free web and mobile email service with inbox organisation and AI-assisted features.
Yahoo Mail is a free web and mobile service with inbox organisation tools, run by a large advertising company, without the domain choice.
AOL Mail
A free web-based email service from AOL with spam filtering and mobile apps.
AOL Mail is a free web service with spam filtering and mobile apps, offering fewer extras than Mail.com's storage and calendar.
Yandex Mail
A free email service from Yandex with a web client, mobile apps and ad-free inbox.
Yandex Mail gives a free ad-free mailbox with mail import and delivery reports, integrated with the wider Yandex 360 ecosystem.
iCloud Mail
Apple's hosted email service, with a web client and built-in support on Apple devices.
iCloud Mail requires an Apple Account and works best on Apple hardware, with a web client and freemium pricing.
Proton Mail
Official Proton Mail apps for reading and sending end-to-end encrypted email on phones, desktops and the web.
Proton Mail adds end-to-end encryption by default and desktop and mobile apps, but only works with a Proton account.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Migadu
Email hosting for custom domains, priced by usage rather than by mailbox, with webmail.
Purelymail
Low-cost email hosting for your own domains, with IMAP, POP3, SMTP and optional webmail.
Thunderbird
Mozilla’s desktop mail client, with calendar, contacts and a unified inbox, funded by donations rather than ads.