Alternatives to mailbox.org
A German email and workspace service with mail, cloud storage, video meetings and office tools. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
mailbox.org
A German email and workspace service with mail, cloud storage, video meetings and office tools.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as mailbox.org.
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 apps for every major platform, has a free tier, and only works with a Proton account.
Fastmail
A paid, privacy-focused email, calendar and contacts service with web and mobile apps.
Fastmail is a paid email, calendar and contacts host with Android and iOS apps and a choice of EU or USA data residency rather than Germany.
Posteo
German ad-free email provider with calendar, address book and notes, run on green energy.
Posteo is another German paid provider with calendar, contacts and IMAP, a low fixed monthly price and signup without personal details, but no office or meeting tools.
Mailfence
Encrypted email service from Belgium with OpenPGP support, calendars, contacts and document storage.
Mailfence is a Belgian service with in-browser OpenPGP, calendar, contacts and documents, custom domains and a free tier with advanced features on paid plans.
Runbox
A paid, ad-free email service hosted in Norway and powered by renewable energy.
Runbox is a paid, ad-free email service hosted in Norway under Norwegian law and GDPR, focused on mail without meetings or office tools.
StartMail
Paid private email service from the Netherlands with unlimited aliases and one-click encryption.
StartMail is a paid Dutch mail service with unlimited disposable aliases and password-based encryption, but without storage, meetings or office tools.
Zoho Workplace
An online suite from Zoho combining mail, team chat, meetings, file storage and office editors.
Zoho Workplace also combines mail, meetings, file storage and office editors, with a freemium model, data on Zoho's servers and a focus on business teams.
Gmail
Google's email service, used on the web and through Android and iOS apps.
Gmail is a free, widely supported account with strong spam filtering and web and mobile apps, but is a closed service tied to a Google account.
Also worth comparing
These listings name mailbox.org as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Disroot
Donation-funded platform offering free email, cloud storage, XMPP chat and other privacy-focused online services.
mailbox.org is a paid German service bundling mail, storage, video meetings and office tools, with data hosted in Germany under GDPR.
Google Workspace
Google's online office suite with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive and Meet in one account.
mailbox.org combines email, storage, video meetings and office tools hosted in Germany under GDPR, but it requires a paid subscription after the trial.
HEY
An email and calendar service from 37signals that screens senders before they reach your inbox.
mailbox.org is a paid German provider hosting mail, storage, video meetings and office tools under GDPR, suited to both individuals and organisations.
Migadu
Email hosting for custom domains, priced by usage rather than by mailbox, with webmail.
mailbox.org is a German paid service with mail, storage, meetings and office tools, hosted under GDPR with ISO 27001 certification.
Purelymail
Low-cost email hosting for your own domains, with IMAP, POP3, SMTP and optional webmail.
mailbox.org is a German paid service with storage, meetings and office tools, hosted under GDPR with ISO 27001 certification.
Tuta Desktop
The desktop client for Tuta's encrypted mail service, with end-to-end encrypted mail, calendar and contacts.
mailbox.org is a paid German provider hosted under GDPR that adds cloud storage, meetings and office tools, used through its web service.
Zoho Mail
An ad-free hosted business email service for custom domains with calendar, contacts, notes and tasks.
mailbox.org is a German paid service adding storage, meetings and office tools, hosted under GDPR with ISO 27001 and BSI C5 attestation.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Thunderbird
Mozilla’s desktop mail client, with calendar, contacts and a unified inbox, funded by donations rather than ads.
