Alternatives to Yahoo Mail
Yahoo's free web and mobile email service with inbox organisation and AI-assisted features. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Yahoo Mail
Yahoo's free web and mobile email service with inbox organisation and AI-assisted features.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Yahoo Mail.
Gmail
Google's email service, used on the web and through Android and iOS apps.
Gmail is Google's freemium email service on web, Android and iOS with strong spam filtering and AI drafting, tied to a Google account.
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft's email, calendar and contacts app for desktop, mobile and the web.
Microsoft Outlook provides email, calendar and contacts on desktop, mobile and web with Microsoft 365 integration, with some features on paid plans.
iCloud Mail
Apple's hosted email service, with a web client and built-in support on Apple devices.
iCloud Mail is Apple's freemium hosted service, built into Apple devices with a web client, and requires an Apple Account.
Proton Mail
Official Proton Mail apps for reading and sending end-to-end encrypted email on phones, desktops and the web.
Proton Mail offers end-to-end encrypted email by default with a free plan and apps for phones, desktops and the web.
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, with few distinguishing features compared with other free providers.
GMX Mail
A free email service with webmail, cloud storage, calendar and support for several addresses.
GMX Mail is free webmail with up to 10 addresses, a mail collector and cloud storage, though its portal shows sponsored news and ads.
Mail.com
A free webmail service offering addresses on more than 100 domain names.
Mail.com offers free webmail on more than 100 address domains with up to 10 addresses per account, while its free tier shows sponsored content.
Yandex Mail
A free email service from Yandex with a web client, mobile apps and ad-free inbox.
Yandex Mail is a freemium service with an ad-free inbox, delayed sending and delivery reports, closely tied to the Yandex 360 ecosystem.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Fastmail
A paid, privacy-focused email, calendar and contacts service with web and mobile apps.
Disroot
Donation-funded platform offering free email, cloud storage, XMPP chat and other privacy-focused online services.
Zoho Mail
An ad-free hosted business email service for custom domains with calendar, contacts, notes and tasks.
Posteo
German ad-free email provider with calendar, address book and notes, run on green energy.
Thunderbird
Mozilla’s desktop mail client, with calendar, contacts and a unified inbox, funded by donations rather than ads.
Aqua Mail
An Android email app that manages Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud and any IMAP or POP3 account.
