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Proton Mail
Consider this when encrypted mailbox storage is a priority.
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Proton Free
Mail Plus
- Price and billing
- Paid planUSD 47.88 / year · per account · Region not specified · Tax treatment not confirmed · Promotion status not confirmed[1]Sources checked:
- Storage
- 15 GB · Shared storage
The 15 GB quota is shared by Proton Mail and Proton Drive.
[10]Sources checked: - Phone verification
- Not confirmed
- Attachment size limit
- Not confirmed
Why consider it
Consider this when encrypted mailbox storage is a priority.
- Receive email — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Reply to email — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Start a new email — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Your own domain — Mail Plus
- Catch-all on your domain — Mail Plus
- Multiple aliases — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Two-factor authentication — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Zero-access mailbox encryption — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- End-to-end encryption available — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Hide your main address — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Attachments — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- Mobile app — Proton Free, Mail Plus
- IMAP access — Mail Plus
- SMTP access — Mail Plus
Before you choose
- Registration checks can vary by region and risk. No-phone signup has not been verified here.
- End-to-end encryption applies to Proton or PGP recipients, or external messages protected with a shared password; ordinary external email is not automatically end-to-end encrypted.
- End-to-end protection depends on the recipient and sending method; ordinary external email is not automatically end-to-end encrypted.
- Custom-domain features require your own domain and DNS setup; registration costs extra.
- Third-party IMAP/SMTP clients require the paid Proton Mail Bridge.
Recorded plans
Proton Free
- End-to-end protection depends on the recipient and sending method; ordinary external email is not automatically end-to-end encrypted.
Mail Plus
- Custom-domain features require your own domain and DNS setup; registration costs extra.
- End-to-end protection depends on the recipient and sending method; ordinary external email is not automatically end-to-end encrypted.
- Third-party IMAP/SMTP clients require the paid Proton Mail Bridge.
Plan capabilities
| Plan capabilities | Proton Free | Mail Plus |
|---|---|---|
| No account required | No [1]Sources checked: | No [1]Sources checked: |
| No phone required | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| No existing email required | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Receive email | Yes [4]Sources checked: | Yes [4]Sources checked: |
| Reply to email | Yes [11]Sources checked: | Yes [11]Sources checked: |
| Start a new email | Yes [4]Sources checked: | Yes [4]Sources checked: |
| Your own domain | No [4]Sources checked: | Yes [4]Sources checked: |
| Catch-all on your domain | No [2]Sources checked: | Yes Custom-domain features require your own domain and DNS setup; registration costs extra. [2]Sources checked: |
| Provider subdomain wildcard | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Multiple aliases | Yes [8]Sources checked: | Yes [8]Sources checked: |
| Two-factor authentication | Yes [3]Sources checked: | Yes [3]Sources checked: |
| Zero-access mailbox encryption | Yes [1]Sources checked: | Yes [1]Sources checked: |
| End-to-end encryption available | Yes Default end-to-end encryption applies only to Proton or compatible PGP recipients; other recipients require separately configured password protection. End-to-end protection depends on the recipient and sending method; ordinary external email is not automatically end-to-end encrypted. [5]Sources checked: | Yes Default end-to-end encryption applies only to Proton or compatible PGP recipients; other recipients require separately configured password protection. End-to-end protection depends on the recipient and sending method; ordinary external email is not automatically end-to-end encrypted. [5]Sources checked: |
| Hide your main address | Yes [8]Sources checked: | Yes [8]Sources checked: |
| Attachments | Yes [1]Sources checked: | Yes [1]Sources checked: |
| Mobile app | Yes [1]Sources checked: | Yes [1]Sources checked: |
| IMAP access | No Paid plans use the desktop Bridge local IMAP proxy; direct access is not provided. [6]Sources checked: | Yes Paid plans use the desktop Bridge local IMAP proxy; direct access is not provided. Third-party IMAP/SMTP clients require the paid Proton Mail Bridge. [6]Sources checked: |
| SMTP access | No Paid plans use the desktop Bridge local SMTP proxy; direct access is not provided. [6]Sources checked: | Yes Paid plans use the desktop Bridge local SMTP proxy; direct access is not provided. Third-party IMAP/SMTP clients require the paid Proton Mail Bridge. [6]Sources checked: |
| API access | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Inbox protected by an access credential | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Extend address lifetime | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Messages expire within 24 hours | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
Official sources
- Plans · 2026-11-02
- Catch-all · 2026-11-02
- Two-factor authentication · 2026-11-02
- Mail support · 2026-11-02
- Proton End-to-end Encryption · 2026-11-02
- Proton Mail Bridge Setup · 2026-11-02
- Proton Mail Product · 2026-11-02
- Proton Addresses and Aliases · 2026-11-02
- Free Mail storage setup · 2026-11-02
- Storage allowances · 2026-11-02
- Keyboard shortcuts · 2026-11-02
- Inactive accounts · 2026-11-02
- Human verification · 2026-11-02