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HEY™ vs Mailfence™

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HEY™ compared with Mailfence™
DetailHEY™Mailfence™
What it doesA delightfully fresh take on email + calendar, from 37signals Secure and private email service
StageNot given Established
FoundedNot given 1999
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelsubscription freemium
PricingHEY™ for You costs $99 per year with a @hey.com email address and calendar. Ultra-short 2-character addresses cost $999/year; 3-character addresses cost $349/year. HEY™ for Domains costs $12 per user per month ($10/month for the first user). HEY™ for Families costs $179/year for up to 5 people total Free plan with 1 GB storage. Paid plans: Base (11 GB annually), Entry (40 GB annually), Pro (78 GB semi-annually), Ultra (225 GB monthly).
Key features
  • Screen emails like you screen calls
  • The Imbox for important emails
  • Paper Trail for receipts and transactions
  • The Feed for newsletters
  • Calendar with journal notes
  • Block email tracking pixels
  • Email workflows and thread tracking
  • Collections for project collaboration
  • Send large files directly
  • End-to-end OpenPGP encryption
  • Digital signatures
  • Browser-based encryption
  • Secure calendar
  • Document storage and sharing
  • Custom email domains
  • Multiple email aliases
  • Mobile and desktop access
  • Key management
  • Contact groups
What makes it different
  • You control who can email you from the start
  • Email organized by purpose instead of chronology
  • No data selling or advertising
  • From the makers of Basecamp
  • Browser-based encryption with no plugins required
  • Strong Belgian legal protection
  • Full OpenPGP interoperability
  • No tracking or surveillance
  • Integrated productivity suite
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)80 no change since last check73 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)6644
Citation Flow (Majestic)5747
Referring domains (Majestic)107353779

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