mailbox vs StartMail

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mailbox compared with StartMail
Detail	mailbox	StartMail
What it does	Your digital workspace with email, cloud, office and video conferencing	Private, secure and encrypted email you can trust
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	2013
Based in	DE	NL
Pricing model	subscription	subscription
Pricing	Private plans: Light €1/month, Standard €4/month (€3/month annually), Premium €12/month (€9/month annually). Business plans: Silver €25/month, Gold €75/month, Platinum €250/month. Free 30-day trial available.	Personal plan: $4.99/month or $59.88/year for 20GB storage with custom domain and unlimited aliases. Business plan: $6.99/month or $83.88/year for 30GB storage with unlimited domains. 7-day free trial available. Bitcoin payment option on annual plans.
Key features	Spam and virus protection Email encryption with PGP and S/MIME Cloud storage with guest access Video conferencing Online office collaboration Calendar and contacts Custom domain names Email aliases Two-factor authentication Centralized admin console	PGP encrypted emails Password protected email Unlimited disposable aliases Email migration Spam filtering Two-factor authentication IMAP/SMTP support Group subscriptions
What makes it different	Hosted exclusively in German data centers subject to GDPR and German data protection law No data analysis, advertising, or tracking - you don't pay with your data Operated with 100% renewable energy BSI C5-certified and ISO 27001-certified security standards Open source foundation with active community contribution	No ads, no tracking, and no profiling unlike free email services GDPR protection with European servers and headquarters in the Netherlands Built by the founders of Startpage, a private search engine One-click encryption and password-protected emails for non-encrypted recipients Unlimited email aliases for spam prevention and privacy
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	75 no change since last check	67 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	37	31
Citation Flow (Majestic)	52	45
Referring domains (Majestic)	6236	3731

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