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Purelymail vs StartMail

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Purelymail compared with StartMail
DetailPurelymailStartMail
What it doesEmail, pure and simple. Private, secure and encrypted email you can trust
StageNot given Established
FoundedNot given 2013
Based inNot given NL
Pricing modelsubscription subscription
Pricing$10 per year flat rate with no limits on users, domains, or storage. Advanced pay-per-resource pricing available for heavier usage. 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
  • IMAP and POP3 support
  • SMTP mail sending
  • Routing rules and Sieve filters
  • Webmail with Roundcube
  • SpamAssassin spam filtering
  • At-rest encryption with XSalsa20-Poly1305 and AES-GCM
  • Custom domains at no extra charge
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Mail import and export
  • Subaddressing with tags
  • 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
  • No per-user pricing - flat $10/year rate for unlimited users and domains
  • No arbitrary limits on storage, users, or domains
  • Works with any mail client via standard protocols
  • User-configurable encryption with no provider access
  • No data selling or ads
  • 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 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)63 no change since last check67 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2831
Citation Flow (Majestic)4745
Referring domains (Majestic)32573731

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