Runbox vs Forward Email

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Runbox compared with Forward Email
Detail	Runbox	Forward Email
What it does	Sustainable, Private & Secure Email — Made in Norway	Privacy-focused email forwarding for custom domains
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	2000	2017
Based in	NO	Not given
Pricing model	subscription	Not given
Pricing	Plans start at €1.66/month for Micro plan (2 GB storage), €2.91/month for Mini (10 GB), €4.16/month for Medium (25 GB), €6.66/month for Max (50 GB), €10/month for Max100 (100 GB), and €15/month for Max250 (250 GB). Additional subaccounts from €0.66/month. All plans include 30-day free trial, 60-day	Not given
Key features	Email with IMAP, POP, SMTP, and Web access Calendar with CalDAV support Contacts with CardDAV support Spam and virus filtering File storage with FTP support Plus addressing for inbox organization Email address never recycled	DMARC reporting Quantum-resistant encryption Open-source codebase
What makes it different	100% renewable energy powered infrastructure in Norway Independent and employee-owned business model No data tracking or monetization Protected by Norwegian privacy law and GDPR Over 25 years of email service expertise	100% open-source with both front-end and back-end code available Zero-knowledge architecture where mailboxes are not accessible to the service Unlimited domains and aliases at every pricing tier Standard IMAP/POP3/SMTP protocols unlike competitors
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)	66 no change since last check	69 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	64	31
Citation Flow (Majestic)	46	73
Referring domains (Majestic)	1676	1954

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