Runbox vs StartMail

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Runbox compared with StartMail
Detail	Runbox	StartMail
What it does	Sustainable, Private & Secure Email — Made in Norway	Private, secure and encrypted email you can trust
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	2000	2013
Based in	NO	NL
Pricing model	subscription	subscription
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	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	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	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	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	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)	66 no change since last check	67 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	64	31
Citation Flow (Majestic)	46	45
Referring domains (Majestic)	1676	3731

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