A Gmail alternative that protects privacy
You should be able to choose what happens to your data. With Proton, our end-to-end encryption ensures only you have access to your emails.
A feature-rich Gmail alternative
Looking for Gmail alternatives that don’t track you or show ads? Proton Mail is a private alternative to Gmail with everything you need to stay productive, organized, and connected without compromising your privacy.
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Price | Free - Pay for more storage and products | You pay with your privacy |
Your favorite Gmail features | ||
Mobile apps for all your devices | ||
Free calendar included | ||
No data harvesting | ||
No ads | ||
End-to-end encrypted messages | ||
Blocks trackers and marketers from spying on you | ||
Free VPN included | ||
Protected by strong Swiss privacy laws |
Get more done with a smart and secure inbox
As a secure and private Gmail alternative, Proton Mail protects your privacy while you enjoy all the email features you need to communicate and collaborate with your contacts.
Choose a community-first email
Many are looking for alternatives to Gmail that don’t rely on ads or data collection. Unlike Big Tech, Proton Mail's free private email and other services are funded by our community — not advertisers — so your emails stay private, always.
Proton Mail plans and pricing
- storage
- users
- email addresses
- storage
- users
- extra email addresses for you
- Support for custom email domains
- Unlimited folders and labels
- hide-my-email aliases
- Priority customer support
Premium value included
- storage
- users
- extra email addresses for you
- Support for custom email domains
- Unlimited folders and labels
- Unlimited hide-my-email aliases
- Dedicated customer support
- Ultra fast and private VPN
- Encrypted password manager
- Encrypted cloud storage for photos and documents
- Advanced account protection
Premium value included
- storage
- Up to users
- extra email addresses for you
- Support for custom email domains
- Unlimited folders and labels
- Unlimited hide-my-email aliases
- Dedicated customer support
- Ultra fast and private VPN
- Encrypted password manager
- Encrypted cloud storage for photos and documents
- Advanced account protection
- Proton Scribe writing assistant
Premium value included
What people say about Proton Mail
I love my Proton Mail
My favorite email service
You get what you pay for. In the case of big tech, if you pay nothing, you get used. I quit using Gmail and switched to @ProtonMail
Thanks Proton for keeping us all safe in the complicated internet universe.
Your favorite features, plus privacy
Keep your conversations private
Thanks to Proton Mail’s end-to-end encryption and zero-access encryption, no one but you can read the messages in your inbox. It’s not just that we won’t spy on your emails — we can’t.
Keep trackers out of your inbox
Proton Mail automatically blocks all spy trackers found in promotional emails, preventing senders from spying on your mail activity.
Quickly unsubscribe from newsletters
Keep your encrypted inbox clutter-free and remove yourself from mailing lists with one click.
Organize your schedule privately
Create events, send invitations, and set reminders while keeping all details of your calendar private.
No ads. Ever.
We’ll never show privacy-invading ads. The only way we make money is through our paid plans.
Open source and audited
All Proton Mail apps are open source and audited by independent experts. Anyone can verify our apps do what we claim.
Join the Proton community
Proton is more than just an email service. We’re at the forefront of a movement that’s fighting for a better internet.
Protected by strict Swiss laws
Proton is based in Geneva, meaning your emails are protected by Switzerland’s data protection laws, some of the strongest in the world.
Switch to Proton in one click
Moving your existing emails, contacts, and calendars to your new secure inbox is easy. Our Easy Switch tool handles it all in a single click.
DeGoogle your life with Proton
Leave Google behind and protect your emails, contacts, calendars, and files with privacy by default.
A Gmail alternative with advanced features
Compare our plans
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Storage | ||||
Users | ||||
Priority customer support | ||||
Easy Switch import assistant | ||||
Proton Sentinel program | ||||
Dark Web Monitoring | ||||
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Email addresses | ||||
Support for custom email domains | ||||
Messages per day | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Folders | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Labels | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Custom filters | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Attachments size | 25 MB | 25 MB | 25 MB | 25 MB |
Desktop app | 14-day free trial | |||
HTML signatures | ||||
End-to-end encryption | ||||
Password-protected emails | ||||
Encrypted contact details | ||||
Hide-my-email aliases | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Short @pm.me address | ||||
Contact groups | ||||
Email client support (via IMAP/SMTP) | ||||
Auto-reply | ||||
Catch-all email | ||||
Automatic forwarding | ||||
Auto-delete spam and trash | ||||
Schedule and snooze emails for any time | ||||
New Proton Scribe writing assistant | Add-on with free trial | Add-on with free trial | ||
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Personal calendars | ||||
End-to-end encryption | ||||
Calendar sharing | ||||
Send and receive invitations | ||||
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Drive storage | ||||
Online document editor | ||||
End-to-end encryption | ||||
Share files and folders via link | ||||
Advanced sharing security | ||||
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Devices | ||||
Countries | 5 countries | 5 countries | 5+ servers in 5+ countries | 5+ servers in 5+ countries |
VPN speed | Medium | Medium | Highest | Highest |
Worldwide streaming services | ||||
P2P/BitTorrent | ||||
NetShield malware and ad-blocker | ||||
Secure Core servers | ||||
Tor over VPN | ||||
VPN Accelerator | ||||
Custom DNS | ||||
LAN connections | ||||
Strict no-logs policy | ||||
No ads | ||||
Unlimited volume/bandwidth | ||||
DNS leak prevention | ||||
Kill switch/always-on VPN | ||||
Encrypted VPN servers | ||||
Router support | ||||
Split tunneling (Android and Windows) | ||||
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Vaults | ||||
Built-in 2FA authenticator | ||||
Unlimited logins and notes | ||||
Unlimited credit cards | ||||
Unlimited devices | ||||
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Encrypted wallet | ||||
Accounts per wallet | ||||
Bitcoin via email | ||||
Millions of people worldwide trust Proton Mail to keep their communications private
Choose an email that’s secure and private by default.
