Hi there Lemmy community I am looking to switch email providers from Gmail and an old Hotmail account (typical for us old millennials). I have seen Tuta and Proton (from Switzerland) as possible options.

Please provide your recommendations.

I have an iPhone and I run Ubuntu on an old Lenovo laptop.

  • AlternateRoute@lemmy.caEnglish
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    12 days ago
    • Why? this is important as it will probably eliminate some options.
    • What? What do you expect? Do you have specific clients you want to work (iOS mail app?, Samsung mail app? etc), are you good with a 3rd party app? Web interface only? Do you have or want a custom domain or are you migration to @newcompanyhostingme.com?
    • Price? What is your budget? Outside a hand full of options that sell your info to be free almost everything else has a cost.
    • daveB@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      12 days ago

      So many choices!

      Good website, it shows sustainable choices and also integration to other apps

  • TacticalCheddar@lemm.eeEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Here’s a useful chart comparing all the popular cloud and email providers - https://eylenburg.github.io/cloud_comparison.htm

    I use Tuta and I’m very satisfied with it. It offers end-to-end encryption, the client is open source and it’s user friendly. The most common complaint you’ll hear from people about it is that it doesn’t offer IMAP. Personally I don’t mind it that much. It really depends on what you’re looking for.

  • Durandal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Both Tuta and Proton are decent selections.

    Some of the rumblings from proton admin are a little concerning… too early to see if they’re going to have issues or not. Their service is robust and easy to use.

    Tuta seems to be a fairly good choice from a privacy standpoint. They aren’t nearly as robust of a product package and using it feels a little old skool and clunky… but they’re actively working on it… so hopefully it will change.

    The biggest thing with proton is that they offer a suite of products. They look to compete directly with the goog on their offerings… so they have email, calendar, password manager, file drive, wallet, whatever else… and they’re working to integrate them. So if you use a plethora of g-products… it’s more of a smooth transition because there are more analogs to use. If you have already diversified away from a monolithic product base, then this isn’t an issue.