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Alternatives to Proton Mail
23 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Proton Mail in this directory. Below is what separates each from Proton Mail on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Proton Mail starts at
- Free
Why people look past Proton Mail
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Proton Mail has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Secure, fast & private web browser with adblocker
Priced and rated the same as Proton Mail on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Enterprise AI governance and data compliance platform.
- No free tier, where Proton Mail has one.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than freemium.
Secure, green and ad-free. Email to feel good about.
Priced and rated the same as Proton Mail on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than freemium.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- No free tier, where Proton Mail has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- No free tier, where Proton Mail has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $2/month, where Proton Mail does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
Every Proton Mail alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton Mail (this page) | Free | Freemium | - | |
| Brave BrowserSecure, fast & private web browser with adblocker | Free | Freemium | - | vs Proton Mail |
| OneTrustEnterprise AI governance and data compliance platform | On request | Usage-based | 5 | vs Proton Mail |
| TutaSecure, green and ad-free. Email to feel good about | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Proton Mail |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Proton Mail |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Proton Mail |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Proton Mail |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proton Mail |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Proton Mail badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Brave Browser , Free
- Tuta , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
Proton Mail is most often brought in for encrypted email communication, privacy-focused email service, family email protection. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Proton Mail is broadly right and the question is cost, the Proton Mail pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Proton Mail runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Proton Mail alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Proton Mail?
- 23 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Brave Browser, OneTrust, Tuta, Google Authenticator. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Proton Mail?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Brave Browser, Tuta, Google Authenticator.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Proton Mail?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Proton Mail has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Proton Mail?
- Proton Mail is most often brought in for encrypted email communication, privacy-focused email service, family email protection. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Proton Mail?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Proton Mail alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Proton Mail against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Proton Mail covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 23 tools beside Proton Mail. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.