Mailfence

Belgian secure email suite with OpenPGP encryption

About Mailfence

Mailfence is a privacy-focused email service based in Belgium that combines end-to-end OpenPGP encryption and digital signatures with calendars, contacts and document storage. A free plan with 500 MB is available, and paid tiers add storage, aliases, custom domains and IMAP access.

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Mailfence: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
Covers secure email, encryption, privacy, openpgp — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 619 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Mailfence pricing

Pricing model	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free access	Yes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	mailfence.com

Mailfence key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: secure email, encryption, privacy, openpgp
Official site: mailfence.com

Mailfence FAQ

How much does Mailfence cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (mailfence.com).

What is Mailfence used for?

Belgian secure email suite with OpenPGP encryption Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: secure email, encryption, privacy, openpgp.

Where can I try Mailfence?

On its official site, mailfence.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Mailfence vs alternatives

	Mailfence	Schleuder	Signal	Tox
Pricing	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	secure email, encryption, privacy, openpgp	mailing list, gpg, encryption, privacy	messaging, encryption, privacy	messaging, peer to peer, encryption, privacy
Official site	mailfence.com	schleuder.nadir.org	signal.org	tox.chat
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 619 tools. Alongside Mailfence, it includes Soverin, Runbox, Greatmail, Betterbird.

FreemiumCommunication & Collaborationsecure-emailencryptionprivacyopenpgp

Alternatives to Mailfence

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with Mailfence — worth comparing before you commit:

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Schleuder

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Signal

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Tox

Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging with audio and video chat, no central servers

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Addy.io

Anonymous email forwarding to protect your inbox

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Burner

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Canary Mail

Secure email with PGP and AI assistance

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More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: Soverin — Dutch privacy-first email on your own domain; Runbox — Norwegian email and domain hosting powered by renewables; Greatmail — Business email hosting from $1.95 per mailbox per month.