A while ago, when one of the Proton CEOs made some questionable statements, I terminated my Proton subscription. I liked Proton, having all the services I need in one place was nice and I wasn’t sure whether I’d actually leave and had a year already paid left.

I thought about at least leaving my mail there, but 4-5€ / month just for mail isn’t worth it in my opinion. And I’m very pissed that mail-forwarding and IMAP are premium features, something I probably should’ve found out way earlier. They want to lock me in, which is a dealbreaker for me.

So with that in mind, does someone know a fitting alternative? I’d of course still prefer a privacy-focused service and would be fine paying <= 2€.

€: Bonuspoints if there are no “special discounts” (discounts for commiting to a longer subscription are fine, what i mean is special deals for new customers or black friday deals, stuff like that)

€€: Going to give mailbox a shot, thanks everyone!

  • huppakee@piefed.socialEnglish
    261·
    15 days ago

    Just going to put this here because idgaf about downvotes; i didn’t decide to leave proton despite those questionable statements. I’m reading all the alternatives in the comments and might check some i haven’t heard about out, but i am very likely to stay with Proton at least in the near future. For me they offer a good product. What i did do to make switching easier is not use their own mail forwarding or simplelogin but i use addy.io instead, can totally recommend it.

    • jamie_veal (she/her)@feddit.orgOPEnglish
      11·
      15 days ago

      Well, I get where you’re coming from. I meant questionable quite literal, there surely is still room to give Proton the benefit of the doubt.

      But I switched VPN providers already and 5€ for Mail only just doesn’t seem fair to me.

      • huppakee@piefed.socialEnglish
        5·
        14 days ago

        I can totally imagine, i’m currently on unlimited because that seemed a bargain compared to mail plus yet i barely use any of the other services. No judgement from me to anyone not staying at Proton though, the whole reason to look to European alternatives is because of Big Tech and US policies, so a CEO positioning himself too close to those is a big no no. But for now i continue to give them the benefit of the doubt, i’ll have to see what the future brings though.