Fastmail vs Tuta
Based on our analysis, Tuta is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Fastmail | Tuta |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B+ · 79/100 | A · 91/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (74) | Positive (90) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (76) | Positive (88) |
| What you can do | Positive (82) | Positive (87) |
| What they promise | Mixed (80) | Positive (91) |
Fastmail is a paid email provider that doesn't sell your data or serve ads, has clear retention periods and a transparency report — but unlike Proton, staff can technically access your emails, data moves through US and Indian infrastructure, and IP logs are kept for a year.
View full analysis →Tuta is a German E2E-encrypted email service that genuinely can't read your emails, stores all data in ISO 27001-certified German data centres, uses no cookies and no third-party analytics, and has a policy short enough to actually read — the main caveats are that some metadata (sender/recipient addresses, timestamps) is stored unencrypted, and campaign tracking via hashed connection data is present.
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