Standard Notes vs Fastmail
Based on our analysis, Standard Notes is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Standard Notes | Fastmail |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | A · 87/100 | B+ · 79/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (90) | Mixed (74) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (84) | Mixed (76) |
| What you can do | Mixed (72) | Positive (82) |
| What they promise | Positive (82) | Mixed (80) |
Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that genuinely cannot read your notes; analytics are self-hosted via Plausible with no IP retention, apps collect zero usage data or location, and the subprocessor list is short and transparent — the main weaknesses are US jurisdiction and AWS hosting, the absence of published security audit reports, a thin policy that lacks GDPR rights language, and email marketing enabled by default.
View full analysis →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.
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