StartMail

Netherlands Email

Private email from the team behind Startpage, operated in the Netherlands under EU privacy law. Unlimited disposable aliases, built-in PGP encryption, and no ads or tracking - though the parent company is US-owned.

Quick facts

Headquarters Zeist, Netherlands
Company StartMail B.V.
Founded 2016
Ownership Corporate
Hosting πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Netherlands
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Paid Β· from $5/mo
Free tier No
Platforms Web, iOS, Android
Languages
ENDEFRESNL
68 Β· Mostly European
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Why does it score 68?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30
Ownership & control
Acquired/corporate, non-EU parent
0/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15
EuroPoints total
68/100
How we calculate EuroPoints β†’

See how they compare

StartMail
Proton Mail
Tuta Mail
EuroPoints
68 Mostly European
80 Strongly European
100 Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EFTA country HQ25/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
Acquired/corporate, non-EU parent0/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
Independent ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant8/15
Partially open source + GDPR10/15
Fully open source + GDPR + audited15/15
Independence bonus
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Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Headquarters
Zeist, Netherlands
Geneva, Switzerland
Hannover, Germany
Founded
2016
2013
2011
Open source
No
Partial
Full
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
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Free tier
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Pricing
Paid Β· from $5/mo
Freemium Β· from Free
Freemium Β· from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages
en, de, fr, es, nl
en, de, fr, es, it, pt, nl, pl, ru, zh
en, de, fr, es, it, pt, nl, pl, ru, zh

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