Tuta Review
End-to-end encrypted email built by a German privacy company
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Tuta (formerly Tutanota) is an email provider out of Germany built around end-to-end encryption by default. Every email, calendar entry, and contact in your account is encrypted, including the subject line, which most encrypted email providers leave in plain text. It also uses post-quantum cryptography across the board, not just as an opt-in.
The free plan gets you a working encrypted inbox with 1 GB of storage, one calendar, and no custom domain. Paid personal plans (Revolutionary and Legend) add storage, unlimited calendars and labels, extra addresses, and custom domain support. There's a separate set of business plans, billed per user, for teams that want their own domain with admin controls.
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Who it's for
- ✓ Privacy-focused individuals who want encrypted email, calendar, and contacts without paying much
- ✓ Small teams or freelancers who want a custom-domain business inbox with EU-based, GDPR-compliant hosting
- ✓ Anyone who wants an email provider that doesn't scan or profile their inbox for ads
Who should look elsewhere
- ✗ Anyone who needs deep third-party integrations (CRM sync, advanced automation) that mainstream providers support
- ✗ Anyone who needs to start emailing the same day they sign up; new accounts go through a manual anti-abuse review that can take a couple of days
Pros
- + End-to-end encrypts subject lines too, not just message bodies, which most competitors don't do
- + Post-quantum encryption is standard on every plan, including free
- + Cheapest paid tier (Revolutionary) unlocks a custom domain, unlimited calendars, and 20 GB for €3/month billed annually
- + German-hosted, GDPR-compliant, and open source clients
Cons
- – No inline image embedding and image previews show a warning frame that some users find intrusive
- – Monthly billing costs noticeably more than annual billing on every plan (for example Revolutionary is €3.60/month monthly vs €3/month annual)
- – New account signup requires manual anti-abuse review; Tuta says approval takes up to 48 hours, and at least one reviewer waited 5 days
Tuta pricing
At about $3/month to start, it is one of the cheaper options in Email Providers.
| Plan | Price | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 GB storage · 1 calendar · 3 labels · No custom domain |
| Revolutionary | $3/mo | 20 GB storage · Unlimited calendars and labels · 15 extra email addresses · 3 custom domains · Family option |
| Legend | $8/mo | 500 GB storage · Unlimited calendars and labels · 30 extra email addresses · 10 custom domains · Family option |
| Business Essential | $6/seat/mo | 50 GB storage per user · 3 custom domains · Email support |
| Business Advanced | $8/seat/mo | 500 GB storage per user · 10 custom domains · Priority email support |
| Business Unlimited | $12/seat/mo | 1000 GB storage per user · Unlimited custom domains · Priority email support |
All prices are in EUR, Tuta's only billing currency; there is no separate USD price list. Personal plan prices include tax, business plan prices exclude tax. Paying monthly instead of annually costs more: Revolutionary is €3.60/month and Legend is €9.60/month on the monthly plan, versus €3 and €8/month billed annually. Business plans follow the same pattern (Essential €7.20, Advanced €9.60, Unlimited €14.40 per user/month if billed monthly). Business plans are billed per user; personal plans are billed per account, with a family option to add users at a discount.
Pricing verified July 16, 2026 · source
How Tuta's pricing compares
Tuta next to its closest alternatives on entry price, billing, and whether pricing is public.
| Tool | Starting price | Billing | Free option | Pricing disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuta | EUR 3/mo | tiered | Yes | Public |
| Gmail | $7/seat/mo | freemium (personal) / per-seat (Google Workspace for business) | Yes | Partly public |
| Proton Mail | EUR 3.99/seat/mo | tiered | Yes | Public |
| Fastmail | $3/seat/mo | per-seat | Trial (30 days, no credit card required) | Public |
| Zoho Mail | $1/seat/mo | per-seat | Yes | Partly public |
| Microsoft Outlook | $5.4/seat/mo | tiered | Yes | Public |
| HEY | $99/yr | flat | Trial (30 days on HEY for You, no credit card required) | Public |
Is Tuta still actively developed?
Last significant update: July 2026. Tuta put its One-Click Migration tool (auto-migrating mailboxes from Gmail or Outlook into Tuta) into closed beta, alongside calendar reminder fixes and continued work on the standalone Tuta Drive apps.
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Tuta FAQ
Is Tuta actually free?+
Yes. The Free plan gives you a working encrypted inbox with 1 GB storage, one calendar, and 3 labels, with no time limit. It doesn't include a custom domain or extra aliases.
How much does a Tuta custom domain cost?+
Custom domain support starts on the Revolutionary plan at €3/month billed annually (€3.60/month if billed monthly), which includes 3 custom domains and 20 GB of storage.
Does Tuta have business plans?+
Yes. Business plans are billed per user starting at €6/user/month billed annually (Essential), up to €12/user/month (Unlimited) for 1000 GB and unlimited custom domains.
Can I use Tuta with a regular email client like Outlook or Apple Mail?+
Not over standard IMAP. Tuta's encryption means it doesn't support third-party IMAP clients the way Gmail or Fastmail do; it offers its own apps and a Thunderbird integration instead.