Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mailfence
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Mailfence is a secure and private email collaboration suite that offers OpenPGP encryption. The solution includes a suite of features such as Mailfence Email, Documents, Calendar, and
$0
Proton Mail
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Proton Mail, from Proton Technologies, boasts being the world’s largest encrypted email provider. An email server, the vendor states their mission is to defend the right to privacy by making end-to-end encrypted email easy enough for anyone to use, and offers free email accounts without ads, and fully encrypted storage wtih servers hosted in Geneva. The ProtonMail high-tier Visionary plan also includes VPN, via the inclusion of Proton Technologies' ProtonVPN service.
$4.99
per month per user
WireGuard
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
WireGuard is presented as a simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, and more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many different circumstances. Initially released for the Linux kernel, it is now cross-platform (Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, Android).
$0
Pricing
MailfenceProton MailWireGuard
Editions & Modules
FREE
$0
Entry
$2.50
per user, per month
PRO
$7.50
per user, per month
ULTRA
$25
per user, per month
Proton Free
$0
Up to 1 GB total storage & 150 messages per day
Mail Plus
$4.99
per month 15 GB total Storage and 10 email addresses
Proton Unlimited
$12.99
per month Access to all Proton apps and premium features
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MailfenceProton MailWireGuard
Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
MailfenceProton MailWireGuard
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Small Businesses
Paubox Email Suite
Paubox Email Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Paubox Email Suite
Paubox Email Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
Norton 360
Norton 360
Score 7.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
OpenText Core Email Encryption
OpenText Core Email Encryption
Score 9.6 out of 10
OpenText Core Email Encryption
OpenText Core Email Encryption
Score 9.6 out of 10
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
DataMotion
DataMotion
Score 9.4 out of 10
DataMotion
DataMotion
Score 9.4 out of 10
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
MailfenceProton MailWireGuard
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MailfenceProton MailWireGuard
Likelihood to Recommend
Mailfence
This is a great tool for any business that manages a high flow of emails and communications with both employees and also clients or customers. It is also a perfect tool if you manage private or delicate data that needs to be kept safe, like payment details of clients or business transactions with customers, especially if said customers are other big companies. This tool will make sure to have all the company's information and communications in a safe easy to use place
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Proton
Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
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Open Source
Perfect for low spec hardware, it runs perfectly well.
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Pros
Mailfence
  • The contact book is easy to use and modify.
  • The calendar allows to share events with coworkers.
  • It encrypts information and keeps it safe.
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Proton
  • Secure encrypted email hosting
  • Connection with Outlook works well
  • Works well on all platforms: web, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
  • Low monthly cost for email plus all the associated apps
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Open Source
  • Perfomance
  • Security
  • Ease of use
  • Reliability
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Cons
Mailfence
  • The interface is too blank, it could be personalizable.
  • Fonts and size of text could have room to modification.
  • Accessing and sharing documents outside the tool is difficult.
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Proton
  • Exporting email (which I like to do for archiving) is awkward and slow.
  • Proton Mail Bridge (which allows access from other email readers like Outlook) sometimes has synchronization issues. Lately these just resolve themselves.
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Open Source
  • Some kind of access control, although I know this is out of scope of the tool
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Usability
Mailfence
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Proton
Mostly intuitive and easy to use. A bit harder if you stick with two passwords (one for the account and one for the encryption).
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Open Source
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Alternatives Considered
Mailfence
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Proton
Proton had a wider offering of products like vpn and drive. I ended up paying for a yearly subscription, I liked it so much.
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Open Source
OpenVPN its a well known solution but it pales compared to WireGuard in terms of perfomance, speed and easey implementation.
Also it required less resources.
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Return on Investment
Mailfence
  • It made communication inside the company fluid and easy
  • Less time checking various emails or looking for contact's email addresses means more time of productivity
  • Better organization means more fluid work productivity and better results with clients
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Proton
  • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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Open Source
  • Reliability
  • Resilience
  • Peace of mind
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