Proton Mail vs. Zoho Mail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Proton Mail
Score 9.3 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
Zoho Mail
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Zoho offers their business email suite, which includes Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Contacts bundled with an inbox.
$1
per user/per month
Pricing
Proton MailZoho Mail
Editions & Modules
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
Mail Lite
$1
per user/per month
Workplace
$3
per user/per month
Mail Premium
$4
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Proton MailZoho Mail
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Proton MailZoho Mail
Features
Proton MailZoho Mail
Secure Email Gateway
Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
Proton Mail
-
Ratings
Zoho Mail
8.1
6 Ratings
3% below category average
Anti-malware00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Data Loss Protection00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Threat Detection00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Sandboxing00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Management Tools00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
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Proton MailZoho Mail
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Medium-sized Companies
Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Avanan
Avanan
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
DataMotion
DataMotion
Score 9.1 out of 10
Avanan
Avanan
Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Proton MailZoho Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Proton MailZoho Mail
Likelihood to Recommend
Proton
Good if you like privacy and not having your data mined for advertizing and AI training.
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Zoho
If you don't have a huge budget and want something that works with minor quirks here and there then Zoho Mail is definitely something you should look into. For half the price of Google G Suite or Office account you get 5GB of storage per user and can send up to 25MB emails without restrictions. Great for small businesses in my opinion. I have had some issues with their spam filter, but we use SpamTitan and just shut off the one that comes with Zoho Mail. Zoho's spam filter isn't horrible but you should definitely use something in addition or instead of what comes with Zoho.
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Pros
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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Zoho
  • I really like that there is a free version in which a single user can be created. It is really useful because it allows you to evaluate each characteristic of the service without having to buy it.
  • I also really like the visual aspect of the inbox, which is partially customizable. Because you can make small changes such as changing the color, the language, and among other things.
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Cons
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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Zoho
  • It does allow for notifications for various things, but I am not sure where to turn them all off
  • It only counts to 9 the unread email alert, then says 9+
  • Overall I don't think there is much they need to work on.
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Usability
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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Zoho
It is very easy to use and does all you need. It sends newsletters to their own folder. A notification folder for more important things. The Spam folder collect the right amount of spam emails
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Support Rating
Proton
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I have spoken with Zoho several times and their support is always friendly and helpful. I have always been asked for security pins and codes when seeking assistance which helps me to feel my accounts are secure and I have never had to wait on hold to speak with someone for more than 5 minutes. They always seem to have someone available to help. If you call asking for instructions on how to do something they gladly walk you through the process and if you just need something done and don't have time to do it yourself they will happily customize whatever you need without you having to spend all day with it.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Zoho
Zoho is free. Also, there is no need for a separate IT guy for creating mail, or if any issues come you don't have to find anyone anyone can check and fix all issues from their super admin panel. Zoho overview is much better than outlook and its appearance of getting mail popup and functionality is better than outlook. My friend suggested for this and also after using I have referred my friend
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Return on Investment
Proton
  • Easy to link with my business domain and email.
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Zoho
  • It has a direct impact on the commercial communications of the company since with this application we send the economic proposals for services.
  • Thanks to the fact that we can configure our corporate domain and a signature, we show a corporate professional image.
  • Allows you to manage and store internal and external communications
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ScreenShots

Zoho Mail Screenshots

Screenshot of All in one viewScreenshot of CalendarScreenshot of TaskScreenshot of NotesScreenshot of Contact managementScreenshot of Instant Chat