comparison · Privacy email

Disroot vs Mailfence

Both are listed in Privacy email. The table below pulls directly from each service’s data sheet; see each entry for sourcing.

Disroot — summary

Disroot is a small FOSS-collective offering email, storage, pads, and XMPP under a single username.

• + Username-only signup; no recovery email.
• + Bundled services — email, Nextcloud, pads, XMPP — all on the same account.
• + All-FOSS infrastructure.
• − Volunteer-run; outages and slow response can be a thing.
• − Netherlands jurisdiction.
• − Facts need re-verification by operator (last seeded 2026-01).

Full entry → Disroot

Mailfence — summary

Mailfence is the PGP-native alternative to Proton Mail for users who want IMAP/SMTP and openness over default encryption.

• + PGP-native; integrates with OpenPGP keys directly.
• + IMAP/SMTP supported.
• + Belgian privacy law has historically protected smaller mail providers.
• − Belgian jurisdiction is subject to EU cooperation.
• − PGP-only encryption — outside-mail metadata is visible.
• − Facts need re-verification by operator (last seeded 2026-01).

Full entry → Mailfence

When to choose which

Treat this section as heuristic. Privacy properties depend on how you use the service, not just which one you pick.

• Choose Disroot if username-only signup; no recovery email..
• Choose Mailfence if pgp-native; integrates with openpgp keys directly..
• Either way, re-check the entry’s last verified date — the Privacy email category churns.

Mentioned in (combined)

Pages on the site that reference Disroot, Mailfence, or both.

Compared as of Jan 1, 2026.