How can I switch from Tuta to Proton Mail?

You can migrate from Tuta to Proton Mail using Easy Switch [/easyswitch] for your emails, calendars, and contacts.

Can I use my own custom email domain with a free account?

No. To use a custom domain (like yourname@yourdomain.com), you must upgrade to a paid plan on Proton Mail or Tuta.

Is Proton Mail better than Tuta?

Proton Mail is a better fit than Tuta for most people who want private email without giving up everyday inbox features, migration tools, aliases, third-party email client support, and advanced account protection.

Which is better for business, Proton Mail or Tuta?

Proton Mail is stronger for businesses that want encrypted email alongside cloud storage, VPN, password management, custom domains, admin controls, and third-party email client support. Tuta may suit teams that mainly need encrypted email and calendar with strong encryption coverage.

Proton Mail vs. Tuta: Which private email service is right for you?

Both Proton Mail and Tuta protect your emails with end-to-end encryption, ensuring that no one can see your messages except you and your recipients. But only Proton gives you an entire private ecosystem to replace Big Tech.

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Proton Mail vs. Tuta: At a glance

Comparison of Proton Mail vs Tutanota
Open source and audited	Yes	Yes
	Proton Mail	Tuta
End-to-end encryption	Yes	Yes
Ad-free	Yes	Yes
Privacy jurisdiction	Switzerland	Germany
IMAP / desktop client support	Yes	Limited
Dark Web Monitoring	Yes	No
Advanced account protection for high-profile customers	Yes	No
Part of a complete productivity suite	Yes	No
PGP encryption	Yes	No
Free email migration tool	Yes	No
Enhanced email tracking protection	Yes	No
Easier control over newsletters	Yes	No
Hide-my-email aliases	Yes	No
Ready for business*	Yes	No
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*Unlike Proton Mail for Business, Tuta plans don't support business-ready features such as data retention policies, group email addresses, SMTP relay, appointment scheduling, private writing assistant, or integration with a privacy-first productivity suite (Proton Drive, Proton Pass, Proton VPN, Proton Meet, Lumo) built to work together.

What Proton Mail offers that Tuta doesn't

Email anyone, privately

Proton Mail supports OpenPGP, the open standard behind PGP encryption, so emails you exchange with PGP-compatible services are automatically end-to-end encrypted.

Tuta does not support PGP, so emails to external recipients aren't end-to-end encrypted by default, though both Tuta and Proton Mail let you password-protect emails to add end-to-end encryption when messaging anyone.

Keep your favorite email client

Proton Mail Bridge connects your encrypted mailbox to desktop apps such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Apple Mail, letting you keep using the email client you're already familiar with.

Tuta does not support IMAP, POP3, or SMTP, so you manage your mailbox through Tuta's own apps or via a Thunderbird add-on, though this is not a native integration.

Make the switch easily

If you're switching from Gmail, Easy Switch imports your emails, calendar events, and contacts. You can also send and receive from your Gmail address directly inside Proton Mail until you’re ready to leave Google behind.

For other providers like Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo, Easy Switch handles the import so you don't lose your email history.

Declutter your inbox

Subscription emails can quickly clutter your inbox and bury important messages. While both Proton Mail and Tuta let you manually organize emails with folders and labels, Proton Mail also offers a Newsletter view.

Subscription emails are automatically grouped in one place, making it easy to organize them into folders and unsubscribe from unwanted ones without digging through your inbox.

Get advanced account protection

Your email account is a valuable target for hackers, as compromising it means access to password resets, financial accounts, and personal data.

Both Proton Mail and Tuta support two-factor authentication (2FA), but Proton Mail provides more account protection tools: Proton Sentinel that monitors for suspicious login activity and blocks account takeover attempts, and Dark Web Monitoring for alerting you if your credentials surface in a data breach.

Get email tracking protection

Proton Mail blocks known tracking pixels and loads remote images through a proxy, so advertisers and senders can't track when you open an email or where you are — while you can still see images normally.

Tuta lets you block remote images entirely, but that removes visual context from emails and leaves you reading incomplete messages.

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More reasons to choose Proton Mail

Post-quantum encryption

Post-quantum encryption is included on all Proton Mail plans. Once enabled, it protects new encrypted emails against future quantum computing threats where current public-key cryptography may no longer be enough.

Hide-my-email aliases

Hide-my-email aliases, powered by Proton Pass, let you create unique, randomly generated addresses for apps and websites directly inside Proton Mail. You can reply or send messages from an alias and disable it the moment it starts receiving spam, without ever exposing your primary address.

Custom email domains

Paid Proton Mail plans support custom domains, letting you send and receive email from your own address — such as [email protected] — while keeping all the privacy and encryption benefits of Proton Mail.

Spam and phishing protection

Spam, phishing attempts, and suspicious senders are detected before they reach your inbox. Custom blocklists, allow lists, and spam controls make unwanted or dangerous messages easier to manage.

Scheduling, snoozing, and undoing

Schedule send delivers emails later, snooze brings messages back when you’re ready, and undo send adds a short window to stop a message after pressing send.

Apps across all your devices

Native apps for web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux keep your mailbox within reach wherever you work. Move between devices easily while keeping your email private and protected.

Join an end-to-end encrypted ecosystem

A Proton account gives you access to our privacy-first ecosystem of apps:

Proton Mail (including Proton Calendar) for encrypted email and scheduling
Proton VPN for secure internet connection and remote access via VPN(new window)
Proton Pass for password and login management
Proton Drive (including Proton Docs and Proton Sheets) for secure cloud storage, file sharing, photo backups, and collaborating on documents and spreadsheets using online editors
Proton Meet for encrypted video calls
Lumo for private AI assistance(new window)

All protect your data with end-to-end or zero-access encryption, so we never have access to it.

A Tuta alternative you can trust

If you're looking for a Tuta alternative that doesn't make you choose between strong encryption and the productivity tools you rely on, Proton Mail is open source, independently audited, and protected by Swiss privacy laws — with no ads, no trackers, and no data sharing.

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Frequently asked questions about Tuta vs. Proton Mail

How can I switch from Tuta to Proton Mail?: You can migrate from Tuta to Proton Mail using Easy Switch for your emails, calendars, and contacts.
Can I use my own custom email domain with a free account?: No. To use a custom domain (like [email protected]), you must upgrade to a paid plan on Proton Mail or Tuta.
Is Proton Mail better than Tuta?: Proton Mail is a better fit than Tuta for most people who want private email without giving up everyday inbox features, migration tools, aliases, third-party email client support, and advanced account protection.
Which is better for business, Proton Mail or Tuta?: Proton Mail is stronger for businesses that want encrypted email alongside cloud storage, VPN, password management, custom domains, admin controls, and third-party email client support. Tuta may suit teams that mainly need encrypted email and calendar with strong encryption coverage.