Ask HN: Email client alternatives for Gmail/YMail/etc ad-based clients

2 points by hvmonk 7 years ago | 4 comments

Hey folks,

I am sick with all these data gathering stuff and have been working on reducing my Google/Yahoo usage.

I rarely use FB, and use DDG for search.

Google does have some products which are unbeatable as of now -- maps. I acknowledge it requires huge investment, etc to get all pieces together to make map usable. But, email? Aren't there any better email clients (paid/unpaid) out there that can compete with gmail? What would you recommend?

Thanks!

safar 7 years ago |

Maps Alternative - Here.com (the maps are at wego.here.com). It used to be owned by Nokia and is now majority owned by a german automobile consortium (Audi, BMW, Daimler etc).

Email -

Fastmail.com is a decent feature rich paid service based in Australia; I liked it but stopped using it as it is subject to Australian surveillance (Australia is part of the spying program of the US), and Australia has passed laws to increase its surveillance capability.

Vivaldi Mail (mail.vivaldi.net) is pretty decent though the webmail interface lacks features when compared to Gmail. But its free, offers access through IMAP, and supports encryption.

Protonmail.ch is newer and lacks some features of Gmail like threading. But it doesn't profile you through your emails and doesn't targets you with ads. It also has some interesting features like expiring emails.

Tutanota (tuta.io) is similar to Protonmail and another interesting email project and provider to watch.

hvmonk 7 years ago | |

Thanks for the info, will explore them!

itamarst 7 years ago |

fastmail.com is good.

hvmonk 7 years ago | |

Thanks!