Jump to content

Comparison of webmail providers: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Line 1: Line 1:
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Parra]]
{{Refimprove|date=July 2008}}
The following tables and gallery compare '''general and technical information''' for a number of [[Web-based email|webmail]] providers. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.

== General information ==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style ="text-align : center ; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | Name
!Owner
!First public release date
!Cost ([[US$]])
!Storage
!Attachment limit
!Languages supported
!Browser(s) supported
![[IMAP]] or [[POP3]] support<sup id="fn_7_back">[[#fn 7|7]]</sup>
!Account deactivated if not logged in
!Filters out emails with executable attachments
|-
|-
! [[AOL Mail]]
| [[AOL]], USA
| 23 August 2004
| Free (text ads added to the signature of every outgoing email, ads in interface. paying members can disable ads in signature)
| Unlimited
| 16 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| 26
| All
| Both
| 3 months (without fee)
| No
|-
! [[BlueMail]]
| [[The BlueKloud Company]], USA
| 2009
| $7/month (corporate accounts only)
| 25 GB
| 25 MB
| English
| All
| Both
|
|
|-
! [[Excite]]
| [[IAC/InterActiveCorp|IAC]] Search & Media, USA
| 1994
| Free
| 1 GB
| 25 MB
| English
|
| No
|
|
|-
! [[FastMail.FM]]
| Messaging Engine Pty Ltd<br>[[Parkville, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| <span style="display:none">00 Jan </span>1999
| Free (ads in emails and interface)<br>$4.95 yearly (Ad Free)<br>$14.95 yearly (Full)<br>$34.95 yearly (Enhanced)<br>(Also various other service levels in 'Business' and 'Family' group accounts)
| 10 [[Megabyte|MB]] - 8 [[Gigabyte|GB]] (depending on service level)
| 10 [[Megabyte|MB]] - 50 MB (depending on service level). <sup id="fn_2_back">[[#fn 2|2]]</sup>
| English Interface. All languages supported in message display/composition. Right to left directionality supported.
|
| IMAP for all accounts, POP3 for Full and Enhanced accounts
| 45 days (Guest)<br>None (Ad Free, Full, Enhanced)
| No (unless discarded by virus scanner, if enabled)
|-
! [[Gawab]]
| EgyptHome IT, Egypt
| Officially in November 2000
| Free (ads in emails and interface)
| 10 [[Gigabyte|GB]]
| 50 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| 18 languages
| All
| Both
| 2 months
|
|-
! [[Gmail]]
| [[Google]], USA
| 1 April 2004
| Free (Optional text ads seen when viewing mail, not in messages)
| 7.4 GB "and counting"
| 25 MB<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8770|title=Gmail: Maximum attachment size|publisher=Google.com}}</ref>
| 52
| All (some issues with Opera){{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
| IMAP, POP, POP+TLS, Microsoft Exchange
| 9 months<ref>[http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6832&topic=12782 Gmail Dormant addresses]</ref>
| Yes, including .exe files in zip files
|-
! [[GMX Mail]]
| United Internet AG, Germany
| <span style="display:none">00 Jan </span>1997
| Free (ads at the end of messages, sometimes in inbox)
| 5 [[Gigabyte|GB]]
| 20 MB FreeMail, 50 MB ProMail<ref>[http://mail-eu.gmx.com/us/cgi/g.fcgi/home?featli=3&cc=feature4 GMX Mail description]</ref>
| English, German, Spanish, French
| IE, Firefox, Safari 3
| Both
| 6 months
|
|-
! [[Hushmail]]
| Hush Communications Ltd<br>[[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]
| <span style="display:none">00 </span>May 1999
| Free (no ads)<br>$34.99 year (Premium)
| 2 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| 2MB (free) <br>1GB (Premium)
| English
|
| No
| 3 weeks
|
|-
! [[Lavabit]]
| [[Lavabit LLC]], USA
| <span style="display:none">00 </span>June 2004
| 2 Free options and 2 Paid
| 128MB
| 32-128MB <br> Message size varies according to option
| English
| All
| Both (SSL optional)
| 4 months
| No
|-
! [[LuxSci]]
| [[Lux Scientiae]], Inc., USA
| Dec 1, 1999
| $9.99 monthly
| 2 [[Gigabyte|GB]]+
| 100 MB
| Any/Unicode
| Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Chrome
| IMAP, IMAP+SSL, IMAP+TLS, POP, POP+SSL, POP+TLS, Alternate Ports
| No
| Yes, with Premium Filtering
|-
! [[Lycos]]
| [[Daum]], Korea
| <span style="display:none">00 Jan </span>1995
| $19.95 yearly
| 5 GB of storage
| Unlimited
| Any
|
|
|
|
|-
! [[Mail.com]]
| MMC, USA
| N/A
| Free (text ads added to the signature of every outgoing email, ads in interface) or
$29.99/yr
| 3GB
|
| English
|
| Free: None
Pay:Both
| 120 days
|
|-
! [[Mail.ru]]
</small>
| [[Mail.ru]], Russia
| <span style="display:none">00 Jan </span>1998<ref>[http://corp.mail.ru/history.html Почтовая служба Mail.Ru] {{languageicon|ru|Russian}}</ref>
| Free (ads in interface)<br> $5 monthly (without ads)
| Unlimited
| 30 [[Megabyte|MB]]<sup id="fn_6_back">[[#fn 6|6]]</sup>
| Russian
|
| Both
| 3 month
|
|-
! [[Mail2World]]
| [[Mail2World]], Inc., USA
| | <span style="display:none">00 Jan </span>2000
| Free & $19.95 (Premium)
|
| 40 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| 13 languages
|
| Both
| 30 days
|
|-
! [[MobileMe]]
| [[Apple Inc]], USA
| July 2008
| $99 / £59 per year (60-day free trial)
| 20 [[Gigabyte|GB]]/Unlimited [[Megabyte|MB]] shared between file storage and email (user customizable ratio).
|
| 4
| Safari 3+ / Firefox 2+ / IE 7 <sup id="fn_8_back">[[#fn 8|8]]</sup>
| IMAP (POP3 optional) <sup id="fn_9_back">[[#fn 9|9]]</sup>
| Never
|
|-
! [[My Way (web portal)|MyWay]]
| [[IAC/InterActiveCorp|IAC]] Search & Media, USA
| Unknown
| Free
| 1 GB
| 25 MB
| English
|
| No
|
|
|-
! [[Telefónica O2|O2 Webmail]]
| [[Telefónica O2]], UK
| N/A
| Free
| 20MB
|
| English
|
| POP only
| 6 months
|-
! [[Ovi_(Nokia)|Ovi Mail]]
| [[Nokia]], Finland
| December 2008
| Free
| 1 GB
|
| 15 languages
| Internet Explorer, Firefox, Ovi Suite
|
|
|
|-
! [[Rackspace Email]]
| [[Rackspace]], USA
| 1999
| $1 per mailbox/month - (10 user minimum)
| 10GB
| 50 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| 8
| All
| Both
| Never
| Yes, unless packaged in a .zip file
|-
! [[Runbox]]
| Runbox AS<br>[[Oslo]], [[Norway]]
| 1999
| $49.95 per year for email, email hosting, and web hosting (30-day free trial)
| 10 [[Gigabyte|GB]] + 1 [[Gigabyte|GB]] file storage<ref name="Runbox features">
[http://www.runbox.com/features/ Runbox: Feature list]. Retrieved September 12, 2009.</ref>
| 100 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| English, Norwegian
| All
| IMAP4 and POP3 with SSL support
| Never
| If discarded by virus scanner
|-
! [[Seznam.cz]]
| [[Seznam.cz]]
| 1998
| Free
| Unlimited
| 13 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| Czech
| All
| POP3
| 6 months
|
|-
! [[Windows Live Hotmail]]<br><small>(replaced [[MSN Hotmail]])</small>
| [[Microsoft]]
| 4 July 1996
| Free (basic with ads in: interface, inside emails, msn IM services. text ads added to the signature of every outgoing email; these are removed for paying members)<br>$19.95 yearly<sup id="fn_1_back">[[#fn 1|1]]</sup>
| 5 [[Gigabyte|GB]](initial, with "ever-growing storage")
| 10 [[Megabyte|MB]] (basic)<br>10 [[Gigabyte|GB]]/20 [[Megabyte|MB]]<sup id="fn_1_back">[[#fn 1|1]]</sup>
| 35
| IE, Firefox, Google Chrome (Some issues with Safari)
| POP3
| 270 days
|
|-
! [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| [[Yahoo!]]
| 8 October 1997
| Free (basic with banner ads and text ads in interface. text ads are no longer added to the signature of outgoing emails)<br>$19.99 yearly (Plus version)
| Unlimited
| 25 [[Megabyte|MB]] (basic with ads in interface and e-mails)<sup id="fn_5_back">[[#fn 5|5]]</sup><br/>25 [[Megabyte|MB]] (Plus version)<sup id="fn_5_back">[[#fn 5|5]]</sup>
| 27{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}
| IE, Firefox, Google Chrome
| POP3 (In most countries, or with Plus); or with [[YPOPs!]]
| 4 months (basic)
|
|-class="sortbottom"
|}

<cite id="fn_1">[[#fn 1 back|Note 1:]]</cite> Hotmail Plus, [[Microsoft Office Outlook Live|Outlook Live]], MSN Premium, and [[Windows Live Hotmail]]

<cite id="fn_2">[[#fn 2 back|Note 2:]]</cite> Additionally there are monthly total transfer ("[[bandwidth (computing)#Bandwidth in web hosting|bandwidth]]") limits.<ref>[http://www.fastmail.fm/help/email_resource_limits.html Why FastMail.FM tracks bandwidth]</ref> E.g. 80 MB/month for the free account (as of September 2009).

<cite id="fn_3">[[#fn 3 back|Note 3:]]</cite> Help information in Russian only.

<cite id="fn_4">[[#fn 4 back|Note 4:]]</cite> Subscription-based upgrade is in development

<cite id="fn_5">[[#fn 5 back|Note 5:]]</cite> Yahoo! Mail had announced free, unlimited storage space for all its members, starting May 2007 <ref>[http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/03/27/yahoo-mail-goes-to-infinity-and-beyond/ "Yahoo! Mail goes to infinity and beyond"]</ref>.

<cite id="fn_6">[[#fn 6 back|Note 6:]]</cite> Mail.ru mailboxes start out at 10 GB; if the user needs more space, they can increase storage 2 GB at a time by solving a [[captcha]] <ref>[http://www.mail.ru/pages/help/69.html ОБЩАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О ПОЧТОВОМ ЯЩИКЕ И ЕГО СОДЕРЖИМОМ] {{languageicon|ru|Russian}}</ref>

<cite id="fn_7">[[#fn 7 back|Note 7:]]</cite> In addition to the POP3 support listed here, almost all webmail providers can be accessed with POP3 using the third-party tool [[FreePOPs]].

<cite id="fn_8">[[#fn 8 back|Note 8:]]</cite> "You may also use Internet Explorer 7 or later with Windows XP or Vista, but some features may not be available." <ref>http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=MobileMe/Mail/en/ml17096.html</ref>

<cite id="fn_9">[[#fn 9 back|Note 9:]]</cite> Only IMAP is enabled by default, but POP access will be enabled upon request <ref>http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3300</ref>

== Features ==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | Service name
!Automatic forwarding
!E-mail client access<sup id="fon_14_back">[[#fon 14|14]]
!client E-mail for other server
!Integration with IM service
!Domain Name customization
!Interface script technique
!Virus scanning
!Custom "From:" Address
Postpone/scheduled message sending
|-
! [[AOL Mail]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]],[[SMTP]])
| {{Yes}}<sup id="fon_0_back">[[#fon 0|0]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[AOL Instant Messenger]]
| {{Yes}}<sup id="fon_1_back">[[#fon 1|1]]
| [[JavaScript]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[McAfee]])
|-
! [[BlueMail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]],[[SMTP]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[XMPP]]
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/[[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! Fastmail.FM
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[IMAP]])<sup id="fon_7_back">[[#fon 7|7]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[hotmail]])
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]
| {{partial|Enhanced accounts only}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/[[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] (Optional user supplied custom css+Javascript)
| {{partial|Paid accounts}}<br>([[ClamAV]])
| {{Yes}} <br> Editable while composing + saved personalities
|-
! [[Gmail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]],[[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[Google Talk]]<sup>beta</sup> (XMPP), [[AOL Instant Messenger]]
| {{Yes}}<br>(Google Apps)
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]<sup id="fon_2_back">[[#fon 2|2]]
| {{yes}}<br>
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[GMX Mail]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]]<sup id="fon_17_back">[[#fon 17|17]]</sup>,[[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[McAfee]] and [[Symantec]])
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Hushmail]]
| {{No}}
| {{partial|Extra cost}}<sup id="fon_8_back">[[#fon 8|8]]</sup>
| {{?}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Hush Messenger
| {{partial|$1.99/$3.99 monthly through Hushmail Business}}
| [[Java (programming language)|Java]] or [[HTML]]
| {{no}} but the text based email stops most viruses, PGP encryption
| {{yes}}, unlimited email aliases for Premium members
|-
! [[Lavabit]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]], [[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]] supported
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Only for premium accounts
|
| {{Yes}} <br> ([[ClamAV]])
| {{No}}
|-
! [[LuxSci]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]], [[SMTP]],[[LDAP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported<br>Alternate ports supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] or [[POP3]]+SSL)<br>Free bulk email migration via [[IMAP]] or [[IMAP]]+SSL
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[JavaScript]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] or Simple HTML<sup id="fon_16_back">[[#fon 16|16]]</sup>
| {{Yes}}, Basic [[ClamAV]] or Premium Multi-Vendor Filters
| {{Yes}}
|-
! [[Mail.ru]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[Mail.ru Agent]]
| {{?}}
| [[HTML]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] (Beta)
| {{Yes}}<br>([[Kaspersky]])
| {{Yes}}
|-
! [[Mail2World]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}, using aliases.
|-
! [[rediff]]
| {{No}}
| {{partial|Plus members only}}
| {{?}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[Rediff Bol]]
| {{Yes}}
| [[JavaScript]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]<sup id="fon_2_back">[[#fon 2|2]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! [[Rackspace Email]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]],[[IMAP]],[[SMTP]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/[[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} <br> Editable while composing + saved personalities
|-
! [[Runbox]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[IMAP]], POP, [[SMTP]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]], [[hotmail]], [[Gmail]])<br>[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]]/[[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] supported
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP/Jabber]], [[Google Talk]], [[AOL Instant Messenger]], [[MSN]], [[ICQ]], [[IRC]]<ref name="Runbox IM service">
[http://doc.runbox.com/twiki/bin/view/RunboxHelp/Chat Runbox: IM documentation]. Retrieved September 12, 2009.</ref>
| {{Yes}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/[[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[ClamAV]])
| {{Yes}}<br>Selectable while composing; saved identities
|-
! [[Seznam.cz]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]])
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| {{No}}
| {{?}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[ESET software|ESET-NOD32]])
| {{Yes}}
|-
! [[Windows Live Hotmail]]
| {{partial}}<sup id="fon_13_back">[[#fon 13|13]]
| {{partial}}<br>([[POP3]])<sup id="fon_3_back">[[#fon 3|3]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[Windows Live Messenger]]
| {{Yes}}<sup id="fon_4_back">[[#fon 4|4]]
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[Windows Live OneCare]])
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Yahoo! Mail]]
| {{partial|Plus members only}}<sup id="fon_10_back">[[#fon 10|10]]
| {{partial|Plus members only}} In some countries free accounts<br>([[POP3]] only)<sup id="fon_10_back">[[#fon 10|10]]
| {{Yes}}<br>([[POP3]] only)
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Windows Live Messenger]]
| {{partial|$35 yearly}}
| [[HTML]]/[[JavaScript]]/ [[CSS]]/[[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]
| {{yes}}<br>([[Norton AntiVirus]])
| {{partial|only Plus members}}<sup id="fon_15_back">[[#fon 15|15]] & only 10 addresses
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" |Service name
!Automatic forwarding
!E-mail client access<sup id="fon_14_back">[[#fon 14|14]]
!client E-mail for other server
!Integration with IM service
!Domain Name customization
!Interface script technique
!Virus scanning
!Custom "From:" Address
|}

<cite id="fon_0">[[#fon 0 back|Note 0:]]</cite> Through [https://secure5.trueswitch.com/aolweb/?ncid=AOLCMP00300000000129 AOL Easy Transfer]

<cite id="fon_1">[[#fon 1 back|Note 1:]]</cite> Through [http://domains.aol.com AOL My eAddress]

<cite id="fon_2">[[#fon 2 back|Note 2:]]</cite> [[HTML]] interface available for legacy [[Web browser|browsers]] or users with [[Javascript]] disabled

<cite id="fon_3">[[#fon 3 back|Note 3:]]</cite> Since March 12 2009, POP3 technology rolled out to Hotmail customers worldwide. Additionally, the proprietary [[DeltaSync]]-protocol is available.

<cite id="fon_4">[[#fon 4 back|Note 4:]]</cite> Through [[Windows Live Custom Domains]]

<cite id="fon_7">[[#fon 7 back|Note 7:]]</cite> IMAP only for free and Member accounts, IMAP and POP for Full and Enhanced

<cite id="fon_8">[[#fon 8 back|Note 8:]]</cite> IMAP access available for $14.99 for the first year and $29.99 yearly thereafter

<cite id="fon_9">[[#fon 9 back|Note 9:]]</cite> Forwarding and POP3 access with "Platinum" ($34.95 yearly) and above

<cite id="fon_10">[[#fon 10 back|Note 10:]]</cite> Through Yahoo! Mail Plus ($19.99 yearly) [http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-35.html]; or through [[YPOPs!]]

<cite id="fon_12">[[#fon 12 back|Note 12:]]</cite> Free of charge, but web-mail only.

<cite id="fon_13">[[#fon 13 back|Note 13:]]</cite> Forwarding to other Windows Live Hotmail accounts is free for all users. Premium/paid accounts can forward to any other third party email accounts.

<cite id="fon_14">[[#fon 14 back|Note 14:]]</cite> Most mail services that do not support POP3 access can be accessed through the [[FreePOPs]] mail proxy software.

<cite id="fon_15">[[#fon 15 back|Note 15:]]</cite> Yahoo! Mail Plus ($19.99 yearly) features <ref>[http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/overview/overview-03.html "How does Yahoo! Mail Plus compare to free Yahoo! Mail?"]</ref>

<cite id="fon_16">[[#fon 16 back|Note 16:]]</cite> Mobile-compatible, simplified [[HTML]] interface available for legacy [[Web browser|browsers]], users with [[Javascript]] disabled, and users with mobile devices.

<cite id="fon_17">[[#fon 17 back|Note 17:]]</cite> IMAP only available for paid accounts.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:E-mail websites|*]]
[[Category:Online services comparisons|Webmail Providers]]

[[de:Freemail]]
[[it:Confronti tra servizi di webmail]]

Revision as of 06:24, 24 February 2010

[[1]]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_webmail_providers&oldid=346043174"