Top 9 Gmail Competitors & Alternatives in 2026

Updated on 12/24/2025

Find more companies/brands/products like Gmail. We've shortlisted leading alternatives and mapped their strengths, pricing, and go-to-market focus.

Gmail

Best for consumers

Est. 2004 • 1k+ employees • Public (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Gmail is Google's web-based email service offering free consumer accounts with integrated spam and malware protection, powerful search, and optional paid business features through Google Workspace.

Starts at $0

Competitors

#1

Outlook.com

Best for consumers
Est. 2012 • 1k+ employees • Public (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Outlook.com is Microsoft’s free web-based email service that includes mail, calendar, contacts and tasks accessible via web, mobile apps, and standard email clients.

Starts at $0 / per user
#2

Yahoo Mail

Best for consumers
Est. 1997 • 1k+ employees • Private

Yahoo Mail is a free, web-based email service from Yahoo with smart inbox features and optional premium plans.

Starts at $0 / user / month
#3

iCloud

Best for consumers
Est. 2011 • 1k+ employees • Private

iCloud is Apple's personal cloud service that lets users store, sync, back up, and share data across their Apple devices and the web.

Starts at $0 / user / month
#4

Proton Mail

Best for power users

Privacy-centric, end-to-end encrypted email service offering custom domains and business plans.

Starts at $5 / per user / monthly
#5

Zoho Mail

Best for SMBs
Est. 2008 • 1k+ employees • Private

Zoho Mail is a secure, ad-free business email hosting and collaboration service with integrated calendar, tasks, contacts, and other productivity tools for organizations.

Starts at $0 / user / month
ChampSignal

Best for SMBs
Est. 2025 • 1 employee • Private

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Starts at $39 / month

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#6

AOL Mail

Best for consumers
Est. 1993 • 1k+ employees • Private

AOL Mail is a free web-based email service provided by AOL, a division of Yahoo Inc., offering secure, user-friendly email with spam protection and organizational features.

Starts at $0
#7

GMX

Best for consumers
Est. 1997 • 51-200 employees • Private

GMX is a free, advertising-supported email and cloud service providing secure webmail, mobile apps, and online productivity tools for consumers worldwide.

Starts at $0 / user / month
#8

Fastmail

Best for power users

Established, privacy-minded email provider offering fast webmail, IMAP access, and custom domain support.

Starts at $4 / per user / monthly
#9

Tuta

Best for power users
Est. 2011 • 11-50 employees • Private

Tuta is a German privacy-focused provider of end-to-end encrypted email, calendar, and contacts services for individuals, families, and businesses.

Starts at $0 / user / month

Market overlap

Asymmetric competition means that Gmail is a competitor of these companies, but they are not necessarily competitors of Gmail.

Dad Reply

Best for consumers
Est. 2025 • 1 employee • Private

A Chrome extension that sends one‑click, ‘dad’-style emoji or canned email replies to acknowledge messages quickly, offered with free and optional pro subscription tiers.

Starts at $0
ChampSignal

Best for SMBs
Est. 2025 • 1 employee • Private

Get the insights your competitors don't want you to have. ChampSignal discovers, monitors, and analyzes your competitors. Like having a full-time competitive intelligence analyst.

Starts at $39 / month

Has a free trial

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