Gmail vs. Proton Mail: What's the Best Email Provider?
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Summary
Gmail and Protonmail are two of the biggest email providers in the world, although they differ greatly in their origins, backgrounds and ethos
While Gmail is the ubiquitous email choice of the everyday user and integrates well with other Google products and services, Protonmail positions itself as a more secure and privacy-focused alternative to Gmail
There is not much to choose between the two in terms of user-friendliness, with both scoring equally on that factor, but when privacy and security, storage and pricing, availability and integrations and additional features are considered, there are decisive factors that separate the two email providers:
Privacy and security — Although Gmail has end-to-end encryption, Protonmail exclusively uses end-to-end and zero-access encryptions, meaning even the platform itself cannot access emails contents.
