eclipso Mail Europe

Overview

One account brings together email, cloud drive, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes. That breadth makes eclipso a better fit for people who want a communications hub than for those looking only for a mailbox. The independent, owner-managed company was founded in 2003 and is based in Bayreuth, Germany.

Security is a substantial part of the offer. eclipso supports OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption and digital signatures, plus TLS 1.3, DKIM, DMARC, SPF, HSTS and perfect forward secrecy. Integrated two-factor authentication, trainable spam filtering, personal spam rules and multi-stage antivirus scanning round out its protections. eclipso says data is hosted exclusively in German data centers under German and EU GDPR law.

Key features

Mail can be managed in the web app, eclipso app, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple Mail. POP3, SMTP and IMAP support mail access; CalDAV and CardDAV cover calendar and contact synchronization. WebDAV is available on Premium and Business, making those plans the relevant choices if WebDAV access is part of your setup.

The free iPhone, iPad and Android app includes mail, calendar, contacts, eclipso Drive, PGP, PIN protection, dark mode and push notifications. The free PC and Mac Toolbox adds mail notifications, inbox and compose shortcuts, Drive synchronization, SMS and fax access. These companion tools broaden access beyond the browser, though the daily sending caps still matter for frequent mail users.

Freemail permits 25 emails per day; Connect raises that to 250, Premium to 500 and Business to 5,000. Business also supports mail to as many as 3,000 recipients, distribution lists, CalDAV/CardDAV, WebDAV, a German server location and a GDPR Article 28 data-processing agreement. Its stated support response time is up to four hours on business days during support hours; Connect has a maximum of 24 hours, while Premium shares Business's four-hour target.

Pricing

Freemail costs 0.00 EUR per free, has no minimum contract period and can be canceled at any time. It includes 4 GB of storage, one email address and no aliases. Its 25-email daily limit and advertising through newsletters, banners and an ad footer make it suitable for light personal use, not an unobtrusive or high-volume mailbox.

Connect costs 1.49 EUR per month, with a 12-month minimum booking period and payment in advance. It includes 20 GB, 11 email addresses and 10 aliases, with a 250-email daily limit. It is the lower-cost step up for users who need more storage and addresses, but it does not remove the annual commitment.

Premium costs 2.99 EUR per month on the same 12-month, prepaid terms. It provides 40 GB, 25 email addresses, 24 aliases and 200 credits per month, plus WebDAV and a 500-email daily limit. It fits users who need more room and protocol access than Connect offers; the sending cap remains far below Business's.

Business costs 5.99 EUR per month, prepaid with a 12-month minimum. It includes 100 GB, 51 email addresses, 50 aliases and one mail domain, as well as a 5,000-email daily limit and capacity for up to 3,000 recipients. The distribution-list support, German server location and GDPR Article 28 data-processing agreement make it the clearest fit for organizations with those requirements.

All paid plans end automatically unless extended; they do not auto-renew, and eclipso sends an email reminder 14 days before expiration. That avoids an automatic renewal, but requires tracking the prepaid term. For extra storage, MailSpace +25 GB costs 69.00 EUR per once, +50 GB costs 129.00 EUR per once and +100 GB costs 199.00 EUR per once. Each is a one-time payment with no follow-up costs and lifetime runtime, and can be combined with any plan.

Platforms

eclipso supports Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows. The web app, mobile apps and desktop Toolbox provide ways to reach mail and related tools across those platforms; Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Mail are also supported for mail management.

Who it's for

Choose eclipso if you want email bundled with calendar, contacts, tasks, notes and Drive, and value OpenPGP or S/MIME support and German hosting. Freemail is a reasonable starting point for light use if its ads and 25-message daily cap are acceptable. Business is the more relevant option for teams needing a mail domain, high sending limits, distribution lists or a data-processing agreement. Look elsewhere if you need a custom domain outside Business, or if an annual prepaid commitment does not suit you.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Email, Drive and organizer tools share one account, reducing the need to assemble separate personal services.
• Pros: OpenPGP and S/MIME, digital signatures and multiple account and mail protections make security a core strength.
• Pros: Paid plans do not auto-renew, and storage add-ons are lifetime purchases with no follow-up costs.
• Cons: Freemail includes advertising and caps sending at 25 emails per day, limiting its appeal for sustained use.
• Cons: Paid plans require a 12-month minimum and advance payment, even though they end automatically.
• Cons: WebDAV is limited to Premium and Business, and a mail domain is included only with Business.

Alternatives

Aster Mail is worth considering if open source matters and you want a free plan with 10 GB encrypted storage, five aliases and one custom domain. Proton Mail is an option if a free, no-credit-card plan is more important than storage: Proton Free includes 1 GB and one email address. Tuta Mail offers a free plan with 1 GB, one calendar, three labels and end-to-end encryption for users who want a smaller free setup. Disroot Email is a free alternative with a 1 GB mailbox and webmail access, plus IMAP, SMTP, SMTPS and POP support.

Mailo may suit users who need a free plan with 1 GB of email storage, 500 MB for documents and photos, five aliases and IMAP4 and EAS access. mail.de offers FreeMail Zero at 0.00 EUR per free, with no contract period, 500 MB storage and a 25-email daily limit. Mailfence is an alternative with a free plan that splits 1 GB between email and document storage, and a Base plan at 2.50 EUR per month. Neir is another alternative.

For broader comparisons, see Secure Email Providers, Email providers and Personal Email Services.

Verdict

eclipso is a strong choice for individuals and teams who want encrypted email, organizer tools and Drive in one account, particularly when German hosting or Business's data-processing agreement matters. Its main compromises are an ad-supported, low-cap free tier and prepaid annual terms for every paid plan. If those constraints fit your usage, the breadth of services and protocol support make it a practical bundled option; if you need a lighter commitment or a custom domain on a lower tier, choose another provider.