Business email
Proton Mail Essentials
Best for: businesses that want private, encrypted email.
- From
- $6.99/mo
- Free plan or trial
- Yes
- Checked
- Oct 17, 2026
Overview
- Compared on: business email
What's good
- 15 GB per user, 3 custom domains and 10 addresses per user
- Works with Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Mail, with catch-all and auto-forwarding
- Calendar, scheduling, Drive sharing and a document and spreadsheet editor
Watch out for
- Email groups and Proton Sentinel need Workspace Standard ($12.99/user/month yearly)
- Taxes may be added to the listed price
Where we compare it
- Google Workspace alternatives$6.99/user/month billed yearly; $7.99 monthly
Proton Mail Essentials pricing
- $6.99/user/month billed yearly; $7.99 monthlyfrom Google Workspace alternatives, checked Oct 17, 2026
Prices in US dollars from Proton Mail Essentials' own site, checked Oct 17, 2026: proton.me/business/plans
Free plan
1 address, 500 MB mail storage (up to 1 GB), 150 messages per day
Free plan
Proton Mail Free1 address, 500 MB mail storage (up to 1 GB), 150 messages per day
- No custom domain (starts at Mail Plus)
- 3 folders and 3 labels
- 150 messages per day
Proton Mail Essentials alternatives
Other tools on our business email page, cheapest first where prices compare.
Zoho Mail / Zoho Workplace
Neo
Hostinger
Fastmail
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
Migadu
PurelymailFAQ
How much does Proton Mail Essentials cost?
$6.99/user/month billed yearly; $7.99 monthly (checked Oct 17, 2026 on Proton Mail Essentials' own site).
Does Proton Mail Essentials have a free plan?
Yes: 1 address, 500 MB mail storage (up to 1 GB), 150 messages per day.
What are the best alternatives to Proton Mail Essentials?
Other business email options we've checked: Zoho Mail / Zoho Workplace ($1/mo), Neo ($2.49/mo), Hostinger ($2.99/mo), Fastmail ($5/mo).
This page is built from the prices and facts we checked on each tool's own site. We haven't tested Proton Mail Essentials hands-on.How we work