Namecheap vs Proton Mail Comparison (2025)

What are the differences between Namecheap and Proton Mail?

Written by

Forward Email Team

Published

7/1/25

Time to read

Less than 5 minutes

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Email Service Comparison

20 facts in comparison

Namecheap	vs.	Proton Mail
Namecheap "Do more with Professional Email, for less" Website	vs.	Proton Mail "Secure email that protects your privacy" Website
$14.88/yr	Pricing	$3.99/mo
5 GB	Storage	15 GB
20 MB	Attachments	25 MB
No	Open-Source	❌ Proton Mail claims to be open-source, but their back-end actually is closed source
No	Sandboxed Encryption	No
No	Unlimited Domains	No
No	Unlimited Aliases	No
No	TTI	No
Yes	SMTP	❌ Requires you to download Proton Mail Bridge and forces vendor lock-in
Yes	IMAP	❌ Requires you to download Proton Mail Bridge and forces vendor lock-in
Yes	POP3	❌ Proton Mail does not support POP3
No	API	No
No	E2EE	⚠️ Proton Mail rewrites your emails
No	OpenPGP	Yes
No	WKD	Yes