Proton Mail vs Mandrill Comparison (2024)

What are the differences between Proton Mail and Mandrill?

Written by

Forward Email Team

Published

11/1/24

Time to read

Less than 5 minutes

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Email Service Comparison

20 facts in comparison

Proton Mail	vs.	Mandrill
Proton Mail "Secure email that protects your privacy" Website	vs.	Mandrill "Reach inboxes when it matters most" Website
$3.99/mo	Pricing	$33/mo
15 GB	Storage	No Mandrill does not support storage
25 MB	Attachments	25 MB
❌ Proton Mail claims to be open-source, but their back-end actually is closed source	Open-Source	No
No	Sandboxed Encryption	No
No	Unlimited Domains	No
No	Unlimited Aliases	No
No	TTI	No
❌ Requires you to download Proton Mail Bridge and forces vendor lock-in	SMTP	❌ Requires paid add-on for Mandrill of at least $20/mo
❌ Requires you to download Proton Mail Bridge and forces vendor lock-in	IMAP	No
❌ Proton Mail does not support POP3	POP3	No
No	API	Yes
⚠️ Proton Mail rewrites your emails	E2EE	No
Yes	OpenPGP	No
Yes	WKD	No

Email Service Screenshots

Closed-source

Proton Mail

Proton Mail is a closed-source email service. Its description from its website is: Secure email that protects your privacy

Proton Mail is a closed-source email service.

Proton Mail is a closed-source email service.

Screenshot by Forward Email

Closed-source

Mandrill

Mandrill is a closed-source email service. Their official description reads: Reach inboxes when it matters most

Mandrill is a closed-source email service.

Mandrill is a closed-source email service.

Photograph by Forward Email

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