The Ledger

Email: the European ledger

3 services, ranked side by side on cited evidence: ownership, jurisdiction, and where your data actually lives.

# Service HQ Governing law Score FIE-SEAL Visit
01 mailbox.org Privacy-focused email and groupware from Berlin, ISO 27001 and BSI C5 certified. Alternative to Gmail · Google Workspace DE German law; subject to GDPR and German data-protection regulation
91 Partial Jurisdiction 100 Independence 78
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02 Tuta End-to-end-encrypted email and calendar from Germany, open-source and ad-free. Alternative to Gmail · Google Workspace DE German law; subject to GDPR and German data-protection regulation
91 Partial Jurisdiction 100 Independence 78
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03 Proton Mail End-to-end-encrypted email from Switzerland. Alternative to Gmail · Google Workspace CH Governed by Swiss law; outside EU and US jurisdiction
65 Partial Jurisdiction 60 Independence 72
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