# Tuta Mail

49 Hacker News commenters recommended Tuta Mail and 17 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 13 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for privacy-focused end-to-end encrypted email with no ads or tracking and a generous cheap tier, though critics say it lacks IMAP and needs its own client.

## Why people recommend it

- Reliable and happy after long use (5 comments): "I've used Tuta.com for years (no vested interest) and it works fine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48121297)) "I've been using Tuta for my important things. Couldn't be happier." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47192708)) "These have all been running for many years and work fine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45851307))
- Strong privacy focus, no tracking (3 comments): "I went with Tuta Mail and haven't looked back: quantum-safe encryption, no tracking, no ads." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45800549)) "much better alternatives to Gmail in terms of privacy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094060)) "the most privacy focused, email service" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48100065))
- Generous cheap plans, unlimited addresses (3 comments): "The cheapest tier is way more generous than Proton and the product is simpler." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46729767)) "one with unlimited addresses for a custom domain" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781420)) "Tuta has unlimited addresses for sending" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961262))

## What people warn about

- No IMAP or SMTP support (3 comments): "the big no for me was having to deal with other software components to have IMAP or other access options" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344207)) "Tuta is effectively useless without any support for IMAP/SMTP." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49567034)) "I started using tuta until I realised they don't support IMAP" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49226144))
- Encryption limited to Tuta, lock-in (3 comments): "stupid nonsense especially for emails which when sent anywhere outside of Tuta are not E2EE" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49578691)) "The E2EE behind Tuta Mail and Proton Mail are designed around vendor lock-in." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48478462)) "their lack of import killed them as an option" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50298522))
- Account creation and ID verification problems (2 comments): "Tuta is pathetic because it asked for my real name, ID verification, and real phone number, altogether defeating the point of anonymity." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47027570)) "Tuta is just horrible, often rejecting account creation altogether." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025502))
- Marketing-heavy, overhyped messaging (2 comments): "It's sad that Tuta has fallen for Big Tech newspeak." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49554747)) "fell ultimately to their shiny marketing campaigns" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46330688))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Fastmail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fastmail.md): 388 recommend
- [Proton Mail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/proton-mail.md): 196 recommend
- [Rootshell email service](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rootshell.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://tuta.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tuta Mail", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tuta/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).