Mailo

Overview

Mailo is a personal email service with calendar, contacts, cloud storage and sharing in the same account. It suits people who want those everyday tools together and value a choice of email protocols; its free tier is best for lighter use, while regular mail users are more likely to need Premium’s larger quotas.

Its appeal is the breadth of the bundle and a free starting point, not generous free storage. Mailo also says it stores data in France, does not use or sell it, and does not read messages.

Key features

Mailo brings email, calendar, address book, cloud and sharing services together, so it can serve as more than a mailbox without requiring separate accounts for those functions. Migration tools can retrieve messages, contacts and events from an old provider and set up forwarding. That can make switching less cumbersome, particularly for someone moving an established personal account.

The free plan includes 1 GB for email, 500 MB for documents and photos, and five aliases. Banners are part of the webmail experience. IMAP4 and EAS access give users ways to reach mail beyond the web interface, but the small quotas are a real constraint for anyone keeping a large archive or storing many files.

Premium increases email storage to 20 GB and document and photo storage to 5 GB, permits up to 100 aliases and attachments up to 50 MB, and removes webmail advertising. POP3 or IMAP4 access is included, as is an email address for life. Those changes are meaningful for users who need more room, larger attachments or many separate addresses; the 5 GB file allowance is still finite.

Mailo offers iOS and Android apps as well as web access, and says the service can also be accessed through software. It offers responsive, personalized support in English.

Pricing

Mailo Free: free. It includes 1 GB email storage, 500 MB document and photo storage, five aliases, advertising banners, and IMAP4 and EAS access. This is the sensible place to start for modest personal email, but the storage and alias caps make it a poor fit for a large archive or several distinct addresses.

Mailo Premium: €1.50 a month, billed monthly. It includes 20 GB mailbox storage, 5 GB for the virtual disk and photo albums, up to 100 aliases, ad-free webmail, POP3 or IMAP4 access, attachments up to 50 MB, and an email address for life. The upgrade best fits people who regularly use aliases or need more mailbox space. Premium offers can be activated for one to five years, so check the chosen duration when selecting an offer.

Platforms

Mailo supports web access and has apps for iOS and Android. The service also supports access through software, with IMAP4 and EAS on the free plan and POP3 or IMAP4 on Premium. That gives users protocol choices, though Premium is needed for POP3 access.

Who it's for

Mailo is a good fit for individuals who want email alongside a calendar, address book and basic cloud storage, and for users who want aliases or protocol access beyond webmail. The free plan can suit light personal correspondence. Choose Premium if 1 GB of mail, five aliases, or advertising banners would get in the way; look elsewhere if your needs outgrow its 5 GB file allowance.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Mail, calendar, contacts, cloud and sharing are bundled, with migration tools to bring over messages, contacts and events.
• Pros: Premium raises email storage to 20 GB, allows 100 aliases and removes webmail ads, making it a practical upgrade for heavier personal use.
• Pros: Mailo says it keeps data in France and does not use, sell or read users’ data.
• Cons: Free email storage is limited to 1 GB, with only 500 MB for files and five aliases, which can restrict long-term or higher-volume use.
• Cons: Even Premium’s 5 GB file storage is modest for users who expect to keep many documents and photos online.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see our Email providers, Private Email Services, Secure Email Providers and Personal Email Services directories.

• Proton Mail is another freemium email service with a free plan and web, desktop and mobile platforms; consider it if those platform options better suit your devices.
• Tuta Mail has a free plan with 1 GB storage, a calendar, three labels and end-to-end encryption. It is worth considering if those included items match your needs better than Mailo’s broader service bundle.
• Aster Mail is an open-source freemium service with a free plan and web, desktop and mobile platforms; choose it if open source is a priority.
• eclipso Mail Europe has a free plan with 4 GB storage and no minimum contract period. It may suit someone who values that larger free storage allowance.
• Mailfence offers a free plan with 1 GB total storage, split between email and documents, and web access. It is another option for users comparing free email and document storage.
• SecureMyEmail offers a free plan for one email address; consider it if that allowance meets your needs.
• mail.de has a free plan with 500 MB storage, a 25-email daily limit and attachments up to 60 MB. It is an alternative for users weighing those particular limits.
• NevTan Mail offers a free plan with 5 GB storage per mailbox; consider it if more free mailbox space is the priority.

Verdict

Choose Mailo if you want personal email, calendar, contacts and cloud services together, with a free plan for light use and a straightforward upgrade to more storage and aliases. Its main drawback is the tight free-tier quotas; look elsewhere if you need more room for files or want to keep a larger mail archive without paying for Premium.