Given they accept any input that presumably matches a regex it doesn’t matter which one you choose.
But if you are looking for a new email provider and de-Google your life, I’m pretty with ProtonMail and their other offerings. Also moved my 2FA and Password manager to them, alongside their VPN.
I'd still prefer tuta or fastmail. It doesn't matter so much about their privacy stance - competition is good. We don't want proton to become the new Gmail.
I've been a proton user for a while but have always shied away from their other offerings...feels like too many eggs in one basket to use them for both email and password management (things I consider to be the most critical of all services I use). Vpn as well! Am I being paranoid? It would be nice to not pay for 3 separate services but I have kind of a blockage about it
Fair enough, I get the sentiment about not putting all eggs in 1 basket, but if your choice is between 1 ecosystem (Google / Apple / Proton), I’d argue in favour of Proton. :)
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Given they accept any input that presumably matches a regex it doesn’t matter which one you choose.
But if you are looking for a new email provider and de-Google your life, I’m pretty with ProtonMail and their other offerings. Also moved my 2FA and Password manager to them, alongside their VPN.
proton has some issues that may or may not be issues for you
- https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/proton-mail-fbi-stop-co...
- http://thoughtportal.org/2025/02/26/proton-mail-says-its-pol...
these people seem more problem free so far https://mail.tutanota.com/login
Frequently when someone mentions Proton on HN the response is along the lines of what you just did.
In the big scheme of things, I’d trust Proton more than Google and other big tech companies even if they aren’t perfect.
I'd still prefer tuta or fastmail. It doesn't matter so much about their privacy stance - competition is good. We don't want proton to become the new Gmail.
I've been a proton user for a while but have always shied away from their other offerings...feels like too many eggs in one basket to use them for both email and password management (things I consider to be the most critical of all services I use). Vpn as well! Am I being paranoid? It would be nice to not pay for 3 separate services but I have kind of a blockage about it
Fair enough, I get the sentiment about not putting all eggs in 1 basket, but if your choice is between 1 ecosystem (Google / Apple / Proton), I’d argue in favour of Proton. :)
Has anyone tried Migadu? I was wondering whether it’d be a good option for if I wanted to use it for my business.