# Is the free version of Proton Mail all it's cracked up to be?

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/is-the-free-version-of-proton-mail-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/7244>\
**Category:** Technology\
**Created:** [March 10, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/is-the-free-version-of-proton-mail-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/7244 "2025-03-10T03:58:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![PropofolMask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@PropofolMask](https://community.clark.com/u/PropofolMask)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/is-the-free-version-of-proton-mail-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/7244/1 "2025-03-10T03:58:37Z")

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A big reason why I ask is because Proton Mail is brought up in [this article.](https://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/should-i-create-a-separate-email-address-for-financial-accounts/)

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**Author:** ![ochotona](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/ochotona/32/293_2.png) [@ochotona](https://community.clark.com/u/ochotona)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/is-the-free-version-of-proton-mail-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/7244/2 "2025-03-10T18:49:15Z")

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I use it. It’s not my primary though. I use Proton Pass (password manager) and Proton Pass lets me create an UNLIMITED number of email aliases which get fed into Proton Mail. This is very useful. I can use a unique email for every financial account, and if it ever gets exposed (if I ever start getting spam through it) I just kill it and make a new one.

But once I get an important email there, I forward it to Gmail. I have limited free storage at Proton Mail, and I don’t want to pay for more.

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**Author:** ![efward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@efward](https://community.clark.com/u/efward)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/is-the-free-version-of-proton-mail-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/7244/3 "2025-03-13T19:18:48Z")

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Proton mail is largely regarded as the best **free** email service. One of my experts is Naomi Brockwell on YouTube and she also owns a TV station which is geared to privacy.

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**Author:** ![505badgolfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/e99b99/32.png) [@505badgolfer](https://community.clark.com/u/505badgolfer)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/is-the-free-version-of-proton-mail-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/7244/4 "2025-03-17T02:42:45Z")

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Proton Mail servers are based in Switzerland and are thus not subject to the jurisdiction of US courts or US court orders.