Compare Outlook.com and Proton Mail free tiers side by side. Pricing, limits, change history, and risk assessment for developers.

Outlook.com vs Proton Mail

Side-by-side free tier comparison. Catalogue dates here run to 2026-09-22.

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Verdict

Proton Mail offers a free tier ("Free"). We are not publishing a free-tier verdict for Outlook.com. We could not read the page we cite for Outlook.com when we last looked, on 2026-09-28. We are not comparing the two pricing histories.

A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn, a product retired — does not lapse with time. A badge carrying a date states the record it rests on; a badge with no date rests on no record in force.

Outlook.com

Risk
CategoryConsumer Email
TierFree
Verified2026-08-20
Last read2026-08-20
Changes0 recorded
15 GB email storage. 5 GB OneDrive included. Calendar, contacts, tasks integrated. Focused Inbox. Office for the web access. Custom email aliases. Sweep rules. Ad-supported.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-28, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Proton Mail

CategoryConsumer Email
TierFree
Verified2026-09-22
Last read2026-09-22
Changes1 recorded
Proton Free offers 500 MB storage (expandable to 1 GB), 1 user, and 1 encrypted email address.

Pricing Change History

Outlook.com

No recorded pricing changes for Outlook.com.

Proton Mail

reduced discovered 2026-09-05 · effective date unknown medium impact
The free tier now offers 500MB of storage, expandable to 1GB by completing a checklist. Previously 1GB. Source ↗

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