HEY vs Proton Mail Plus

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Proton Mail Plus

$47.88/yr

52% less than HEY

Who has a free plan
  • HEYno free plan
  • Proton Mail Plushas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

HEY, Proton Mail Plus

Worth subscribing

On price, Proton Mail Plus wins. To start without paying, Proton Mail Plus has a free plan.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONHEYEmailProton Mail PlusEmail
Monthly billing$8.25/moPersonal address$4.99/moMail Plus
Per year$99/yr$47.88/yrannual plan · −20%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tierno free tier; HEY for You and Families have a 30-day trial, while HEY for Domains has no free trial1 user; 1 email address; 500 MB Mail storage expandable to 1 GB; 150 messages/day; 25 MB attachment limit
Additional costsUltra-short @hey.com addresses cost extra each year: $999/year for 2 characters and $349/year for 3 characters; 4+ characters are included with the normal personal plan.Paid 'unlimited' sending excludes bulk, promotional and programmatic mail, and each recipient counts separately. Downgrading while above the free storage cap restricts account functions until usage is reduced; custom domains must be bought separately.
Can you rebuild it?Worth subscribingnot realistically soloWorth subscribingnot a true replacement; consolation build in one to two days
Free alternatives——
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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