Q: <strong>Does Hushmail offer a free trial?</strong>

Hushmail no longer offers a free trial. They used to offer a 14-day free trial, but that’s no longer available. They do offer a 60-day money-back guarantee on all plans. You can test the email service and its accompanying features for 60 days. If you don't like it, you can cancel your subscription and ask for a refund. I still wish they had a free trial though. It's much easier than having to request a refund.

Question 1

What are the best secure email services?

Accepted Answer

If I didn't know other email providers, I honestly wouldn't mind using Hushmail. It's good enough for me. It may not be the most good-looking, but it passes the test where it matters the most: it's secure, intuitive, and functional. I’ve been a secure email user for years now, and in my opinion, it's one of the best.
But it's not the only one. ProtonMail is a good email service alternative. So is Tutanota. You won't go wrong if you pick one of those three.

If you want to compare them side by side, check out the table below. Each service has several subscription plans, so it would be difficult to fit them all here. The data you see below are just for the most budget-friendly individual plans.

Features/Capabilities/AttributesHushmailProtonMailTutanotaIndividual plan monthly cost if billed annually[ts_starting_price provider='Hushmail'] / User[ts_starting_price provider='ProtonMail'] / User[ts_starting_price provider='Tutanota'] / UserStorage per user10 GB15 GB20 GBAttachment size20 MB25 MB25 MBCalendar[icon-lt name="cross"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"]Encrypted email[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"]Encrypted email to non-subscribers[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"]OpenPGP encryption[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="cross"]Unlimited email alias[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="cross"]Electronic signatures[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="cross"][icon-lt name="cross"]Web forms[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="cross"][icon-lt name="cross"]VPN[icon-lt name="cross"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="cross"]Free Version[icon-lt name="cross"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"]Autoresponder[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"]Two-factor Authentication[icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"][icon-lt name="check"]

Question 2

Does Hushmail offer a free trial?

Accepted Answer

Hushmail no longer offers a free trial. They used to offer a 14-day free trial, but that’s no longer available. They do offer a 60-day money-back guarantee on all plans. You can test the email service and its accompanying features for 60 days.

If you don't like it, you can cancel your subscription and ask for a refund. I still wish they had a free trial though. It's much easier than having to request a refund.

Question 3

How to receive encrypted messages sent through Hushmail?

Accepted Answer

Whenever a Hushmail user sends you encrypted emails, you won't be able to view them right away. The messages won't be displayed on your email client. Instead, you'll only see a notice about the email. On that same email notification, you should see a button that says "Read your secure message".

As soon as you click that button, you'll be brought to Hushmail's Message Center. You'll then be asked to sign in using a Google, Apple, or Microsoft account. If you're a Gmail user, that should work. But if you don't have any of those, I'm afraid you'll have to sign up for one of those platforms first. Once you're logged in, you should then see the contents of the encrypted email.

Remember that lock icon we talked about earlier in the article? You should see it on your web browser while logged in. That means you're viewing the message through a secure channel. And if you reply to that message from there, your message will be sent through a secure channel as well. In other words, you can communicate securely even with users of other email providers.

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