45 Email tools ranked by privacy
HEY leads the Email category with 87/100 (grade B); the lowest score is Mandrill at 38/100. The category averages 61/100 — 0 points above the cross-category average — and 38% of email tools fire third-party trackers before consent. 12 of 45 earn an A or B grade.
Email privacy: frequently asked questions
Which email tool has the best privacy score?
HEY currently has the highest privacy score in the Email category: 87/100 (grade B), based on an automated scan of pre-consent tracking, cookie consent behaviour, security headers, privacy policy, and accessibility.
How private are email tools on average?
The 45 Email tools we scanned average 61/100, 0 points above the all-category average of 61/100. 38% fire third-party trackers before user consent.
How are these email privacy rankings calculated?
Each tool's website is scanned with a headless browser. We measure pre-consent tracking requests, whether a Reject All button exists and works, HTTP security headers, privacy policy quality, CCPA/GPC signals, and WCAG accessibility, weighted into a 0-100 score. Scores are technical assessments, not legal certifications.