Why hackers moved from Proton Mail to Fastmail
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from Proton a couple years ago after deciding the trade offs to have encrypted email were not worth it”danielhep, 2026-06-12original comment ↗
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Proton Mail vs Fastmail
| Proton Mail | Fastmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 6 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 2 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 2 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 4 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Proton Mail
“I DON'T WANT having to use a special gateway instead of normal IMAP to access my Proton mail.”Foorack, 2025-12-30original comment ↗
Praise for Fastmail
“it has been fantastic. IMO it is one of the highest quality software products in the world.”enraged_camel, 2026-10-30original comment ↗
“I use mail.app with my fastmail account and it’s perfect.”stackghost, 2026-10-14original comment ↗
“I love Fastmail as a product, but I realised it wasn't what I wanted anymore from my email.”danpalmer, 2026-08-18original comment ↗
“I recently switched from Gmail to Fastmail and by and large I’m happy with it.”afavour, 2026-02-12original comment ↗
“I moved from gmail to fastmail a few years ago”blibble, 2026-02-03original comment ↗
Other moves from Proton Mail
Other moves to Fastmail
- Gmail → Fastmail (3)