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Big tech bad. Inspiration to write low. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tech.

Solutions with the Big Tech feature: Gmail for business, M365 Mail and Microsoft Word

Calendar functionality enables efficient scheduling and time management for teams and organizations. Essential for European businesses that need to coordinate across different time zones and maintain compliance with local working hour regulations.

Solutions with the Calendar feature: Gmail for business, Tuta Mail, M365 Mail, Proton Mail and Mailfence

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Solutions with the Cloud hosting feature: Odoo

Encryption ensures that sensitive information remains secure and protected from unauthorized access. This feature implements protocols to safeguard data while it is being sent over the internet or when it is saved on a server. When an email service or a cloud storage solution provides encryption, this means that only users having access to a digital key can read the data. Encryption is essential for maintaining data privacy and security in today's digital landscape, and it is a hard requirement of the EU GDPR (privacy) regulations.

Solutions with the Encryption feature: Tuta Mail, Proton Mail and Mailfence

E2E encryption is very nice, but can get clunky.

Solutions with the end to end encryption feature: CryptPad Rich Text

Companies which have their headquarters in the European Union fall under jurisdiction of the EU and the member state they are in. They are obliged to follow EU law, EU court orders and of course the law of the particular member state they are in. The EU has one of the strictest privacy regulations. Also many checks and balances are in place which make EU regulations and policies slow to change, but this ensures that extremes can be stopped very effectively.

Solutions with the EU based feature: Tuta Mail, Transip E-mail, Mailfence and Odoo

A free plan means that you can use a service in your business (usually in a limited capability) without any financial obligations.

Solutions with the Free Plan feature: Gmail for business, Tuta Mail, Proton Mail, Mailfence and Odoo

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Solutions with the hosted feature: CryptPad Rich Text

IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. This is a communication protocol used to synchronize email in between a server and one (or multiple) clients such as a laptop or a smartphone. IMAP is an open standard, which means that email services using IMAP support basically any email client you would like to use.

Solutions with the IMAP feature: Gmail for business, M365 Mail, Transip E-mail and Mailfence

With "just email" we mean that this service offers a cheap, reliable email solution without much bells and whistles. For many companies and individuals "just a mailbox" is all they need: no calendar, no shared mailbox, no fine grained access management, etc. If email is all you need, you can save a lot of money migrating from Gmail or M365 to any of the solutions with this feature.

Solutions with the Just email feature: Transip E-mail

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Solutions with the libre feature: CryptPad Rich Text and LibreOffice Writer

This program runs locally on desktop computers and doesn't require an internet connection. This approach enhances data sovereignty, reduces latency, and ensures continuous operation even during network disruptions. Particularly valuable for organizations that need to maintain full control over their data and operations while complying with local data residency requirements.

Solutions with the local feature: Microsoft Word and LibreOffice Writer

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Solutions with the Open source feature: Odoo Community

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Solutions with the proprietary feature: Microsoft Word

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Solutions with the rich text formatting feature: Microsoft Word, CryptPad Rich Text and LibreOffice Writer

You can extend the functionality of this solution via scripts, i.e. programs that run inside the main application. This enables automation of repetitive tasks, integration with other systems, and creation of custom workflows tailored to specific business needs. Particularly useful for SMEs that require flexible solutions that can adapt to their unique operational requirements and regulatory compliance needs.

Solutions with the scripting feature: Microsoft Word and LibreOffice Writer

This service can be run on your own servers, which usually gives you much more control over your business data. Too hard? We can help.

Solutions with the Self hosting feature: Odoo Community, Odoo and CryptPad Rich Text

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. This is a communication protocol used to send email over the internet. SMTP is an open standard, which means that email services using SMTP support basically any email client you would like to use.

Solutions with the SMTP feature: Gmail for business, M365 Mail, Transip E-mail and Mailfence

Companies which have their headquarters in Switzerland fall under the jurisdiction of this country. They are obliged to follow Swiss law and Swiss court orders. Switzerland has currently very strict privacy regulations, and it has a history of neutrality which goes back centuries. Esc Co. advises that Switzerland is a very safe country to store your data.

Solutions with the Switzerland based feature: Proton Mail and Odoo Community

The company behind this solution or some members of it's leadership actively support Donald Trump's regime in USA, financially or through actions beyond what is strictly required by law.

Solutions with the Trump Supporters feature: Gmail for business, Microsoft Word and M365 Mail

Companies which have their headquarters in the United States fall under US jurisdiction, in other words they are obliged to follow US law, US court orders and even US presidential orders. This creates a major risk for non-US companies and individuals if democratic, human rights or privacy values are no longer respected by the US.

Solutions with the US based feature: Microsoft Word, Gmail for business and M365 Mail

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Solutions with the web based feature: CryptPad Rich Text