Security & Privacy Prompt

“Best secure email provider for privacy”

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this security & privacy question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned Aug 15

10

AI Models

38

Snapshots

107

Brands Detected

80

Sources Cited

80 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best secure email provider for privacy”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned Aug 15

Unanimous

10/10 models recommend Email

ChatGPTChatGPT
ClaudeClaude
DeepSeekDeepSeek
Ddeepseek-chat
GeminiGemini
Ggemini-3-flash
Ggpt-5
GrokGrok
Ggrok-4-1-fast
PerplexityPerplexity
Brand
ChatGPTChatGPT
ClaudeClaude
DeepSeekDeepSeek
Ddeepseek-chat
GeminiGemini
Ggemini-3-flash
Ggpt-5
GrokGrok
Ggrok-4-1-fast
PerplexityPerplexity
Total
EmailEmail
10/10
ProtonProton
10/10
Proton MailProton Mail
10/10
TutaTuta
10/10
MailfenceMailfence
8/10
TutanotaTutanota
8/10
VPNVPN
8/10
CalendarCalendar
7/10
GDPRGDPR
7/10
IMAPIMAP
7/10
StartMailStartMail
7/10
GmailGmail
6/10
OpenPGPOpenPGP
6/10
Mailbox.orgMailbox.org
6/10
FullyFully
5/10
OutlookOutlook
5/10
DriveDrive
5/10
PrivacyGuidesPrivacyGuides
4/10
PrivacyGuides.orgPrivacyGuides.org
4/10
SMTPSMTP
4/10
GoogleGoogle
4/10
EaseEase
4/10
OnOn
3/10
Privacy GuidesPrivacy Guides
3/10
ProtonMailProtonMail
3/10
Tuta MailTuta Mail
3/10
AndroidAndroid
3/10
Apple MailApple Mail
3/10
MicrosoftMicrosoft
3/10
SWISSSWISS
3/10
StartpageStartpage
3/10
ThunderbirdThunderbird
3/10
SAFeSAFe
2/10
AppleApple
2/10
OfficeOffice
2/10
Proton CalendarProton Calendar
2/10
Proton DriveProton Drive
2/10
Proton PassProton Pass
2/10
Proton VPNProton VPN
2/10
SignalSignal
2/10
TutaCryptTutaCrypt
2/10
iOSiOS
2/10
OpenAIOpenAI
2/10
BalanceBalance
2/10
collaborationcollaboration
2/10
TLSTLS
2/10
Mailbox MailMailbox Mail
2/10
MoneroMonero
2/10
NotionNotion
2/10
TechRadarTechRadar
2/10
PCMagPCMag
1/10
pcmag.compcmag.com
1/10
AwayAway
1/10
ExcelExcel
1/10
Google WorkspaceGoogle Workspace
1/10
Microsoft 365Microsoft 365
1/10
SenderSender
1/10
CloseClose
1/10
KinstaKinsta
1/10
cyberinsidercyberinsider
1/10
FactorFactor
1/10
RSARSA
1/10
SimpleLoginSimpleLogin
1/10
TeamsTeams
1/10
YahooYahoo
1/10
ZohoZoho
1/10
Zoho MailZoho Mail
1/10
GMX-MailGMX-Mail
1/10
CLEARCLEAR
1/10
GuardGuard
1/10
PosteoPosteo
1/10
S/MIMES/MIME
1/10
techradar.comtechradar.com
1/10
Android AuthorityAndroid Authority
1/10
BitcoinBitcoin
1/10
ProxyStoreProxyStore
1/10
SecuritumSecuritum
1/10
cryptocrypto
1/10
AES-256 encryptionAES-256 encryption
1/10
iCloudiCloud
1/10

Key Quotes

ClaudeClaude

“- Proton Mail has evolved from a privacy-focused niche product into a genuine Gmail alternative with calendar, cloud storage, VPN, and password manager integrated into the Proton ecosystem.”

Ddeepseek-chat

“- Anonymous Payments: Proton (Monero/cash), Tuta (Monero/cash), Mailbox Mail (cash).”

DeepSeekDeepSeek

“🥈 Strong alternative: Proton Mail If you need provider‑agnostic end‑to‑end encryption (e.g., sending encrypted emails to users of other OpenPGP‑compatible services) or require IMAP/SMTP access with your own client, Proton Mail is a excellent choice.”

Ggemini-3-flash

“* If you want to use your own email app (like Apple Mail or Thunderbird) but still want privacy, choose Mailfence or mailbox.org.”

GeminiGemini

“If you prefer to use your own favorite email clients (like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Apple Mail) via standard IMAP/SMTP protocols, Mailbox.org is the premier choice.”

Security & Privacy brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandScoreTrend
1Email10/10—
2Proton10/10—
3Proton Mail10/10—
4Tuta10/10—
5VPN8/10↑2
6Mailfence8/10↑2
7Tutanota8/10↑3
8Calendar7/10↑2
9GDPR7/10↑2
10IMAP7/10↑3
11StartMail7/10↓1
12OpenPGP6/10—
13Gmail6/10—
14Mailbox.org6/10↓2
15Fully5/10↑1
16Outlook5/10↓1
17Drive5/10↑1
18PrivacyGuides4/10—
19SMTP4/10—
20Ease4/10↑1
21PrivacyGuides.org4/10↑1
22Google4/10↑2
23Android3/10↑3
24Privacy Guides3/10↑3
25Microsoft3/10↑2
26On3/10↑3
27Startpage3/10—
28Apple Mail3/10↑1
29SWISS3/10↑3
30ProtonMail3/10↑1
31Thunderbird3/10↓1
32Tuta Mail3/10↓3
33Monero2/10↓1
34Apple2/10—
35Balance2/10↓1
36Mailbox Mail2/10↑1
37Notion2/10↑1
38Office2/10↑1
39OpenAI2/10—
40Proton Calendar2/10↑2
41Proton Drive2/10↑1
42Proton Pass2/10↑1
43Proton VPN2/10↓1
44SAFe2/10↑2
45Signal2/10—
46TLS2/10↑1
47TechRadar2/10↓1
48TutaCrypt2/10—
49collaboration2/10↑1
50iOS2/10↑2
51RSA1/10—
52S/MIME1/10↑1
53pcmag.com1/10—
54Google Workspace1/10—
55GMX-Mail1/10↑1
56Securitum1/10↑1
57Sender1/10↑1
58crypto1/10↓1
59SimpleLogin1/10↑1
60Factor1/10↓1
61Excel1/10↑1
62cyberinsider1/10↓1
63Teams1/10↓1
64iCloud1/10↑1
65Close1/10↑1
66CLEAR1/10↑1
67Bitcoin1/10↓2
68techradar.com1/10↓2
69Away1/10—
70Posteo1/10↓4
71PCMag1/10—
72AES-256 encryption1/10↑1
73Microsoft 3651/10—
74Android Authority1/10↑1
75Yahoo1/10↓1
76Kinsta1/10↑1
77Zoho1/10↑1
78Zoho Mail1/10↑1
79Guard1/10↑1
80ProxyStore1/10↑1

Security & Privacy brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

Aug 15
GrokGrok stopped mentioning Outlook
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning Mailfence
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT started mentioning Fully
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning Gmail
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning Outlook
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning Balance
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT stopped mentioning Calendar
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT added citation blog.mailfence.com
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT removed citation tuta.com
Aug 15
ChatGPTChatGPT rank changed for Proton Mail

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

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Frequently asked questions

Email ranks first, mentioned by 10/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: Proton, Proton Mail, Tuta.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 48 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include proton.me, tuta.com, privacyguides.org.

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