Email from Norway
Keep your data secure and private in Norway with the sustainable, hydropowered email service that puts our planet first.
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Welcome to the top of the world
Welcome to the top of the world
Runbox is hosted and managed in Norway, far to the north in Europe
Protected by Norway’s privacy shield
Our services are built on Norse values
Based in Norway, Runbox is the world’s leading private and secure email service powered entirely by renewable energy.
Our company is independent and employee-owned, founded upon Norwegian values of strength, resilience, and innovation.
We prioritize ethics, equality, and environmentalism over profiteering, and strongly support liberal democracy as a guarantor of these core values.
A complete and unique service
Ethical and
value-driven
Our company is anchored in a deep sense of ethics and our relationship with our customers, which guides all our operations.
Sustainable and
environmental
Based in our dedication to the environment, our servers are run on 100% renewable energy and Norwegian hydropower.
Affordable
and spacious
With Runbox you will always have abundant storage space and premium services at an affordable price and for the long term.
- 30-day free and fully functional trial
- First account from just $0.83 / month
- Extra accounts from just $0.66 / month
- 60-day full money back guarantee
- Up to 50 GB email storage
- Up to 10 GB file storage
- Up to 100 MB attachment size
- Up to 25 email domains (expandable)
- Up to 100 aliases on Runbox domains
- Unlimited aliases on own domain
Secure
and private
Private and secure services protected by Norwegian and European privacy regulations.
- Secure and encrypted services
- Norwegian privacy regulations
- Two-factor authentication
- Services monitored 24/7/365
Complete
and integrated
Consolidate and access your email anywhere via Web, POP, IMAP, SMTP, CardDAV, and CalDAV support.
- Access your email anywhere
- Web, POP, IMAP, and SMTP support
- Consolidate and filter your email
- Use your own domain name
- Contacts with support
- Calendar with CalDAV support
Experienced
and professional
Expert, personal support is included from an experienced team with over 25 years in the email business.
- Expert, experienced support included
- Over 20 years in the business
Ethical Email
Created with a commitment to Norwegian ethics and environmental sustainability, we support democratic values and champion individual freedoms under the protection of stringent privacy laws.
Built with Norwegian ethics.
Safely hosted in Oslo, Norway.
Protected by Norwegian privacy law.
Independent and employee owned.
Directed by environmental policies.
Support for democratic values.
No safe haven for cybercriminals.
Anchored in Norwegian values
An Ethical Best Buy
Recommended by Ethical Consumer
The Runbox email service is rated as an ethical best buy by Ethical Consumer, an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative.
The rating is based on a thorough assessment of our business including whether we act in an environmentally friendly way and areas relating to our privacy policy.
Our email service has gained one of their highest scores and is named an Ethical Consumer Best Buy product.
With 100% renewable energy
Our email servers run on clean Norwegian power sources
Norway is abundant with water and renewable energy from hydropower. Located close to the Arctic, our cold climate contributes to the cooling of our servers and infrastructure. The entire Runbox email service infrastructure is located in a server center powered by 100% certified renewable electricity.
We commit to having a net positive impact on the environment both as an organization and as individuals. By powering our email infrastructure entirely by renewable energy sources and minimizing our energy and resource consumption, we contribute to reversing climate change throughout our operations.
100% renewable electricity
Purely certified renewable energy
Emission-free email service
100% climate neutral power provider
Certified Eco-Lighthouse power supplier
Doubly CO2 compensated operations
As seen in:
Ask veit ek standa, heitir Yggdrasill, hár baðmr, ausinn hvíta auri; þaðan koma döggvar þærs í dala falla; stendr æ yfir grœnn Urðarbrunni.
“An ash I know there stands, Yggdrasill is its name, a tall tree, showered with shining loam. From there come the dews that drop in the valleys. It stands forever green overr The Well of Fate.”
Growing on the planet’s terms
As inhabitants of planet Earth, every action we take ultimately affects the environment we rely on. We therefore pledge to go beyond mere sustainability and generate a positive effect on the planet we all share.
Positive environmental impact.
Zero-emission email service hosting.
Runs on hydropowered servers only
Mitigated administrative emissions.
Company-wide recycling policy.
Virtual, web-based organization.
Telecommuted company operations.
Free services for environmental NPOs.
And a beautiful, modern webmail
News & Updates
With Norwegian privacy
You are protected by Norwegian regulations
The Runbox email servers are located in Norway under Norwegian jurisdiction, and in accordance with Norwegian privacy laws we commit to never disclosing any data unauthorized. There is no such thing as “free email” — your privacy is priceless.
No unauthorized access.
No unauthorized disclosure.
No tracking of your usage.
No external tracking of your usage.
No advertisements or taglines.
No sharing of personal information.
No intrusive, resource-intensive AI.
Your security is essential
Maximum Physical Security
Our email servers are safely installed in a maximum security data center originally constructed for the Norwegian Government Computer Centre.
Email security
Store your email in a maximum security data center and protect your communication with Two-Factor Authentication, Perfect Forward Secrecy SSL, Full Disk Encryption, and browser PGP End-To-End Encryption compatibility.
Maximum security data center.
Full disk encryption at rest.
Two-Factor Authentication.
SSL encrypted communication.
Perfect Forward Secrecy SSL/TLS.
PGP browser plugin compatible.
IP-based access control.
Username and alias protection.
Dedicated infrastructure management
24/7/365 Monitoring by professionals
Our email service infrastructure is monitored around the clock by our team of system administrators to ensure our servers are running continuously with the latest security patches.
24/7/365 monitored email services.
Always security-patched servers.
Publicly available uptime statistics.
Professional system administrators.
Operators always on the alert.
Staff spread out across the globe.
Access Your Email Anywhere
Available wherever you are, whenever you need
Runbox is available from any Internet-enabled location in the world and includes a professional Webmail, secure and encrypted Web, POP, IMAP, and SMTP access, email administration tools, complete email and domain hosting services in one interface.
Access via Web, POP, IMAP, and SMTP
Compatible with any Internet device
Use with any email program or app
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Use Outlook, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, etc
You are always welcome to move in
It’s easy to make Runbox your new home
Runbox offers a number of import and migration tools that lets you safely and easily move all or parts of your email, contacts, and calendars to our servers.
If you need any assistance, our email experts will guide you through the process and ensure all your data is safely imported to your new account.
IMAP email import utility.
POP email import utility.
Contacts import with CardDAV or CSV.
Calendar import with CalDAV.
Personal assistance with migration.
Service Status Notifications
A value driven company
Our team members are directed by our company ethics
At Runbox we believe that we can contribute to making the world better by acting in an ethically responsible and environmentally conscious manner. We value freedom, loyalty, and resilience, and commit to upholding these standards in our organization, our services, and beyond through concrete actions.
Key Environmental Actions
Produce a positive environmental impact.
100% renewable energy email service.
Double mitigation of any emissions.
Free services for environmental NPOs.
Support environmental organizations.
Key Democratic Actions
We support democratic rights and values.
We support individual freedoms.
We do not offer services in rogue states.
We are not a safe haven for criminals.
We offer free services for refugees.
With an experienced team
Get personal help from real people with email expertise
The Runbox Team combines the diverse experience of many years serving customers every corner of the world. Our support professionals are ready to help you with any email or hosting issue you may encounter when setting up and using Runbox.
We co-own and run our own business, and develop, manage, and support our own services.
Key Company Figures
Over 1 million accounts served.
Customers in over 170 countries.
Company in business for over 25 years.
Core team spread across 3 continents.
Key Support Facts
Personal support from real people.
Get expert help from email specialists.
No intrusive AI support chat bots.
Friendly community forum available.