Compare RAIDBOXES Emails and Swissnode on capabilities, jurisdiction, assurance, and fit for European buyers.
Both listed as alternatives to: Gmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365
Germany· Email Services
Needs review
Shortlist when you already (or will) host the domain and WordPress stack at RAIDBOXES and need practical multi-mailbox domain email under a German operator with an online DPA. Skip when you need multi-domain density, default E2EE, or email fully independent of a hoster—consider Migadu, Tuta, Posteo, or mailbox.org instead.
Switzerland· Email Services
Needs review
Shortlist Swissnode for lean European cPanel domain email plus shared web or KVM VPS when Spain/EU residency is acceptable and you do not need enterprise compliance packs. Skip when you require live Swiss territorial hosting, E2EE mail, or published DPA/subprocessor inventories—consider Hostpoint, Infomaniak, or Proton Mail instead.
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| Feature | RAIDBOXES Emails | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Germany | Switzerland |
| Category | Email Services | Email Services |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hosted | No | No |
| Headquarters | Germany | Switzerland |
| Legal entity | Raidboxes GmbH, Hafenstraße 32, 48153 Münster (Amtsgericht Münster HRB 16184) | Swissnode (legal form/registry name not clearly published on marketing site) |
| Governing law | German law (company domicile Münster) | Not clearly stated on marketing pages; confirm in contract (CH contact vs ES ops) |
| US parent / control | No known US parent | No known US parent |
| CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Medium | Medium |
| Hosting / residency | Email: vendor claims exclusive German data centres and first-party Mail Hosting 2.0 infrastructure (IMAP/SMTP on securemail.pro hostnames); privacy policy still names Heinlein Hosting/mailbox.org under paid email boxes (possible legacy lag). Platform/website: AWS EMEA SARL and DigitalOcean listed for web hosting of the online offer; US-group SaaS includes Intercom, Calendly, Chargebee, Sentry, Google analytics/ads, Mailgun, and others for support, billing, and marketing. | Vendor states primary hosting moved to a Spain data center after Swiss DC closure; homepage cites Spanish privacy laws. Site IP geolocates to Spain (Ipcore Datacenters). Optional Cloudflare CDN on web plans (US-group). Off-site backup provider not named. No public subprocessor inventory. |
| Summary | German domain email hosting from Raidboxes GmbH (Münster): Mail Hosting 2.0 with IMAP/SMTP, multi-mailbox plans, optional PGP, and dashboard fit for WordPress agencies—domain must be hosted at RAIDBOXES. | European cPanel email, shared web hosting, and KVM VPS under the Swissnode brand—vendor-stated Spain data center after Swiss DC closure, with optional Cloudflare CDN on web plans. |
| Tags |
| At a glance | RAIDBOXES Emails | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| HQ | Münster, Germany | Not listed |
| Legal entity | Raidboxes GmbH (HRB 16184) | Not listed |
| Group | team.blue (Belgium) since 2022 | Not listed |
| Product | Mail Hosting 2.0 domain email | Not listed |
| Access | IMAP / SMTP + webmail | Not listed |
| Domain constraint | Domain hosted at RAIDBOXES for new mailboxes | Not listed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hosted | No | Not listed |
| Contact address | Not listed | Binzallee 6, 8055 Zurich, CH (public contact page) |
| Footer / ops address | Not listed | Mutilva Baja, Navarra, Spain |
| Primary hosting (vendor) | Not listed | Spain data center after Swiss DC closure |
| Core products | Not listed | Domain email, cPanel web hosting, KVM VPS |
| Control panels | Not listed | cPanel (shared); Virtualizor (VPS) |
| Self-hosted product | Not listed | No (provider-hosted; VPS gives root on rented VM) |
| Commercial model | Not listed | Package tiers (monthly/yearly); optional antispam add-on |
| Key capabilities | RAIDBOXES Emails | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| German operator | Yes | Not listed |
| IMAP / SMTP | Yes | Not listed |
| Mail Hosting 2.0 | Yes | Not listed |
| Online DPA | Yes | Not listed |
| WordPress-adjacent | Yes | Not listed |
| Optional PGP | Yes | Not listed |
| cPanel domain email | Not listed | Yes |
| KVM VPS | Not listed | Yes |
| Spain data center (vendor) | Not listed | Yes |
| Optional Cloudflare CDN | Not listed | Yes |
| SMB hosting packages | Not listed | Yes |
Mail Hosting 2.0 on RAIDBOXES infrastructure
IMAP/SMTP mailboxes on dedicated hostnames (mail-rb.securemail.pro / smtp-rb.securemail.pro) after the move off the prior mailbox.org cooperation. Vendor claims German data-centre locations and triple-redundant mail servers. Best for teams that want domain mail under the same German WordPress host rather than a separate privacy-mail brand.
Multi-mailbox plans with aliases, forwards, and catch-all
Tiered plans allocate a fixed number of mailboxes and a shared storage pool, plus per-mailbox alias and forwarding quotas, autoresponders, and catch-all (requires a dedicated catch-all mailbox). One connected domain per plan—confirm multi-domain needs before shortlisting.
Spam/virus filters, TLS, optional PGP, ad-free inboxes
All plans include spam and virus filtering, SSL/TLS for transfer, a blacklist checker, webmail, and ad-free inboxes. PGP is optional rather than default end-to-end encryption for every message—teams that need mandatory E2EE workflows should evaluate Tuta or a full mailbox.org stack instead.
Dashboard-adjacent domain and WordPress ops
Mailboxes are ordered from the RAIDBOXES dashboard and are intended to sit next to WordPress hosting and domain management. New RAIDBOXES mailboxes require the domain to be hosted with RAIDBOXES; legacy mailbox.org-linked domains follow a separate migration path documented in the help centre.
Online B2B DPA and German operator
Raidboxes GmbH (Münster) offers an online data processing agreement (AV contract) with technical-organisational measures. Useful for agencies that already sign a DPA for WordPress hosting and want the same counterparty for domain email—still review TOMs and subprocessor scope for mailbox vs platform tooling.
Domain email on cPanel (IMAP/POP/SMTP)
Business mailboxes on your domain with secure webmail, SpamAssassin-style spam control, virus filtering, DKIM, calendars/contacts, autoresponders, forwarders, filters, and mailing lists on mid-tier plans—protocol-compatible with Outlook, Apple Mail, and mobile clients.
cPanel web hosting with Softaculous and LiteSpeed PHP
Shared and reseller web plans with datacenter SSDs, free panel SSL, multi-PHP, SSH above entry tiers, and Softaculous one-click apps—aimed at brochure sites, WordPress, and small PHP apps rather than container platforms.
KVM VPS with RAID-10 enterprise SSDs
Root-level Linux VPS via KVM, enterprise SSDs, RAID-10 arrays, fixed per-VPS network allotments, and Virtualizor-style management for teams that outgrow shared hosting but still want package SKUs.
Optional Cloudflare CDN from the control panel
Web plans advertise easy Cloudflare integration to cache static assets near visitors—useful for performance, with the tradeoff that enabled CDN traffic can traverse a US-group network path.
Backup cadence for VPS (vendor-stated)
Marketing states daily on-site and weekly off-site VPS backups with rebuilds measured in minutes to an hour after failure—restore SLAs and off-site provider identity should be confirmed in the contract.
| Assurance & compliance | RAIDBOXES Emails | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| Independent security / no-logs audit | Not found No public third-party security or no-logs audit report found for RAIDBOXES Emails on primary pages. | Not found No public independent audit report found on swissnode.ch. |
| ISO 27001 | Not found No company-wide ISO 27001 certificate for Raidboxes GmbH found on product/security pages; AWS region ISO mentions are not RAIDBOXES certs. | Not found No ISO 27001 claim located on official product/security pages. |
| SOC 2 / SOC 3 | Not found No public SOC 2/3 report located for RAIDBOXES Emails. | Not found No SOC 2/3 claim found. |
| GDPR / EU data protection | Vendor claimed German controller (Raidboxes GmbH); product claims DE server locations and GDPR-aligned deletion; online DPA available. Confirm active mail stack vs privacy-policy mailbox.org listing. | Partial Spain/EU hosting supports EU data-protection analysis, and homepage references Spanish privacy laws; usable privacy policy/DPA text not published on site. Customer remains controller for lawful basis. |
| US CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Partial EU/German entity, no known US parent (team.blue BE group). Medium residual exposure via US-group platform subprocessors (AWS/DigitalOcean for online offer hosting; Intercom, Chargebee, Google tooling, Mailgun, etc.). Mail content path claimed DE-only. Not legal advice. | Partial No known US parent; primary host Spain/EU. Optional Cloudflare CDN is a US-group subprocessor for web static delivery; off-site backups and other SaaS paths not published. Not a clean low-exposure bill; not legal advice. |
| Data processing agreement (B2B) | Vendor claimed Online AV/DPA flow at raidboxes.io/en/dpa/ and DocuSign TOM path documented in help centre. | Not found No public DPA download or B2B processing terms found; request in writing. |
| EU AI Act | Not applicable Domain email hosting product, not an AI system offering. | Not applicable Commodity hosting/email/VPS, not an AI product. |
| B Corp certification | Vendor claimed Raidboxes GmbH listed as Certified B Corporation on B Lab directory; impact certification, not an information-security audit. | Not listed |
| Swiss territorial hosting | Not listed | Partial Vendor discloses Swiss DC closed; operations from Spain DC. Contact still Zurich. Do not treat as CH-only residency. |
| Considerations & known limitations | RAIDBOXES Emails | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| Domain must be hosted at RAIDBOXES | Medium New mailboxes require the domain on RAIDBOXES. That is convenient for WP customers and a lock-in factor if you only wanted independent mail. | Not listed |
| One connected domain per plan | Medium Multi-domain operators need multiple plans or another provider; not a Migadu-style multi-domain account model. | Not listed |
| PGP optional, not default E2EE | Medium Threat models that assume provider-side unreadability by default are a better fit for Tuta or similar products. | Not listed |
| US-group platform subprocessors | Medium Privacy policy discloses AWS EMEA, DigitalOcean, Intercom, Chargebee, Google tools, Mailgun, and others for website/support/billing/marketing—even while email marketing claims German mail servers. Scope diligence to mailbox vs platform data paths. | Not listed |
| Privacy policy may lag Mail Hosting 2.0 | Low §Email box still lists mailbox.org/Heinlein while marketing claims first-party hosting—confirm live stack and subprocessor annex for your contract. | Not listed |
| No public ISO/SOC/mail audit | Medium B Corp is not a security certification. Enterprise security questionnaires may need NDA materials or alternative providers with published audits. | Not listed |
| Swiss brand vs Spain hosting | Not listed | High Product pages state the Swiss data center closed and services run in Spain; homepage cites Spanish privacy laws. Buyers assuming Zurich colocation from the brand or older materials will mis-classify risk and contractual residency. |
| Empty privacy pages / no public DPA or certs | Not listed | High Privacy and cookie URLs do not present substantive policy text; ISO/SOC and DPA artifacts were not found. Regulated or enterprise buyers face a heavy offline diligence burden. |
| Optional Cloudflare CDN (US-group) | Not listed | Medium Web hosting markets Cloudflare integration from cPanel. Enabling CDN can place static content on a US-group network path even when origin is Spain—document this in transfer assessments. |
| Off-site backup provider not named | Not listed | Medium Daily on-site and weekly off-site backups are claimed for VPS, but the off-site location/provider is not published—ask before trusting disaster-recovery or residency narratives. |
| Aging marketing surface | Not listed | Low Public site still shows 2013–2018 copyright and sparse modern trust pages; may signal limited investment in public assurance UX even if infrastructure remains operational. |
When: You need multi-domain, usage-based professional mail without WordPress host lock-in
Consider: Migadu
Swiss-operated, standards-based hosting priced by quotas rather than per-domain WordPress adjacency
When: You need default E2EE and a privacy-first client model
Consider: Tuta
Different threat model; less IMAP flexibility than RAIDBOXES
When: You want privacy-oriented German personal/business mail without hosting coupling
Consider: Posteo or mailbox (formerly mailbox.org)
mailbox is also the former RAIDBOXES mail partner and a deeper digital-workplace option
When: You need Google/Microsoft suite collaboration, not just domain mailboxes
Consider: Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
US Big Tech residency and CLOUD Act profile differ sharply—use only if suite features dominate
When: You need Swiss-resident email/office with a broader product catalog and clearer CH hosting claims
Consider: Hostpoint E-Mail & Cloud Office or Infomaniak kMail
Fuller Swiss platforms; better when territorial Switzerland is non-negotiable.
When: You need end-to-end encrypted mail and open-source clients rather than cPanel hosting
Consider: Proton Mail
Different product class: E2EE vs classic hosted IMAP.
When: You need full collaboration suites, admin compliance tooling, and ecosystem apps
Consider: Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace (US-group control planes)
Richer features; different jurisdiction/CLOUD Act profile.
When: You want a larger EU hosting group with broader cloud SKUs
Consider: IONOS or OVHcloud
Scale and catalog depth over niche Swissnode packaging.