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Hansel

Custom-domain email and end-to-end encrypted communication platform for teams and individuals

freemium
Last Updated 9/10/2026

About Hansel

Hansel is a sovereign communication platform for teams and individuals that lets users run email on their own infrastructure and encrypts messages on-device. Users can send and receive email with their own domain, and recipients receive it normally without installing an app; between Hansel users, real-time end-to-end messaging is supported, with messages encrypted on the sender's device and decrypted only on the recipient's device. Accounts can be created for free, and the client requires Windows 10 or later.

Best for

Individuals who value communication privacy
Teams that need custom-domain email
Freelancers
Small teams

Best use cases

Sending and receiving email on your own domain

Real-time encrypted communication between team members

Running email on your own infrastructure

Sending email to regular mailbox recipients

Features

Sovereign email

Send and receive email on your own domain, with the email infrastructure, signing keys, and DNS records under your control.

End-to-end encrypted messaging

Hansel users can message each other in real time; messages are encrypted on-device and decrypted only on the recipient's device.

Ordinary email reception

When writing to external recipients, they receive ordinary email without installing an app.

Pros

  • Email runs on infrastructure owned by the user
  • Messages are encrypted on-device, so the platform cannot open encrypted content
  • With your own domain, recipients don't need to install an app

Cons

  • The current client requires Windows 10 or later
  • macOS, iOS, and Android clients are listed as coming soon

Pricing Plans

Sovereign Pro

$4/monthmonth

    Business Essentials

    $7/seat/monthmonth

      Business Professional

      $12/seat/monthmonth

        * Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Hansel's official website.

        FAQ

        Windows 10 or later is required; macOS, iOS, and Android clients are listed as coming soon.
        No, recipients can receive ordinary email without installing an app.

        Tool Information

        DeveloperHansel
        Release Date9/10/2026
        Pricingfreemium