Amazing post! I've been using Tuta for a year now. I use 2 email IDs... One is Tuta for all critical mails like Banking, Govt, Identity, investments, etc.. & then Gmail for all the random things that I do online like buying stuff online, etc... Yup I had a couple of simplelogin iDs with the Gmail ID just to keep spam at bay.

I'm Okay with the initial mail restriction part since it's a way to prevent misuse.

I totally agree on the misalignment on the Product Roadmap they have! 1.) They need to get tags on emails. 2.) get conversation view 3.) ability to make subfolders (i'm not sure if they allow it in a premium account) 4.) somehow get an option for PGP for mails to people outside of Tuta, just as a bare minimal level of security. (Would love to hear peoples view on this)

But yeah, as a free user. I'm going to be honest, I love the idea and philosophy. I intend to pay for the service and support it soon.