Hushmail pairs encrypted email with secure intake forms and e-signatures for small healthcare practices, and signs a BAA. We are cheaper to start on and focus on verified identity. Here is the honest split.
Choose Hushmail if you need a BAA or client intake forms. They sign a BAA at signup, and their encrypted web forms with e-signatures are a genuinely well-built part of the product that we do not offer an equivalent of. For a therapy practice collecting intake paperwork, that combination is hard to beat and worth paying for.
Choose WS Mail if cost is the blocker — their healthcare plans start in the region of a low double-digit monthly fee for a solo practitioner, where our free tier is genuinely free — or if you want IMAP access and a verified identity your clients can check independently.
| Dimension | WS Mail | Hushmail |
|---|---|---|
| Signed BAA | Not offered | Signed at account creation |
| Secure intake forms | Not offered | Encrypted forms with e-signatures |
| Email archiving | Full mailbox export | Archiving included on healthcare plans |
| Entry cost | Free tier with no expiry | Paid plans, 14-day trial |
| Verified sender identity | Credential-checked badge, public verification page | Not offered |
| IMAP / POP / SMTP | Included from Starter | Primarily web and mobile apps |
| Team administration | Admin console, unlimited seats on paid domains | Group plans by account count |
Hushmail's healthcare pricing reflects what is bundled: the BAA, the archiving, and the forms and e-signature tooling. If you use those, it is reasonable value. If you only wanted encrypted mail on your own domain, you are paying for a forms product you will not open.
That is the split. We are not a cheaper Hushmail — we do not have their forms, and we do not offer a BAA. We are a different shape: a full mail platform with a free tier, real IMAP access, and identity verification as the differentiator rather than encryption.
A practice that needs intake forms and a BAA should buy Hushmail. A practice that already has an EHR handling intake, and wants a credible email address clients can verify, is our case.
Yes, at the entry point — our free tier has no expiry and no card, where Hushmail’s healthcare plans are paid after a trial. But the comparison is not like for like: their pricing includes a signed BAA, email archiving, and encrypted intake forms with e-signatures. If you use those, you are not overpaying.
No. We do not offer an equivalent to Hushmail’s encrypted web forms or e-signature tooling. If collecting intake paperwork by secure form is central to your practice, that is a strong reason to choose them.
Yes — IMAP, POP and SMTP are available from the Starter tier, so any standard mail client connects normally.
The free tier has no expiry and no card, so evaluating us costs nothing but the signup.
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