AliasVault vs Forward Email
It is a trade-off. Forward Email has the higher Safety grade (6.3 against 6.1), while AliasVault has the higher Privacy grade (6.7 against 6.0).
AliasVault
Open-source password and email alias manager with a built-in mail server
Privacy
6.7/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.1/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Forward Email
Open-source email forwarding and hosting that processes forwarded mail in memory
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| AliasVault | Forward Email | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Email Aliases | Email Aliases |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email optional | Email required |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Pay with | Not published | Card, PayPal, Crypto |
| Fees | Free vault on the official cloud service | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only AliasVault
Self-hostable
Both
Open source
Only Forward Email
Legal entity disclosedRequires email
Where they sit among email aliases
Questions
Is AliasVault or Forward Email safer?
Forward Email has the higher Safety grade: AliasVault 6.1, Forward Email 6.3, out of 10.
Does AliasVault or Forward Email require KYC?
AliasVault is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Forward Email is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
AliasVault has 0 and Forward Email has 0 documented incidents in the registry.