Atomic Mail vs Proton Mail
Proton Mail has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.5, and Privacy 7.2 against 6.6.
Atomic Mail
Estonian encrypted email with no phone number and seed-phrase account recovery
Privacy
6.6/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Proton Mail
Swiss end-to-end encrypted email with a free tier; paid plans payable in Bitcoin or cash
Privacy
7.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Atomic Mail | Proton Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email optional |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | Not published | BTC |
| Pay with | Card | Crypto, Cash, Card, PayPal, Bank transfer |
| Fees | Core service free; optional paid plans via Stripe or app stores | Not published |
| Limits | Website and mail logs, including IP addresses, kept for up to 7 days | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Estonia | Switzerland |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Atomic Mail
No phone neededNo email needed
Both
Legal entity disclosed
Only Proton Mail
Tor onion serviceAccepts cashOpen source5+ years operating
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Atomic Mail or Proton Mail safer?
Proton Mail has the higher Safety grade: Atomic Mail 5.5, Proton Mail 7.3, out of 10.
Does Atomic Mail or Proton Mail require KYC?
Atomic Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Proton Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Atomic Mail has 0 and Proton Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.