cock.li vs Mailfence
It is a trade-off. Mailfence has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 4.8), while cock.li has the higher Privacy grade (7.0 against 5.9).
cock.li
Free, donation-funded email host with irreverent domains and Tor access
Privacy
7.0/ 10
Strong
Safety
4.8/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Mailfence
Belgian OpenPGP email suite with a free tier and Bitcoin or Litecoin payment
Privacy
5.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| cock.li | Mailfence | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC, LTC |
| Pay with | Not published | Card, Crypto, PayPal, Bank transfer |
| Fees | Free; donation-funded | Free plan available; paid plans billed in advance (monthly, quarterly or yearly). Subscriptions are not refunded. |
| Limits | Not published | Free accounts are suspended after 7 months of inactivity and deleted 5 months later. |
| Founded | 2013 | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Belgium |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only cock.li
No email neededTor onion serviceAnonymous operator
Both
No phone needed5+ years operating
Only Mailfence
Legal entity disclosedRequires email
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is cock.li or Mailfence safer?
Mailfence has the higher Safety grade: cock.li 4.8, Mailfence 6.5, out of 10.
Does cock.li or Mailfence require KYC?
cock.li is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Mailfence is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
cock.li has 1 and Mailfence has 0 documented incidents in the registry.