cock.li vs Riseup Mail
Riseup Mail has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.0 against 4.8, and Privacy 7.2 against 7.0.
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 →
Riseup Mail
Donation-funded activist email collective; accounts by invite code
Privacy
7.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.0/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| cock.li | Riseup Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | Yes | Yes |
| Fees | Free; donation-funded | Free; donation-funded |
| Limits | Not published | Invite code required; 1 GB of mail storage |
| Founded | 2013 | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only cock.li
Anonymous operator
Both
No email neededNo phone neededTor onion service5+ years operating
Only Riseup Mail
No-logs policy
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is cock.li or Riseup Mail safer?
Riseup Mail has the higher Safety grade: cock.li 4.8, Riseup Mail 6.0, out of 10.
Does cock.li or Riseup Mail require KYC?
cock.li is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Riseup Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
cock.li has 1 and Riseup Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.