cock.li vs Tuta
It is a trade-off. Tuta has the higher Safety grade (7.3 against 4.8), while cock.li has the higher Privacy grade (7.0 against 6.5).
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 →
Tuta
German encrypted email and calendar with open-source clients and a free tier
Privacy
6.5/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| cock.li | Tuta | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Pay with | Not published | Card, PayPal |
| Fees | Free; donation-funded | Not published |
| Founded | 2013 | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Germany |
| 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 Tuta
Open sourceLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is cock.li or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: cock.li 4.8, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does cock.li or Tuta require KYC?
cock.li is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
cock.li has 1 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.