CounterMail vs Tuta
Tuta has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.0, and Privacy 6.5 against 6.4.
CounterMail
Swedish OpenPGP webmail with no IP logging; closed to new registrations
Privacy
6.4/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.0/ 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
| CounterMail | Tuta | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Not published | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Pay with | Card, Bank transfer | Card, PayPal |
| Fees | $29 (6 months) to $79 (24 months) when listed | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Sweden | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only CounterMail
No-logs policy
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Tuta
No phone neededOpen source5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is CounterMail or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: CounterMail 5.0, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does CounterMail or Tuta require KYC?
CounterMail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
CounterMail has 0 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.