Disroot vs Mailfence
It is a trade-off. Mailfence has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 6.0), while Disroot has the higher Privacy grade (6.7 against 5.9).
Disroot
Volunteer-run platform offering free email and collaboration tools, funded by donations
Privacy
6.7/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.0/ 10
Fair
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
| Disroot | Mailfence | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email optional | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC, LTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Bank transfer | Card, Crypto, PayPal, Bank transfer |
| Fees | Free with 1 GB storage; paid extra storage | 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 | 2015 | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Netherlands | Belgium |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Disroot
Tor onion service
Both
No phone needed5+ years operating
Only Mailfence
Legal entity disclosedRequires email
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Disroot or Mailfence safer?
Mailfence has the higher Safety grade: Disroot 6.0, Mailfence 6.5, out of 10.
Does Disroot or Mailfence require KYC?
Disroot is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Mailfence is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Disroot has 0 and Mailfence has 0 documented incidents in the registry.