DuckDuckGo Email Protection vs Firefox Relay
Firefox Relay has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.8 against 5.0, and Privacy 6.0 against 5.8.
DuckDuckGo Email Protection
Free forwarding service that strips email trackers and generates private addresses
Privacy
5.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.0/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Firefox Relay
Mozilla's email-masking service; requires an account with a verified email
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.8/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| DuckDuckGo Email Protection | Firefox Relay | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Email Aliases | Email Aliases |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email required |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Fees | Free | Free tier; paid Relay Premium tier |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only DuckDuckGo Email Protection
Nothing distinct
Both
Requires email
Only Firefox Relay
Open source
Where they sit among email aliases
Questions
Is DuckDuckGo Email Protection or Firefox Relay safer?
Firefox Relay has the higher Safety grade: DuckDuckGo Email Protection 5.0, Firefox Relay 5.8, out of 10.
Does DuckDuckGo Email Protection or Firefox Relay require KYC?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Firefox Relay is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection has 0 and Firefox Relay has 0 documented incidents in the registry.