DuckDuckGo Email Protection vs SimpleLogin
SimpleLogin has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.6 against 5.0, and Privacy 6.7 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 →
SimpleLogin
Open-source email alias service owned by Proton; self-hostable, crypto via reseller
Privacy
6.7/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.6/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| DuckDuckGo Email Protection | SimpleLogin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Coins | Not published | BTC, XMR |
| Pay with | Not published | Card, Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Free | Free plan with 10 aliases; Premium $36/year or $4/month |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Switzerland |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only DuckDuckGo Email Protection
Nothing distinct
Both
Requires email
Only SimpleLogin
Accepts MoneroOpen sourceSelf-hostableLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email aliases
Questions
Is DuckDuckGo Email Protection or SimpleLogin safer?
SimpleLogin has the higher Safety grade: DuckDuckGo Email Protection 5.0, SimpleLogin 6.6, out of 10.
Does DuckDuckGo Email Protection or SimpleLogin require KYC?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SimpleLogin is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection has 0 and SimpleLogin has 0 documented incidents in the registry.