Forward Email vs Guerrilla Mail
It is a trade-off. Forward Email has the higher Safety grade (6.3 against 6.0), while Guerrilla Mail has the higher Privacy grade (8.0 against 6.0).
Forward Email
Open-source email forwarding and hosting that processes forwarded mail in memory
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Guerrilla Mail
Free disposable inbox with no registration; mail is deleted after one hour
Privacy
8.0/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.0/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Forward Email | Guerrilla Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Email Aliases | Email Aliases |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC |
| Pay with | Card, PayPal, Crypto | Crypto, PayPal |
| Fees | Not published | Free; own-domain option $9.99/year |
| Limits | Not published | Incoming mail deleted after one hour |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Forward Email
Open sourceLegal entity disclosedRequires email
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Guerrilla Mail
No registrationNo email neededNo phone needed5+ years operating
Where they sit among email aliases
Questions
Is Forward Email or Guerrilla Mail safer?
Forward Email has the higher Safety grade: Forward Email 6.3, Guerrilla Mail 6.0, out of 10.
Does Forward Email or Guerrilla Mail require KYC?
Forward Email is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Guerrilla Mail is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Forward Email has 0 and Guerrilla Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.