Forward Email vs SimpleLogin
SimpleLogin has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.6 against 6.3, and Privacy 6.7 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 →
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
| Forward Email | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC, XMR |
| Pay with | Card, PayPal, Crypto | Card, Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Not published | 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 Forward Email
Nothing distinct
Both
Open sourceLegal entity disclosedRequires email
Only SimpleLogin
Accepts MoneroSelf-hostable
Where they sit among email aliases
Questions
Is Forward Email or SimpleLogin safer?
SimpleLogin has the higher Safety grade: Forward Email 6.3, SimpleLogin 6.6, out of 10.
Does Forward Email or SimpleLogin require KYC?
Forward Email is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SimpleLogin is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Forward Email has 0 and SimpleLogin has 0 documented incidents in the registry.