ghostBox vs Posteo
Posteo has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.5 against 4.6, and Privacy 7.8 against 6.9.
ghostBox
Small one-time-payment mailbox with IMAP, POP3, SMTP and webmail
Privacy
6.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.6/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Posteo
Berlin email provider at €1/month that separates payments from accounts; takes cash
Privacy
7.8/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| ghostBox | Posteo | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Pay with | Not published | Cash, Bank transfer, Card, PayPal |
| Fees | €5 one-time fee for 256 MiB | €1 per month |
| Limits | 256 MiB storage; accounts are created manually on request | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only ghostBox
Tor onion serviceNo-logs policyAnonymous operator
Both
No phone needed
Only Posteo
No email neededAccepts cash5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is ghostBox or Posteo safer?
Posteo has the higher Safety grade: ghostBox 4.6, Posteo 6.5, out of 10.
Does ghostBox or Posteo require KYC?
ghostBox is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Posteo is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
ghostBox has 0 and Posteo has 0 documented incidents in the registry.