ghostBox vs Riseup Mail
Riseup Mail has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.0 against 4.6, and Privacy 7.2 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 →
Riseup Mail
Donation-funded activist email collective; accounts by invite code
Privacy
7.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.0/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| ghostBox | Riseup Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Fees | €5 one-time fee for 256 MiB | Free; donation-funded |
| Limits | 256 MiB storage; accounts are created manually on request | Invite code required; 1 GB of mail storage |
| Founded | Not published | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only ghostBox
Anonymous operator
Both
No phone neededTor onion serviceNo-logs policy
Only Riseup Mail
No email needed5+ years operating
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is ghostBox or Riseup Mail safer?
Riseup Mail has the higher Safety grade: ghostBox 4.6, Riseup Mail 6.0, out of 10.
Does ghostBox or Riseup Mail require KYC?
ghostBox is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Riseup Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
ghostBox has 0 and Riseup Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.