LNemail vs Mailfence
It is a trade-off. Mailfence has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 5.7), while LNemail has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 5.9).
LNemail
Anonymous email accounts paid over Bitcoin Lightning, 1,000 sats per year
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
5.7/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Mailfence
Belgian OpenPGP email suite with a free tier and Bitcoin or Litecoin payment
Privacy
5.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| LNemail | Mailfence | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Random account number | Email required |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC, LTC |
| Pay with | Lightning | Card, Crypto, PayPal, Bank transfer |
| Fees | 1,000 sats per year; 100 sats per sent email after the first | Free plan available; paid plans billed in advance (monthly, quarterly or yearly). Subscriptions are not refunded. |
| Limits | No attachments; plain-text display; account expires after one year unless renewed; no refunds | Free accounts are suspended after 7 months of inactivity and deleted 5 months later. |
| Founded | Not published | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Belgium |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only LNemail
Account-number loginNo email neededAccepts LightningOpen sourceSelf-hostableAnonymous operator
Both
No phone needed
Only Mailfence
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosedRequires email
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is LNemail or Mailfence safer?
Mailfence has the higher Safety grade: LNemail 5.7, Mailfence 6.5, out of 10.
Does LNemail or Mailfence require KYC?
LNemail is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Mailfence is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
LNemail has 0 and Mailfence has 0 documented incidents in the registry.