LNemail vs Onion Mail
It is a trade-off. Onion Mail has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 5.7), while LNemail has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 7.4).
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 →
Onion Mail
Email with an official onion address, PGP storage encryption and anonymous signup
Privacy
7.4/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| LNemail | Onion Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Random account number | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC | XMR, BTC, ETH |
| Pay with | Lightning | Crypto, Monero, Card |
| Fees | 1,000 sats per year; 100 sats per sent email after the first | Free plan (receive only, 50 MB); paid plans from $4/month |
| Limits | No attachments; plain-text display; account expires after one year unless renewed; no refunds | Free accounts cannot send mail and are blocked after 3 months of inactivity |
| Founded | Not published | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only LNemail
Account-number loginAccepts LightningOpen sourceSelf-hostableAnonymous operator
Both
No email neededNo phone needed
Only Onion Mail
Tor onion serviceAccepts Monero5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is LNemail or Onion Mail safer?
Onion Mail has the higher Safety grade: LNemail 5.7, Onion Mail 6.5, out of 10.
Does LNemail or Onion Mail require KYC?
LNemail is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Onion Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
LNemail has 0 and Onion Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.