LNemail vs Riseup Mail
It is a trade-off. Riseup Mail has the higher Safety grade (6.0 against 5.7), while LNemail has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 7.2).
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 →
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
| LNemail | Riseup 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 | Not published |
| Pay with | Lightning | Not published |
| Fees | 1,000 sats per year; 100 sats per sent email after the first | Free; donation-funded |
| Limits | No attachments; plain-text display; account expires after one year unless renewed; no refunds | 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 LNemail
Account-number loginAccepts LightningOpen sourceSelf-hostableAnonymous operator
Both
No email neededNo phone needed
Only Riseup Mail
Tor onion serviceNo-logs policy5+ years operating
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is LNemail or Riseup Mail safer?
Riseup Mail has the higher Safety grade: LNemail 5.7, Riseup Mail 6.0, out of 10.
Does LNemail or Riseup Mail require KYC?
LNemail is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Riseup Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
LNemail has 0 and Riseup Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.