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LNemail vs StartMail

It is a trade-off. StartMail has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 5.7), while LNemail has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 6.2).

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 →

StartMail

Paid private email from the Startpage founders; annual plans payable in Bitcoin

Privacy

6.2/ 10

Fair

Safety

6.5/ 10

Fair

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

LNemailStartMail
Category Email Email
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 No
Coins BTC BTC
Pay with Lightning Crypto, Card
Fees 1,000 sats per year; 100 sats per sent email after the first $4.99/month billed annually when checked
Limits No attachments; plain-text display; account expires after one year unless renewed; no refunds Not published
Founded Not published 2014
Jurisdiction Not published Netherlands
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only LNemail

Account-number loginNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts LightningOpen sourceSelf-hostableAnonymous operator

Both

Nothing distinct

Only StartMail

5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed

Where they sit among email

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Proton Mail Privacy 7.2 · Safety 7.3 Tuta Privacy 6.5 · Safety 7.3 Posteo Privacy 7.8 · Safety 6.5 Onion Mail Privacy 7.4 · Safety 6.5 mailbox Privacy 7.0 · Safety 6.5 StartMail Privacy 6.2 · Safety 6.5 Mailfence Privacy 5.9 · Safety 6.5 Riseup Mail Privacy 7.2 · Safety 6.0 Disroot Privacy 6.7 · Safety 6.0 LNemail Privacy 8.5 · Safety 5.7 Mailum Privacy 7.8 · Safety 5.4 monocles Privacy 5.8 · Safety 5.0 cock.li Privacy 7.0 · Safety 4.8 NeroMail Privacy 8.4 · Safety 4.6 ghostBox Privacy 6.9 · Safety 4.6
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Questions

Is LNemail or StartMail safer?

StartMail has the higher Safety grade: LNemail 5.7, StartMail 6.5, out of 10.

Does LNemail or StartMail require KYC?

LNemail is KYC level 0 (ID never required). StartMail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

LNemail has 0 and StartMail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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