LNemail vs Tuta
It is a trade-off. Tuta has the higher Safety grade (7.3 against 5.7), while LNemail has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 6.5).
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 →
Tuta
German encrypted email and calendar with open-source clients and a free tier
Privacy
6.5/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| LNemail | Tuta | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | Not published |
| Pay with | Lightning | Card, PayPal |
| Fees | 1,000 sats per year; 100 sats per sent email after the first | Not published |
| Limits | No attachments; plain-text display; account expires after one year unless renewed; no refunds | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only LNemail
Account-number loginNo email neededAccepts LightningSelf-hostableAnonymous operator
Both
No phone neededOpen source
Only Tuta
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is LNemail or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: LNemail 5.7, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does LNemail or Tuta require KYC?
LNemail is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
LNemail has 0 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.