mailbox vs monocles
mailbox has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.5 against 5.0, and Privacy 7.0 against 5.8.
mailbox
German prepaid email and office suite that accepts pseudonyms and cash by post
Privacy
7.0/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
monocles
German privacy project bundling email, cloud, chat and search in one paid account
Privacy
5.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.0/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| mailbox | monocles | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email optional | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Pay with | Bank transfer, Card, PayPal, Cash | Card |
| Fees | Private plans: Light 1 EUR/month (annual payment only, otherwise 12 EUR), Standard 4 EUR/month, Premium 12 EUR/month; 30-day free trial. Prepaid credit is not refundable. | Full account €30 per 6 months; starter account €12 per 6 months |
| Limits | Not published | Unpaid registrations are deleted after 7 days |
| Founded | 2014 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only mailbox
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosedAccepts cashNo phone neededNo email needed
Both
Nothing distinct
Only monocles
Requires email
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is mailbox or monocles safer?
mailbox has the higher Safety grade: mailbox 6.5, monocles 5.0, out of 10.
Does mailbox or monocles require KYC?
mailbox is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). monocles is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
mailbox has 0 and monocles has 0 documented incidents in the registry.