Mailfence vs Onion Mail
They are level on Safety. Onion Mail has the higher Privacy grade, 7.4 against 5.9.
Mailfence
Belgian OpenPGP email suite with a free tier and Bitcoin or Litecoin payment
Privacy
5.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 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
| Mailfence | Onion Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, LTC | XMR, BTC, ETH |
| Pay with | Card, Crypto, PayPal, Bank transfer | Crypto, Monero, Card |
| Fees | Free plan available; paid plans billed in advance (monthly, quarterly or yearly). Subscriptions are not refunded. | Free plan (receive only, 50 MB); paid plans from $4/month |
| Limits | Free accounts are suspended after 7 months of inactivity and deleted 5 months later. | Free accounts cannot send mail and are blocked after 3 months of inactivity |
| Founded | 1999 | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Belgium | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Mailfence
Requires email
Both
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosedNo phone needed
Only Onion Mail
No email neededTor onion serviceAccepts Monero
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Mailfence or Onion Mail safer?
They have the same Safety grade, 6.5 out of 10.
Does Mailfence or Onion Mail require KYC?
Mailfence is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Onion Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Mailfence has 0 and Onion Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.