Mailum vs Onion Mail
It is a trade-off. Onion Mail has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 5.4), while Mailum has the higher Privacy grade (7.8 against 7.4).
Mailum
Encrypted webmail with no phone or ID at signup; formerly branded CyberFear
Privacy
7.8/ 10
Strong
Safety
5.4/ 10
Caution
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
| Mailum | Onion Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | Yes | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, XMR | XMR, BTC, ETH |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero, Card |
| Fees | Free plan with 0.05 GB; paid plans from $2/month | Free plan (receive only, 50 MB); paid plans from $4/month |
| Limits | Free plan limited to 2 sent emails per hour | Free accounts cannot send mail and are blocked after 3 months of inactivity |
| Founded | Not published | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Mailum
Open sourceNo-logs policyAnonymous operator
Both
No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts Monero
Only Onion Mail
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Mailum or Onion Mail safer?
Onion Mail has the higher Safety grade: Mailum 5.4, Onion Mail 6.5, out of 10.
Does Mailum or Onion Mail require KYC?
Mailum is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Onion Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Mailum has 0 and Onion Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.