monocles vs Onion Mail
Onion Mail has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.5 against 5.0, and Privacy 7.4 against 5.8.
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 →
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
| monocles | 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 | Not published | XMR, BTC, ETH |
| Pay with | Card | Crypto, Monero, Card |
| Fees | Full account €30 per 6 months; starter account €12 per 6 months | Free plan (receive only, 50 MB); paid plans from $4/month |
| Limits | Unpaid registrations are deleted after 7 days | Free accounts cannot send mail and are blocked after 3 months of inactivity |
| Founded | Not published | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only monocles
Requires email
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Onion Mail
No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts Monero5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is monocles or Onion Mail safer?
Onion Mail has the higher Safety grade: monocles 5.0, Onion Mail 6.5, out of 10.
Does monocles or Onion Mail require KYC?
monocles is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Onion Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
monocles has 0 and Onion Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.