monocles vs Posteo
Posteo has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.5 against 5.0, and Privacy 7.8 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 →
Posteo
Berlin email provider at €1/month that separates payments from accounts; takes cash
Privacy
7.8/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| monocles | Posteo | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Pay with | Card | Cash, Bank transfer, Card, PayPal |
| Fees | Full account €30 per 6 months; starter account €12 per 6 months | €1 per month |
| Limits | Unpaid registrations are deleted after 7 days | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only monocles
Requires email
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Posteo
No email neededNo phone neededAccepts cash5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is monocles or Posteo safer?
Posteo has the higher Safety grade: monocles 5.0, Posteo 6.5, out of 10.
Does monocles or Posteo require KYC?
monocles is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Posteo is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
monocles has 0 and Posteo has 0 documented incidents in the registry.