monocles vs Proton Mail
Proton Mail has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.0, and Privacy 7.2 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 →
Proton Mail
Swiss end-to-end encrypted email with a free tier; paid plans payable in Bitcoin or cash
Privacy
7.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| monocles | Proton Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email optional |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | Not published | BTC |
| Pay with | Card | Crypto, Cash, Card, PayPal, Bank transfer |
| Fees | Full account €30 per 6 months; starter account €12 per 6 months | Not published |
| Limits | Unpaid registrations are deleted after 7 days | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Switzerland |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only monocles
Requires email
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Proton Mail
Tor onion serviceAccepts cashOpen source5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is monocles or Proton Mail safer?
Proton Mail has the higher Safety grade: monocles 5.0, Proton Mail 7.3, out of 10.
Does monocles or Proton Mail require KYC?
monocles is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Proton Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
monocles has 0 and Proton Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.