monocles vs Riseup Mail
Riseup Mail has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.0 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 →
Riseup Mail
Donation-funded activist email collective; accounts by invite code
Privacy
7.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.0/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| monocles | Riseup 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 |
| Pay with | Card | Not published |
| Fees | Full account €30 per 6 months; starter account €12 per 6 months | Free; donation-funded |
| Limits | Unpaid registrations are deleted after 7 days | Invite code required; 1 GB of mail storage |
| Founded | Not published | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only monocles
Requires email
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Riseup Mail
No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceNo-logs policy5+ years operating
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is monocles or Riseup Mail safer?
Riseup Mail has the higher Safety grade: monocles 5.0, Riseup Mail 6.0, out of 10.
Does monocles or Riseup Mail require KYC?
monocles is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Riseup Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
monocles has 0 and Riseup Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.