monocles vs StartMail
StartMail has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.5 against 5.0, and Privacy 6.2 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 →
StartMail
Paid private email from the Startpage founders; annual plans payable in Bitcoin
Privacy
6.2/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| monocles | StartMail | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC |
| Pay with | Card | Crypto, Card |
| Fees | Full account €30 per 6 months; starter account €12 per 6 months | $4.99/month billed annually when checked |
| Limits | Unpaid registrations are deleted after 7 days | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Netherlands |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only monocles
Requires email
Both
Nothing distinct
Only StartMail
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is monocles or StartMail safer?
StartMail has the higher Safety grade: monocles 5.0, StartMail 6.5, out of 10.
Does monocles or StartMail require KYC?
monocles is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). StartMail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
monocles has 0 and StartMail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.