monocles vs Tuta
Tuta has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.0, and Privacy 6.5 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 →
Tuta
German encrypted email and calendar with open-source clients and a free tier
Privacy
6.5/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| monocles | Tuta | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Pay with | Card | Card, PayPal |
| 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 | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only monocles
Requires email
Both
Nothing distinct
Only Tuta
No phone neededOpen source5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is monocles or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: monocles 5.0, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does monocles or Tuta require KYC?
monocles is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
monocles has 0 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.