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NeroMail vs Proton Mail

It is a trade-off. Proton Mail has the higher Safety grade (7.3 against 4.6), while NeroMail has the higher Privacy grade (8.4 against 7.2).

NeroMail

Disposable receive-only email address, extendable to 60 minutes for Monero

Privacy

8.4/ 10

Strong

Safety

4.6/ 10

Caution

ID never required KYC 0 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

NeroMailProton Mail
Category Email Email
KYC policy ID never required No ID mentioned
Custody N/A N/A
Sign-up No account needed Email optional
Open source No Yes
Tor onion address No Yes
Coins XMR BTC
Pay with Crypto, Monero Crypto, Cash, Card, PayPal, Bank transfer
Fees Free for 5 minutes; 10 cents in XMR for 60 minutes Not published
Limits Receive-only; an address lasts at most 60 minutes Not published
Founded Not published 2014
Jurisdiction Not published Switzerland
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only NeroMail

No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroAnonymous operator

Both

Nothing distinct

Only Proton Mail

Tor onion serviceAccepts cashOpen source5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed

Where they sit among email

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Proton Mail Privacy 7.2 · Safety 7.3 Tuta Privacy 6.5 · Safety 7.3 Posteo Privacy 7.8 · Safety 6.5 Onion Mail Privacy 7.4 · Safety 6.5 mailbox Privacy 7.0 · Safety 6.5 StartMail Privacy 6.2 · Safety 6.5 Mailfence Privacy 5.9 · Safety 6.5 Riseup Mail Privacy 7.2 · Safety 6.0 Disroot Privacy 6.7 · Safety 6.0 LNemail Privacy 8.5 · Safety 5.7 Mailum Privacy 7.8 · Safety 5.4 monocles Privacy 5.8 · Safety 5.0 cock.li Privacy 7.0 · Safety 4.8 NeroMail Privacy 8.4 · Safety 4.6 ghostBox Privacy 6.9 · Safety 4.6
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Questions

Is NeroMail or Proton Mail safer?

Proton Mail has the higher Safety grade: NeroMail 4.6, Proton Mail 7.3, out of 10.

Does NeroMail or Proton Mail require KYC?

NeroMail is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Proton Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

NeroMail has 0 and Proton Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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