NeroMail vs Riseup Mail
It is a trade-off. Riseup Mail has the higher Safety grade (6.0 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 →
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
| NeroMail | Riseup Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | XMR | Not published |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Not published |
| Fees | Free for 5 minutes; 10 cents in XMR for 60 minutes | Free; donation-funded |
| Limits | Receive-only; an address lasts at most 60 minutes | Invite code required; 1 GB of mail storage |
| Founded | Not published | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only NeroMail
No registrationAccepts MoneroAnonymous operator
Both
No email neededNo phone needed
Only Riseup Mail
Tor onion serviceNo-logs policy5+ years operating
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is NeroMail or Riseup Mail safer?
Riseup Mail has the higher Safety grade: NeroMail 4.6, Riseup Mail 6.0, out of 10.
Does NeroMail or Riseup Mail require KYC?
NeroMail is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Riseup Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
NeroMail has 0 and Riseup Mail has 0 documented incidents in the registry.