Onion Mail vs Tuta
It is a trade-off. Tuta has the higher Safety grade (7.3 against 6.5), while Onion Mail has the higher Privacy grade (7.4 against 6.5).
Onion Mail
Email with an official onion address, PGP storage encryption and anonymous signup
Privacy
7.4/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
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
| Onion Mail | Tuta | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | XMR, BTC, ETH | Not published |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Card | Card, PayPal |
| Fees | Free plan (receive only, 50 MB); paid plans from $4/month | Not published |
| Limits | Free accounts cannot send mail and are blocked after 3 months of inactivity | Not published |
| Founded | 2017 | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Onion Mail
No email neededTor onion serviceAccepts Monero
Both
No phone needed5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Only Tuta
Open source
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Onion Mail or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: Onion Mail 6.5, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does Onion Mail or Tuta require KYC?
Onion Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Onion Mail has 0 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.