Riseup Mail vs Runbox
It is a trade-off. Runbox has the higher Safety grade (6.5 against 6.0), while Riseup Mail has the higher Privacy grade (7.2 against 6.2).
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 →
Runbox
Long-running Norwegian email host that takes crypto and even cash by mail
Privacy
6.2/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Riseup Mail | Runbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | Not published | BTC, BCH, ADA, ETH, LTC, XLM, USDC |
| Pay with | Not published | Card, PayPal, Bank transfer, Crypto, Cash |
| Fees | Free; donation-funded | Paid plans after a 30-day trial |
| Limits | Invite code required; 1 GB of mail storage | Email delivery logs kept 10 days, webmail logs one month |
| Founded | 1999 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Norway |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Riseup Mail
No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceNo-logs policy
Both
5+ years operating
Only Runbox
Accepts cashLegal entity disclosedRequires email
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Riseup Mail or Runbox safer?
Runbox has the higher Safety grade: Riseup Mail 6.0, Runbox 6.5, out of 10.
Does Riseup Mail or Runbox require KYC?
Riseup Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Runbox is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Riseup Mail has 0 and Runbox has 0 documented incidents in the registry.