Riseup Mail vs Tuta
It is a trade-off. Tuta has the higher Safety grade (7.3 against 6.0), while Riseup Mail has the higher Privacy grade (7.2 against 6.5).
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 →
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
| Riseup 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 |
| Pay with | Not published | Card, PayPal |
| Fees | Free; donation-funded | Not published |
| Limits | Invite code required; 1 GB of mail storage | Not published |
| Founded | 1999 | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Riseup Mail
No email neededTor onion serviceNo-logs policy
Both
No phone needed5+ years operating
Only Tuta
Open sourceLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Riseup Mail or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: Riseup Mail 6.0, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does Riseup Mail or Tuta require KYC?
Riseup Mail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Riseup Mail has 0 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.