Identity · October 2026
Email alias services
An email alias is a second address that forwards to your real inbox. You give the alias to a shop, a newsletter or a sign-up form; mail arrives as normal, and the sender never learns your real address. If an alias starts receiving spam or appears in a breach, you switch it off and nothing else is affected.
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Email Aliases, ranked by Safety grade
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| # | Service | KYC | Privacy | Safety | Evidence | Accepts | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  SimpleLogin Accepts Monero Open source Open-source email alias service owned by Proton; self-hostable, crypto via reseller | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | Docs reviewed | BTCXMR | |
| 02 |  Forward Email Open source Open-source email forwarding and hosting that processes forwarded mail in memory | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 03 |  addy.io Open source Open-source email forwarding with on-the-fly aliases; yearly plans payable in crypto | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 04 |  Firefox Relay Open source Mozilla's email-masking service; requires an account with a verified email | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 05 |  DuckDuckGo Email Protection Free forwarding service that strips email trackers and generates private addresses | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | Docs reviewed |
Criteria
What we check for every email alias service
- Whether the forwarding code is open source and self-hostable
- What the provider can read, and its logging policy
- Sign-up data and payment options
- Who operates the service
Questions
Email Aliases: common questions
What is an email alias?
A forwarding address that delivers to your real inbox while keeping the real address hidden from the sender. You can create one per website and disable any of them at any time.
Is an email alias anonymous?
It hides your real address from senders. The alias provider still knows where mail is forwarded, so its sign-up requirements and logging policy decide how private it is overall.
Can I reply from an alias?
Most alias services support replying, so the recipient sees the alias and not your real address. Check the listing for the plan that includes it.
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