Swiss end-to-end encrypted email with a free tier; paid plans payable in Bitcoin or cash
Privacy 7.2
Safety 7.3
Email Since 2015 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Disroot review
Volunteer-run platform offering free email and collaboration tools, funded by donations
- Tor onion address
- No email needed
- 5+ years operating
- No phone number
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
6.7/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.0/ 10
Fair
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Disroot review in short
Disroot is an email provider operating since 2015. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.7/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.0/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no email needed, no phone number and tor onion address. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- KYC level
- 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- Grades
- Privacy 6.7/10, Safety 6.0/10
- Sign-up
- Email optional
- Fees
- Free with 1 GB storage; paid extra storage
- Jurisdiction
- Netherlands
- Onion address
- Yes
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "Disroot review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/disroot
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What Disroot is
Disroot is a volunteer-run, donation-funded platform that provides free email accounts with 1 GB of storage alongside cloud storage, chat, pads and other collaboration tools built on free software. Mailboxes work with standard desktop and mobile clients as well as webmail, extra storage can be bought, and supporters can request use of a custom domain. The site publishes an onion address. Account requests are reviewed by the volunteers rather than created instantly, which reduces abuse but means sign-up is not immediate. The project describes itself as independent of advertising and tracking.
What Disroot offers, and what to watch
4 of 14 privacy and safety features, 0 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required Not stated
- No account needed Not stated
- No email needed Yes An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone number Yes A phone number is never required.
Payment
- Accepts Monero Not stated
- Accepts Lightning Not stated
- Accepts cash Not stated
Access
- Tor onion address Yes An official .onion address, reachable only through Tor.
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Open source Not stated
- No-logs policy Not stated
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Not stated
- 5+ years operating Yes Has operated continuously for five years or more.
Warnings
- May ask for ID Not in terms
- Email required Not in terms
- Phone number required Not in terms
- Closed source Not in terms
- Nobody accountable Not in terms
Does Disroot require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 1: No ID mentioned. No identity requirement appears anywhere in the terms or documentation.
No identity documents are requested; account requests are reviewed manually by the volunteer team.
How the grades add up
Both grades start at 50 points and move by fixed, published amounts. Nothing is adjusted by hand. The total is divided by ten.
Privacy
6.7- Starting points 50
- KYC level 1: No ID mentioned +12
- Tor onion service +4
- No phone needed +1
- Total, clamped to 0–100 67
Safety
6.0- Starting points 50
- 5+ years operating +10
- Total, clamped to 0–100 60
Test ledger
Real transactions run by our editors. A badge without a ledger is an assertion; this is the proof.
No test transactions published yet
The grades above rest on Disroot’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.
Incidents on record
No incidents are on record for Disroot. If you have a documented case, report it.
User reviews
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Disroot: common questions
Does Disroot require KYC?
Disroot is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity documents are requested; account requests are reviewed manually by the volunteer team.
Is Disroot safe to use?
Disroot has a Safety grade of 6.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.7 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Disroot legit?
Disroot is a working email provider that has operated since 2015. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Disroot a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for Disroot.
Do I need an account or email to use Disroot?
Email optional.
What fees does Disroot charge?
Free with 1 GB storage; paid extra storage. Fees were recorded from Disroot's own pages and can change; check before you send.
Does Disroot have a Tor onion address?
Yes. Disroot publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.
Can I use Disroot over Tor?
Yes. Disroot publishes an official onion address, shown on this page.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.