# Onion Mail review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > Onion Mail is an email provider operating since 2017. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 7.4/10 for privacy (strong) and 6.5/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "Onion Mail review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/onionmail ## Key facts - **Category:** Email - **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned - **Grades:** Privacy 7.4/10, Safety 6.5/10 - **Sign-up:** No account needed - **Fees:** Free plan (receive only, 50 MB); paid plans from $4/month - **Limits:** Free accounts cannot send mail and are blocked after 3 months of inactivity - **Jurisdiction:** United States - **Onion address:** Yes - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://onionmail.org ## What it is Onion Mail is an email service run by Onion Search Engine LLC, with a web interface on the clearnet and at an official onion address. The FAQ says registration is anonymous, with no personal data, recovery email or phone number, and that stored mail is encrypted server-side with the PGP public key a user uploads. The free plan has 50 MB and can only receive mail; paid plans from $4/month add outbound sending and are payable by card through Stripe or with Monero, Bitcoin or Ethereum. The FAQ says IP addresses are logged for clearnet visits but are not present when the onion address is used, and the privacy policy allows disclosure to law enforcement where legally required. Free accounts are blocked after three months of inactivity. ## What the terms say about ID FAQ: registration is anonymous and no private information is requested; the privacy policy contains no identity-document clause. ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes - **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated - **Access:** Tor onion address: yes; Works without JavaScript: not stated - **Trust:** Open source: not stated; No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: yes; 5+ years operating: yes - **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 ## Questions ### Does Onion Mail require KYC? Onion Mail is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. FAQ: registration is anonymous and no private information is requested; the privacy policy contains no identity-document clause. ### Is Onion Mail safe to use? Onion Mail has a Safety grade of 6.5 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 7.4 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is Onion Mail legit? Onion Mail is a working email provider that has operated since 2017. It publishes the company that runs it, in United States. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.5 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents. ### Is Onion Mail 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 Onion Mail. ### Do I need an account or email to use Onion Mail? No account needed. ### What fees does Onion Mail charge? Free plan (receive only, 50 MB); paid plans from $4/month. Fees were recorded from Onion Mail's own pages and can change; check before you send. ### What are Onion Mail's limits? Free accounts cannot send mail and are blocked after 3 months of inactivity. ### Does Onion Mail have a Tor onion address? Yes. Onion Mail publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser. ### Which cryptocurrencies does Onion Mail support? Onion Mail supports XMR, BTC, ETH. ### Can I use Onion Mail over Tor? Yes. Onion Mail publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. ## Sources - https://onionmail.org/ - https://onionmail.org/faq - https://onionmail.org/privacy - https://onionmail.org/about How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology