# Tuta review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Tuta is an email provider operating since 2011. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.5/10 for privacy (fair) and 7.3/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Tuta review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/tuta

## Key facts
- **Category:** Email
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.5/10, Safety 7.3/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Jurisdiction:** Germany
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://tuta.com

## What it is
Tuta, formerly Tutanota, is an encrypted email and calendar service based in Germany whose client applications are open source. It offers a free tier and paid plans, and registration does not require a phone number or an existing email address. The support pages note that some new accounts are disabled automatically by spam detection or for terms-of-service violations, which can affect sign-ups from Tor or VPN addresses. No direct cryptocurrency or cash payment option was found on the pricing and support pages read for this review, so paid plans appear to rely on conventional payment methods.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity documents, phone number or existing email are requested at sign-up; anonymous payment options were not found.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Open source: yes; 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 Tuta require KYC?
Tuta is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity documents, phone number or existing email are requested at sign-up; anonymous payment options were not found.

### Is Tuta safe to use?
Tuta has a Safety grade of 7.3 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.5 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Tuta legit?
Tuta is a working email provider that has operated since 2011. It publishes the company that runs it, in Germany. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 7.3 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Tuta 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 Tuta.

### Do I need an account or email to use Tuta?
No account needed.

### Does Tuta have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Tuta's own pages.

### Can I use Tuta over Tor?
Tuta does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://tuta.com/support
- https://tuta.com/pricing
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology