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Private email alias services

7 apps, each with a privacy passport

An alias service hands out a separate address for every sign-up and forwards the mail to your real inbox. If one starts getting spam or leaks in a breach, you switch it off. The options differ in how many aliases are free, whether you can reply from them, and whether you can use your own domain.

If you only try two

Privacy passport
SimpleLogin
Email aliases
Our pick
No tracking
Yes
Open source
Yes
Only you can read it
Nothing stored
No account
Needed
Free
Free plan
3 of 4 checks
- Android
- iPhone
- Web
Easy aliases with browser and phone apps
Privacy passport
addy.io
Email aliases
Our pick
No tracking
Yes
Open source
Yes
Only you can read it
Nothing stored
No account
Needed
Free
Free plan
3 of 4 checks
- Android
- Web
Unlimited aliases free, cheap paid plan

All 7 email alias services

Passes

Works on

7 of 7 apps

SimpleLoginPick

Service7.1k

Gives every website its own forwarding address, so you can reply from it and switch it off if it gets spam.

No tracking
Open source
Account needed
Free plan

Android
iPhone
Web

addy.ioPick

Service4.9k

Open-source alias service (formerly AnonAddy) with unlimited aliases on your own subdomain, even on the free plan.

No tracking
Open source
Account needed
Free plan

Android
Web

AliasVault

Service3.3k

Open-source password manager with its own email alias server, so each account gets a unique login and address.

No tracking
Open source
End-to-end encrypted
Account needed
Free

Android
iPhone
Web

Fastmail

Service

Fast, ad-free email with calendar and masked addresses; paid for by subscriptions rather than ads.

Tracking not stated
Closed source
Provider can read it
Account needed
$5/month billed yearly

Android
iPhone
Web

Forward Email

Service1.7k

Open-source forwarding and mailbox service for your own domain; free forwarding, paid plans for sending.

Tracking not stated
Open source
Encryption not stated
Account needed
Free plan

Web

Firefox Relay

Service1.8k

Mozilla's alias service: five free addresses that forward to your inbox and strip email trackers.

Minimal tracking
Open source
Account needed
Free plan

Web

DuckDuckGo Email Protection

Service

Free @duck.com addresses that forward to your inbox and remove trackers from the emails along the way.

No tracking
Closed source
Account needed
Free

Android
iPhone
Web

What to check in email alias services

1 How many aliases the free plan gives, and whether you can reply from them
2 Whether the service stores your mail or only passes it along
3 Whether you can bring your own domain, so you can switch providers later

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