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ZanonMail compared.
| ZanonMail | Proton Mail | Tuta | SimpleLogin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Mailbox | Mailbox | Mailbox | Alias / forwarding service |
| Real name required at standard signup | No | No | No | Uses an existing mailbox address |
| Phone required | No | Not required by default | No | No |
| Personal recovery email required | No — one-time recovery key | Optional recovery email or phone | Optional | Depends on the destination mailbox |
| Independent addresses on one account | 3 / 10 / 30 on Free, Premium, Black | Plan dependent — Free includes 1 address | Plan dependent — extras on paid plans | Aliases, not separate mailboxes |
| Aliases | Independent addresses plus plus-addressing | Hide-my-email aliases are plan dependent | Extra addresses on paid plans | Core product |
| Custom domains | Add-on; additional domains after the first | Plan dependent | Plan dependent | Supported via DNS on paid plans |
| App passwords / external clients | App passwords, IMAPS, SMTPS | Paid + Proton Mail Bridge | Own apps only | Uses the destination mailbox’s clients |
| Open standards for first-party mail | JMAP in the web client; IMAPS/SMTPS for apps | Bridge for standard clients | Proprietary client protocols | Not a mailbox |
| Remote image protection | Blocked by default | Tracker / remote-content controls | Remote content controls | Depends on the destination mailbox |
| Advertising model | No ads | No ads — subscription-funded | No ads | No ads |
| Pricing | Free; Premium $4.99/mo or $53.89/year; Black $8.99/mo or $97.09/year | Plan dependent — see proton.me | Plan dependent — see tuta.com | Plan dependent — see simplelogin.io |
| Anonymous signup philosophy | Designed around no real-world identity | Privacy-first; verification can still ask for email | No phone; own apps | Built to sit in front of an existing inbox |
Where a competitor’s answer depends on plan or setup, this table says so instead of forcing a tick or a cross. Prices and plan limits change — check the official pages below.
Why ZanonMail exists
An email account should not require your real-world identity.
ZanonMail is designed around a simple idea: an email account should not require your real-world identity. Standard signup does not ask for a name, phone number, or personal recovery email. Recovery is a one-time key. Extra addresses are independent identities, not forwarding aliases sitting in front of Gmail.
That is a product choice, not a claim that other services are dishonest. Proton and Tuta are serious privacy mailboxes. SimpleLogin is a serious alias service. They optimize for different constraints. We optimize for anonymous signup and independent addresses.
Official sources used for this page:
- Proton — create an account without a phone number
- Proton plans
- Proton IMAP / Bridge
- Tuta security
- Tuta pricing
- SimpleLogin
Also see Privacy, Security, Journal, and mail clients.