Hey all, sorry if this was posted before, but lemmy search is hot dogshit at the moment, so I cannot really find anything relating to this topic.

Recently, I have been upgrading my email privacy bit by bit, and am in need of an email aliasing service / forwarding service. I have been looking online for a couple options and I’m currently down to 3 :

  • Anonaddy
  • Simplelogin
  • Firefox Relay

Now, the main things I wish to know about each are, in your opinion, their pros and cons for a person with a pretty moderate-high threat model. Currently, these are the pros and cons that I have found :

  • Anonaddy (Lite Plan)
    • Pros
      • Cheap at $1/m (billed yearly)
      • Can use Custom Domains (catchall, wildcard, etc)
      • Stores failed deliveries (could be important if my mailbox is full or something)
      • Open-source
    • Cons
      • Only 50 aliases using shared domains (custom subdomain are easily identifiable)
      • Owned by 1 or 2 guys, so not guaranteed to last as long as a company would per se. Doesn’t matter much if I use a custom domain.
  • Simplelogin
    • Pros
      • Unlimited aliases using shared domains
      • Can use Custom Domains
      • Owned by Proton (this is a pro in the sense of a guarantee that it will last a good bit of time)
      • Open Source
    • Cons
      • Pricier at $2.5/m (billed yearly)
      • I do not use proton, so compatibility could be a downside.
  • Firefox Relay
    • Pros
      • Cheap at $1/m (billed yearly)
      • Unlimited aliases using shared domain
      • Owned by Mozilla (more than likely will last longer than Proton)
    • Cons
      • They use Amazon SES/AWS, though they have contract to protect customer information
      • No Custom Domains

I am currently leaning towards either Relay or Anonaddy because of their 2.5x cheaper price (which does add up $12/y vs $30/y), but am very curious as to which you prefer and why. I will not be using these services for anything important (bank, govt, insurance, etc) as those go through a custom domain strictly for those. Junk, random accounts which aren’t important, newsletters, … will go through the aliasing service.

Thank you in advance, if something wasn’t clear let me know.

  • slowbyrne@beehaw.org
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using Firefox Relay for about a year and its been great. I might switch over to Simplelogin since I already pay for a premium sub with proton and its now included.

    One small thing that simplelogin might do better than others is sending from an alias. Replying is fine from Firefox Relay but if I wanted to start a new email using an alias, I think simplelogin is capable but Relay isnt able to.

    • Perkele@lemmy.whynotdrs.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      Replying on Simplelogin is a hit or miss in my experience. Sometimes it just doesn’t work and my email never reach the reciever. It’s also kind of slow as there is a (sometimes long) delay before I get my mails. It’s good enough for subscriptions and shopping online, but hopeless in two way communications. Waiting for confirmation emails is a pita because of the delay of the service. I’m curious if anonaddy is faster than Simplelogin?