DuckDuckGo Email Protection vs BT Email
In short: BT Email wins on privacy, DuckDuckGo Email Protection wins on price, and BT Email wins on features. The full comparison is below, last checked 25 October 2026.
Should you pick DuckDuckGo Email Protection or BT Email?
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection is the better pick if you want a mailbox that costs nothing.
- BT Email is the better pick if you want a provider with no advertising business behind it and to read your mail in any app, such as Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird.
| Feature | DuckDuckGo Email Protection | BT Email |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Privacy | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Price | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Features | Not rated | 2.5 |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free | Premium email £7.50 a month |
| Free plan | Yes, unlimited @duck.com aliases | Basic email, webmail only |
| Storage | Forwards only | Not confirmed |
| Your own domain | No | No |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | United States | United Kingdom |
| Your data is kept in | United States | Not confirmed |
| Founded | 2021 | Unknown |
| Free trial | Free | Unknown |
| Funded by advertising | Yes, or its parent company is | No |
| Works in any mail app | No, its own apps only | ✓ IMAP and SMTP |
| Calendar and contacts | No | No |
| Aliases | Unlimited aliases | Up to 10 extra addresses |
| Open-source apps | No | No |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 22 October 2026 |
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The key differences
- Cheapest plans: DuckDuckGo Email Protection Free, Free. BT Email Premium email, £7.50 a month.
- For free, DuckDuckGo Email Protection gives you a free plan (unlimited @duck.com aliases), and BT Email Basic email, webmail only.
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection comes with no storage, as it forwards mail on and BT Email with storage not confirmed.
- Your mail is stored in the United States with DuckDuckGo Email Protection, and in Not confirmed with BT Email.
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection is based in the United States and BT Email in the United Kingdom, so different privacy laws apply.
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection only works in its own apps, and BT Email works in any mail app over IMAP.
- Only DuckDuckGo Email Protection is part of an advertising business.
- For extra addresses, DuckDuckGo Email Protection has unlimited aliases and BT Email has up to 10 extra addresses.
Common questions
Which is more private, DuckDuckGo Email Protection or BT Email?
BT Email scores 1.5 out of 5 for privacy and DuckDuckGo Email Protection 0. BT Email gives you a provider with no advertising business behind it.
Which is cheaper, DuckDuckGo Email Protection or BT Email?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection costs nothing to start (Free). BT Email's cheapest plan, Premium email, is £7.50 a month. BT Email has a free plan too: Basic email, webmail only.
Do DuckDuckGo Email Protection and BT Email work with my own domain?
No, neither lets you use your own domain, so your address stays on theirs.
Where do DuckDuckGo Email Protection and BT Email keep my email?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection keeps it in the United States. BT Email keeps it in Not confirmed.
Do DuckDuckGo Email Protection and BT Email work in other mail apps?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection only works in its own apps. BT Email works in any mail app over IMAP.
Price changes and news
No price changes for either since 22 October 2026. I check regularly and add any change here with its date.
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