DuckDuckGo Email Protection vs Stalwart
Stalwart wins on privacy, DuckDuckGo Email Protection wins on price and they tie on features. Every fact below was checked on or before 25 October 2026.
DuckDuckGo Email Protection or Stalwart: which should you choose?
- Stalwart is the better pick if you want email from a company that doesn't make money from adverts; to use your own domain, like you@yourname.co.uk; and to read your mail in any app, such as Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird.
| Feature | DuckDuckGo Email Protection | Stalwart |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.0 | Not rated |
| Privacy | 0.0 | Not rated |
| Price | 5.0 | Not rated |
| Features | Not rated | Not rated |
| Cheapest plan | Free Free | Community Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year) |
| Free plan | Yes, unlimited @duck.com aliases | Yes, open source |
| Storage | Forwards only | Not confirmed |
| Your own domain | No | ✓ Yes |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | United States | United Kingdom |
| Your data is kept in | United States | Your own server |
| Founded | 2021 | 2019 |
| Free trial | Free | Free to download |
| 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 | ✓ Yes |
| Aliases | Unlimited aliases | Yes |
| Open-source apps | No | ✓ Yes |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | No | Unknown |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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Where they differ
- On price: DuckDuckGo Email Protection Free at Free, against Stalwart Community at Free (Enterprise from €2 per mailbox a year).
- For free, DuckDuckGo Email Protection gives you a free plan (unlimited @duck.com aliases), and Stalwart a free plan (open source).
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection comes with no storage, as it forwards mail on and Stalwart with storage not confirmed.
- Data location: United States for DuckDuckGo Email Protection, Your own server for Stalwart.
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection is based in the United States and Stalwart in the United Kingdom, so different privacy laws apply.
- Stalwart lets you bring your own domain name; DuckDuckGo Email Protection doesn't.
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection only works in its own apps, and Stalwart 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 Stalwart has yes.
Questions people ask
Do DuckDuckGo Email Protection and Stalwart work with my own domain?
Only Stalwart does (Yes). With DuckDuckGo Email Protection your address stays on its own domain.
Where do DuckDuckGo Email Protection and Stalwart keep my email?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection keeps it in the United States. Stalwart keeps it in Your own server.
Do DuckDuckGo Email Protection and Stalwart work in other mail apps?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection only works in its own apps. Stalwart works in any mail app over IMAP.
Prices and the latest news
No price changes for either since 25 October 2026. I check regularly and add any change here with its date.
The latest headlines: DuckDuckGo Email Protection news · Stalwart news.
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Switching between them
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