Purelymail vs DuckDuckGo Email Protection
On privacy it's Purelymail. On price it's a tie. On features it's Purelymail. Here's everything side by side, last checked 25 October 2026.
Purelymail or DuckDuckGo Email Protection: which should you choose?
- Purelymail is the better pick if you want a provider with no advertising business behind it; email at your own domain name; and freedom to use the mail app you already like.
- DuckDuckGo Email Protection is the better pick if you want a mailbox that costs nothing and a free plan to start on.
| Feature | Purelymail | DuckDuckGo Email Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Privacy | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Price | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Features | 3.5 | Not rated |
| Cheapest plan | Simple $10 a year, any number of users and domains | Free Free |
| Free plan | No | Yes, unlimited @duck.com aliases |
| Storage | Not confirmed | Forwards only |
| Your own domain | ✓ Unlimited | No |
| End-to-end encryption | No | No |
| Company based in | United States | United States |
| Your data is kept in | United States | United States |
| Founded | Unknown | 2021 |
| Free trial | Free trial with a small amount of credit (about a month of light use) | Free |
| Funded by advertising | No | Yes, or its parent company is |
| Works in any mail app | ✓ IMAP and SMTP | No, its own apps only |
| Calendar and contacts | No | No |
| Aliases | Yes | Unlimited aliases |
| Open-source apps | No | No |
| Sign up without ID | No | No |
| White label | Unknown | No |
| Reader offer | None | None |
| Last checked | 25 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
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Where they differ
- Cheapest plans: Purelymail Simple, $10 a year, any number of users and domains. DuckDuckGo Email Protection Free, Free.
- For free, Purelymail gives you no free plan, and DuckDuckGo Email Protection a free plan (unlimited @duck.com aliases).
- Purelymail comes with storage not confirmed and DuckDuckGo Email Protection with no storage, as it forwards mail on.
- Purelymail lets you bring your own domain name; DuckDuckGo Email Protection doesn't.
- Purelymail works in any mail app over IMAP, and DuckDuckGo Email Protection only works in its own apps.
- Only DuckDuckGo Email Protection is part of an advertising business.
- For extra addresses, Purelymail has yes and DuckDuckGo Email Protection has unlimited aliases.
Purelymail and DuckDuckGo Email Protection: your questions
Which is more private, Purelymail or DuckDuckGo Email Protection?
Purelymail scores 0.5 out of 5 for privacy and DuckDuckGo Email Protection 0. Purelymail gives you a provider with no advertising business behind it.
Which is cheaper, Purelymail or DuckDuckGo Email Protection?
DuckDuckGo Email Protection costs nothing to start (Free). Purelymail's cheapest plan, Simple, is $10 a year, any number of users and domains.
Do Purelymail and DuckDuckGo Email Protection work with my own domain?
Only Purelymail does (Unlimited). With DuckDuckGo Email Protection your address stays on its own domain.
Where do Purelymail and DuckDuckGo Email Protection keep my email?
Both keep it in the United States.
Do Purelymail and DuckDuckGo Email Protection work in other mail apps?
Purelymail works in any mail app over IMAP. DuckDuckGo Email Protection only works in its own apps.
Price changes and news
No price changes for either since 25 October 2026. I check regularly and add any change here with its date.
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