Alias Email vs MailPal

Alias Email creates alternative email addresses that forward messages to a primary inbox, helping users keep their main address private and organize incoming mail. Aliases can use personal or business domains, send anonymous email, and forward to multiple recipients. The browser extension can generate an alias from an email field, including in website forms, popups, modals, and online chats; it is listed for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, and Tor. Alias Email says it removes trackers from forwarded messages and allows a PGP public key to encrypt messages before forwarding, while the user keeps the private key. Forwarded mail is not stored except during service outages, when it may be held temporarily for up to three days. The service says it uses TLS, SPF, and DKIM, is GDPR compliant, and does not sell or disclose user data. Its free plan includes 10 aliases and one custom domain. Premium costs $39.96 a year, equivalent to $3.33/month billed annually, and includes unlimited aliases and two custom domains. There are no mobile apps.

MailPal creates unique email aliases for sign-ups and forwards their messages to a real inbox. Aliases can be disabled manually or set to stop after an expiry date or a maximum number of forwards. Wildcard mode can create aliases automatically for new incoming addresses. One dashboard manages multiple domains, each with its own settings and default forwarding address; alias activity includes forwarded and blocked counts and a log. Notes, color tags, full-text search, and bulk actions help organize aliases. The app provides a REST API for alias, domain, tag, and destination operations, and its code is linked from a public GitHub repository. MailPal deploys its dashboard and email worker to Cloudflare using Pages, Workers, KV, and Email Routing. Setup requires a Cloudflare account, a domain added to Cloudflare, and Node.js 18+ or Bun with Wrangler CLI. The maker says email content is not stored, third parties do not access aliases or traffic, and the service uses no analytics or tracking. It is free forever with no monthly fees, running on the Cloudflare account’s free tier.