AliasVault vs Shroud.email

AliasVault is a password manager that combines password storage with email aliases and a built-in two-factor authenticator. Its Free plan lists all product features, password management, aliases, offline mode, and device synchronization, but no price is listed. Passwordless account login and passkey support are available. AliasVault can be used on the web, iOS, and Android, through extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, or in a self-hosted setup. The maker lists the Netherlands as its headquarters and 2024 as its founding year. The product does not offer secure sharing or business admin controls. A Premium plan lists higher alias and email-storage limits and VIP alias domains; a Family plan lists Premium benefits for households and up to six accounts. Both are marked as coming soon, and neither has a listed price. That makes the current listed offering focused on individual password management and alias use rather than shared or business administration.

Shroud.email creates email aliases that forward incoming messages to your real inbox, keeping the real address private. It removes tracking pixels from forwarded mail and proxies email images through its servers. You can delete or disable aliases and block individual senders, and the service says it works with all email providers, including Gmail and Proton Mail. Paid users can attach custom domains, configure catch-all aliases, and recreate those addresses elsewhere if they leave. The API manages aliases and discovers custom domains with bearer-token authorization. The project is open source under AGPL v3 and includes a Docker Compose deployment for self-hosting. Self-hosting requires a public server with ports 25, 80, and 443 open, plus keys for S3-compatible storage. Detected spam remains viewable in the web portal for seven days. The hosted service is EU-hosted on renewable energy. The Free plan costs nothing and includes five aliases and tracker blocking; the paid plan has no listed price and renews annually.