anon.li vs DuckDuckGo Email Protection

anon.li combines private email aliases, encrypted file sharing, and confidential forms in one account. Aliases forward messages to verified inboxes, allow replies without revealing a real address, and remove known tracking pixels and tracking parameters from forwarded HTML email. Drop encrypts files in the browser with AES-256-GCM and supports transfers up to 250GB; recipients can decrypt them in a browser without an account. Form supports confidential intake such as whistleblowing, patient intake, and legal contact. Each form uses its own P-256 keypair, and submitters' browsers encrypt answers with AES-256-GCM. The service has a REST API, CLI, MCP server, and browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome. Optional TOTP two-factor authentication includes backup codes. The maker says alias mail is forwarded rather than stored in a hosted mailbox, while Drop and Form content is stored as ciphertext. The free plan includes 10 aliases, one custom alias, one recipient, 5GB bandwidth, a 5GB maximum file size, three-day file expiry, three forms, and 50 submissions per month. Paid plans start at $2.49/mo; no free trial is offered.

DuckDuckGo Email Protection is a free forwarding service that removes multiple types of hidden email trackers while working with an existing email account. Users select a personal @duck.com address, and messages sent there are checked against DuckDuckGo’s block list before forwarding to a regular inbox. The service can also create distinct private Duck Addresses that can be turned off individually if they attract spam or other unwanted mail. DuckDuckGo browsers and extensions can recognize email fields and fill in either the personal or a generated private address. Forwarded messages can arrive in accounts such as Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail or Proton, but Email Protection does not include a separate inbox. DuckDuckGo says it forwards messages without retaining the emails or their headers on its systems. Replies use the Duck Address, though the service cannot guarantee that message text will not expose the forwarding address or other identifiers. It is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web and browser extensions.