Alternatives roundup
The Best Proton Pass Alternatives in 2026, Honestly Compared
Emcognito, an email-forwarding alias service, is the best Proton Pass alternative if you want aliases to be the product rather than a feature of a password manager: aliases are unlimited on Emcognito's free tier, with 100 forwarded emails per month, free replies, and paid plans from $2/mo - versus Proton Pass, whose free plan includes 10 hide-my-email aliases and unlocks unlimited ones only on a paid Pass plan. To be clear about the trade: if you already pay for Proton Pass or Proton Unlimited, your aliases are effectively already paid for and switching buys you nothing, and if open source or self-hosting is non-negotiable, addy.io - not Emcognito, which is closed source - is the better pick.
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The short list — ranked, with the catches included
Emcognito
Our serviceFull disclosure: Emcognito is our service, and yes, we ranked it first. Every number below is checkable, several of these tools are genuinely better fits for some people - we say which - and the comparison table has the receipts.
Best for making aliases the product rather than a vault feature: unlimited aliases free, 100 forwards a month, free replies, and Plus at $2/mo. The catches: closed source, no custom domains, and the free tier meters forwarded mail.
- Free tier
- Unlimited aliases, 100 forwards/mo
- Paid from
- $2/mo
Best open-source, self-hostable pick, with custom domains on paid plans - the right choice if you came to Proton for openness rather than for the bundle.
- Free tier
- Unlimited standard aliases, 10MB/mo bandwidth
- Paid from
- $1/mo billed yearly
Best pick if you want a dedicated alias service but are happy staying inside Proton's ecosystem, which owns it: unlimited replies and custom domains on Premium.
- Free tier
- 10 aliases, unlimited bandwidth, replies included
- Paid from
- $36/yr, or $4 billed monthly
Best fully-free unlimited option: @duck.com aliases with tracker stripping, but minimal management features.
- Free tier
- Unlimited @duck.com aliases
- Paid from
- Free (no paid email tier)
Why people are leaving Proton Pass
None of these are dealbreakers for everyone. They were for the people who searched this page.
- Proton Pass's free plan includes 10 hide-my-email aliases; unlimited aliases require a paid Pass plan, per Proton's own plan comparison.
- Aliases are a feature of a password manager rather than the product, so adopting Proton Pass for aliases alone means moving your passwords as well.
- Alias administration lives inside a vault UI built around logins first, which makes labeling, suspending and auditing a large alias set secondary.
Proton Pass to Emcognito migration checklist
- Keep Proton Pass as your password manager - this move is about where aliases live, not about your vault.
- Recreate your ten most important aliases first, labeled by account, and confirm each one forwards before switching the account email.
- Move newsletters and shopping accounts before financial accounts.
- Retire the Proton aliases only after password resets and security alerts have been confirmed on the new addresses.
Frequently asked questions
How many aliases does Proton Pass give you for free?
Ten. Proton Pass's free plan lists 10 hide-my-email aliases; the paid Pass plans list unlimited ones.
Do I have to switch password managers to use Emcognito?
No. Emcognito only manages forwarding aliases, so it sits alongside whatever password manager you already use, Proton Pass included.
Is Proton Pass the same as SimpleLogin?
Proton owns both, but they are sold differently: Proton Pass is a password manager with aliases built in, while SimpleLogin is a dedicated alias service whose $36/yr Premium now also includes Proton Pass premium features.
Is there a free Proton Pass alternative with unlimited aliases?
Several. Emcognito's free tier gives unlimited aliases with 100 forwards a month, DuckDuckGo Email Protection gives unlimited @duck.com addresses, and addy.io gives unlimited standard aliases within a 10MB monthly bandwidth limit. Emcognito Plus is $2/mo if you outgrow the free cap, with a 7-day trial and no card required.
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