Alternatives roundup
The Best SimpleLogin Alternatives in 2026, Honestly Compared
Emcognito, an email-forwarding alias service, is the best SimpleLogin alternative if the 10-alias free cap is what is pushing you out: aliases are unlimited on Emcognito's free tier, with 100 forwarded emails per month, free replies, and paid plans from $2/mo - versus SimpleLogin Premium, which is now sold as a $36/yr Proton Pass bundle (earlier $30 standalone subscribers are grandfathered). To be clear about the trade: SimpleLogin's free tier includes unlimited bandwidth and unlimited replies on its 10 aliases, 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 escaping the 10-alias cap: 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 equivalent: unlimited standard aliases free and custom domains on paid plans - the right pick if openness is why you chose SimpleLogin.
- Free tier
- Unlimited standard aliases, 10MB/mo
- Paid from
- $1/mo billed yearly
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)
Best casual big-brand option; replies are Premium-only and time-limited to 3 months after receipt, per Relay's FAQ. Mozilla's own site still says 5 free masks; the 50-mask figure comes from press reports of an unannounced late-May 2026 change, and Mozilla publishes no Premium price.
- Free tier
- 50 masks reported, no replies
- Paid from
- Premium price not published
Why people are leaving SimpleLogin
None of these are dealbreakers for everyone. They were for the people who searched this page.
- Per Proton's current pricing, SimpleLogin Premium is now sold as a Proton Pass bundle at $36/yr - up from the earlier $30 standalone price, which existing subscribers keep.
- SimpleLogin's free tier stops at 10 aliases (though, fairly noted, those come with unlimited bandwidth and unlimited free replies).
- SimpleLogin's consumer blog has been silent since November 2024 even as open-source releases continue, which some users read as the standalone product taking a back seat to Proton Pass.
SimpleLogin to Emcognito migration checklist
- Keep SimpleLogin active during the move - its free tier does not expire.
- Recreate your ten most important aliases first, labeled by account, and confirm each forwards before switching the account email.
- Move newsletters and shopping accounts before financial accounts.
- Retire the SimpleLogin aliases only after password resets and security alerts have been confirmed on the new addresses.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SimpleLogin Premium cost in 2026?
$36/yr, sold as a Proton Pass bundle. It previously cost $30/yr standalone; existing subscribers are grandfathered at that price.
What is the best SimpleLogin alternative for disposable emails?
It depends which kind of disposable address you mean. For a throwaway public inbox you open once and abandon, a temporary-mail site is the faster tool, and neither SimpleLogin nor Emcognito is trying to be one - neither shows you mail without an account. For a disposable address you hand to a single company and switch off the moment it leaks, both fit, and Emcognito is the better fit when you need a lot of them: aliases are unlimited on its free tier, metered at 100 forwarded emails a month, while SimpleLogin's free tier stops at 10 aliases (with unlimited bandwidth on those ten). Emcognito's paid plans start at $2/mo.
What is a cheaper SimpleLogin alternative?
Emcognito Plus is $2/mo with unlimited aliases and the developer API included, and there is a 7-day free trial: a card starts it, and nothing is charged until it ends. Many people never need to pay at all: the free tier covers unlimited aliases and 100 forwards a month.
Is there an open-source alternative to SimpleLogin?
Yes - addy.io is open source and self-hostable with unlimited standard aliases free. SimpleLogin itself also remains open source with active releases; it is the consumer marketing side that has gone quiet. Emcognito is not open source.
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