# Alternatives to AliasVault AliasVault is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted password manager with a built-in email alias generator and mail server, positioned explicitly as an open-source alternative to SimpleLogin. It is self-hostable via Docker and has browser extensions and mobile apps; aliases are currently receive-only (no reply-from-alias yet). AliasVault ranks #5 of 10 in Email alias services, with an Alt Score of 60. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0, freemium from Free and available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web and Browser extension. 8 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/aliasvault/ Category: Email alias services ## Where AliasVault stands out - **Self-hostable** — 4 of 9 apps with a verified answer have this ## Overview - **Who it's for**: AliasVault is aimed at privacy-conscious individuals and households who want one tool for storing passwords and passkeys and for generating unique email aliases for every site they sign up to, including technical users who prefer to run their own self-hosted server instead of the vendor's cloud. - **What you get**: The product combines an end-to-end encrypted password and passkey manager with a built-in receive-only email server for generating aliases, plus a built-in 2FA authenticator, offline vault access with sync/conflict merging, and official apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, the web, and Chrome/Firefox/Edge/Safari/Brave browser extensions. - **How it works**: Each user's vault is a zero-knowledge store encrypted client-side, with the encryption key derived from the master password via Argon2id and vault data encrypted with AES-256-GCM; incoming emails to an alias are encrypted with the user's public key before being stored, so AliasVault's servers cannot read vault or email contents. It is offered as a free (fair-use limited) hosted cloud service or as open-source (AGPL-3.0) software users can self-host via Docker, with paid Premium/Family cloud tiers still marked as upcoming. ## Profile - **License**: AGPL-3.0 (verified 2026-07-30) - **Pricing model**: Freemium (verified 2026-07-30) - **Starts at**: Free (verified 2026-07-30) - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-30) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [SimpleLogin](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/simplelogin.md) | 100 | AGPL-3.0 | Web, Browser extension, iOS, Android | | 2 | [addy.io](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/addyio.md) | 90 | AGPL-3.0 | Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension | | 3 | [Forward Email](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/forward-email.md) | 90 | BUSL-1.1 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS | | 4 | [Firefox Relay](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/firefox-relay.md) | 75 | MPL-2.0 | ? | | 5 | [33mail](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/33mail.md) | 60 | ? | Web | | 6 | [ImprovMX](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/improvmx.md) | 55 | Proprietary | Web | | 7 | [Apple Hide My Email](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/apple-hide-my-email.md) | 45 | Proprietary | iOS, macOS, Web | | 8 | [DuckDuckGo Email Protection](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/duckduckgo-email-protection.md) | 40 | Proprietary | Web, Browser extension, iOS, Android | | 9 | [Burner Mail](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/burnermail.md) | 30 | ? | Web, Browser extension | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Email alias services checklist | AliasVault | SimpleLogin | addy.io | Forward Email | Firefox Relay | 33mail | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | | Starts at | Free | $36/year | ? | $3/mo | ? | $1/mo | | License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 | BUSL-1.1 | MPL-2.0 | ? | | Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Web, Browser extension, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web | ? | Web | | Unlimited aliases (paid) | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Custom domains | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Reply from alias | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Browser extension | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | | Self-hostable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | ? | | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | | PGP encryption | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | | Free tier limits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Catch-all support | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ## Sources Sources for AliasVault. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **Starts at**: Free — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: No paid tier is live yet. Pricing page marks the Premium and Family plans 'Coming soon'; exact future prices were not published on the fetched page. - Quote: “Free €0,00 All AliasVault features, with fair-use limits.” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “AliasVault is in beta today, already stable and fully usable, with regular updates as we head toward our first official 1.0 release.” - **License**: AGPL-3.0 — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Verified against the repo LICENSE.md directly, not the site's source-code page. - Quote: “GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 19 November 2007” - **Pricing model**: Freemium — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Site is currently in beta; Premium and Family cloud plans are both labeled 'Coming soon' and are not yet purchasable — only the Free tier and self-hosting are live today. - Quote: “Free, Premium, and Family cloud plans.” - **Platforms**: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Use AliasVault on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, with browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Brave” - **Unlimited aliases (paid)**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Marketing copy elsewhere ('unlimited email aliases') conflicts with the pricing table, which lists fair-use limits on the Free tier and only 'Higher limits' (not literally unlimited) for the not-yet-r - Quote: “Fair-use limits on aliases created” - **Custom domains**: Partial — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Supported today only for self-hosted deployments; not yet available on the hosted cloud service. - Quote: “Your own custom domain ... Included when self-hosted; coming soon on cloud premium.” - **Reply from alias**: No — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Email aliases are receive-only, meaning you cannot send or reply to emails from your aliases. This measure prevents potential abuse of the system for spam.” - **Browser extension**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “The AliasVault browser extension is officially available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari.” - **Self-hostable**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “AliasVault can be fully self-hosted by users with technical experience.” - **Open source**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “License: AGPL-3.0” - **PGP encryption**: No — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Security page enumerates AliasVault's full encryption stack (Argon2id, AES-256-GCM, per-user public-key encryption for received emails) and does not mention PGP anywhere. - Quote: “Your encryption key is derived from your master password on your device using Argon2id, and your vault is encrypted with AES-256-GCM.” - **Free tier limits**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “All AliasVault features, with fair-use limits.” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/