MyMailAlias vs. SimpleLogin and Addy.io: alias forwarding vs. custom domain ownership

SimpleLogin and Addy.io both come up constantly in email-privacy discussions, and for good reason — they're well-built, well-regarded tools solving a real problem. If you're comparing them to MyMailAlias, it's worth being upfront about what they do well first, because they're not solving quite the same problem we are, and the honest answer to “which one should I use” is genuinely “it depends what you're trying to do.”

What SimpleLogin and Addy.io do better

• Anonymity by design. Both are built around generating a fresh, random alias for every signup — the point is that no two aliases look related, so a breach at one site can't be linked to your identity or your other accounts. That's a genuinely different (and in some ways stronger) privacy model than a single, consistent personal address.
• Open source. Both projects publish their code. You — or anyone — can audit exactly how mail is handled, and both support self-hosting if you don't want to trust a third party's servers at all.
• Unlimited aliases on a domain you already own. If you already have your own domain, both tools let you generate effectively unlimited aliases on it for one flat subscription — that can work out cheaper than paying per-address, especially if you want dozens of throwaway aliases.
• Per-alias control. You can disable a single leaked or spammed alias instantly without affecting any others, which is exactly the workflow anonymity-first aliasing is built for.

If what you want is to generate a disposable alias per signup and never think about DNS, self-hosting, or picking a domain, either of those tools is a very reasonable choice — arguably the more purpose-built one for that specific job.

Where MyMailAlias is doing something different

We're not really an anonymity tool. We're closer to giving you a permanent, ownable, good-looking address — something you'd put on a resume, tell someone out loud, or use as your actual identity online — without you needing to own a domain, configure DNS, or run a mail server yourself.

• No domain of your own required. SimpleLogin and Addy.io's custom-domain features assume you've already bought and configured a domain. We sell curated, ready-to-use domains — you pick a name, we handle DNS, mail routing, and deliverability entirely on our side.
• One consistent address, not a rotating set. Instead of a different alias per signup, you get a single address like james@boldmail.cc that stays the same everywhere — better suited to being the address people actually know you by.
• Family sharing built in. Our Family tier puts up to five people on one surname domain under a single subscription, each with their own address — that's a different shape of problem than one person's anonymity-first alias list.

The honest way to choose

If you already own a domain and want unlimited disposable aliases with strong anonymity guarantees and the option to self-host, SimpleLogin or Addy.io are the more purpose-built tools — we wouldn't claim otherwise. If you don't own a domain, don't want to manage one, and want a single memorable address (or a shared one for your family) that just forwards to the inbox you already use, that's the gap we're built to fill.

Neither answer is wrong — they're different tools for a related but not identical job. If it's ours you want, see current pricingor search for an address that's still available.