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Addy.io vs Mailinator
Both do 1 of the same security & privacy tools task. Below is what each says about its own limits and pricing, and how each ranks on signals we can measure or quote.
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Addy.io
Create unlimited email aliases for free. Protect your real email from spam by using a different address for each service. Privacy friendly, anonymous replies.
Signals score: 4.2 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit addy.ioB
Mailinator
Mailinator gives QA teams and developers inboxes for email receipt testing, OTP and 2FA checks, password resets, and SMS workflows, via the UI or API.
Signals score: 4.0 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.mailinator.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Free forever at $0 per month. Includes unlimited standard aliases, 10 active shared domain aliases, 1 recipient, 2 alias domains and 10MB monthly bandwidth.
- B: Free Public plan at $0 per month: unlimited public inboxes, temporary storage (no amount given), SMS testing, API access, webhooks, routing rules, email attachments. Other limits not stated.
- Paid plan
- A: Lite is $1 per month billed yearly. Pro is $3 per month billed yearly or $4 billed monthly. Duo (2 members) is $4.50 per month billed yearly or $6 billed monthly. Family (5 members) is $7.50 per month billed yearly or $10 billed monthly.
- B: Business $79 per month billed yearly; Business Plus $159 per month billed yearly; Enterprise from $699 (custom pricing). Verified Pro listed at $0 with verification. Annual plans include a 20% discount. Month-to-month pricing and price by country not stated.
- Signup
- A: An account is needed. The pricing page says you need to sign up, and no card is needed to sign up.
- B: The pricing page lists no sign-up required for the Public plan.
- Watermark
- A: Not applicable.
- B: Not applicable.
- Where files go
- A: Information you provide is stored on servers in the Netherlands (UpCloud). Forwarded emails are stored only if delivery fails and you enabled that option. Nginx server logs are kept 3 days. No retention period is stated for account data; you can request deletion.
- B: Privacy policy says emails sent to the public system are readable by anyone and in the public domain. Data may be stored and processed in the United States, where its servers and central database are. Retention period for inbox emails is not stated.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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