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Firefox Relay
Firefox Relay makes it easy to create email masks that forward your messages to your true inbox. Use them to protect your online accounts from hackers and unwanted messages.
Where it stands
4.0 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 1 of 3 signals
- Website health4.6 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Firefox Relay yet. Facts checked 2026-11-08. How tests work
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Should you use Firefox Relay?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-08.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “The free tier includes 5 email masks, a browser extension, and email tracker removal. The page says: “Limited email protection.…”
Check first
- Its pages do not state: pricing, watermark, where your files go. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Email alias
Measured signals
4.6 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Firefox Relay's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 186 ms.
- Security5 / 54 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, content-security-policy, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy).
- Privacy5 / 5No third-party tracking services found on the page.
- Transparency3 / 5Links a privacy policy; no pricing page linked.
Community feedback
Not enough discussion yet: 8 classified comments from 4 threads. We need at least 12 from 2 threads.
- Positive
“They created an awesome private file sharing service (firefox send) and quickly butchered it. Thankfully it was MPL licensed[0] and has an active fork[1]. The only problem is that Mozilla requested their trademarks…”
Read in the thread - Positive
“I really wish firefox could create a legit free [at]firefox (or something else) mail and then create this alias service as premium bundle. It would be way harder for services to start blocking it. They created an awesome…”
Read in the thread - Critical
“Since Firefox has partnered with Amazon(SES) to filter spam, does it mean that Amazon can read our emails too?”
Read in the thread
Threads: Firefox Relay (2021, 174 comments) · Firefox Relay (2021, 156 comments) · Firefox Relay – secure random email and phone number masks (2023, 17 comments) · Firefox Private Relay: Generate unique, random, anonymous email addresses (2020, 6 comments)
- Free tier
- The free tier includes 5 email masks, a browser extension, and email tracker removal. The page says: “Limited email protection. Email masks 5 . Browser extension . Remove email trackers . Free Get Relay.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- A sign in is required to manage masks and use the service. The page says: “Manage your masks from your Relay dashboard. Sign in to your Relay dashboard to create new masks, label existing masks, and block calls, texts, or emails from masks that get too much spam.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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