DuckDuckGo Email Protection alternative
SecureAlias vs DuckDuckGo Email Protection
DDG's free email forwarding service with built-in tracker removal.
Why we built SecureAlias when DuckDuckGo Email Protection exists
DuckDuckGo Email Protection is free and decent at stripping trackers — credit where it's due. We built SecureAlias for users who've outgrown it: people who want malware scanning, real alias management (descriptions, search, kill switches), and a product whose feature roadmap isn't an afterthought to a search engine.
DuckDuckGo Email Protection is good at
- ✓ Completely free.
- ✓ Tracker removal is built in.
- ✓ DuckDuckGo brand trust on privacy.
Where it falls short
- ✗ No virus scanning.
- ✗ Alias management is bare-bones — no descriptions, no organization, no per-alias kill stats.
- ✗ DDG isn't an email company. Email is a side feature.
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | SecureAlias | DuckDuckGo Email Protection |
|---|---|---|
Unlimited aliases | ✓ | ✓ |
Virus scan on every attachment | ✓ | ✗ |
Auto-strip tracking pixels | ✓ | ✓ |
Per-alias descriptions and search | ✓ | ✗ |
Kill an alias in one click | ✓ | ✓ |
Custom domain | ✓ | ✗ |
Switching from DuckDuckGo Email Protection in under 10 minutes
- Sign up for SecureAlias.
- Add your forwarding email here.
- Re-create your most-used DDG aliases (DDG doesn't expose a clean export, so this is by-hand for now).
- Migrate services over in batches.
- Disable DDG email protection in your DDG account.
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Doesn't DDG already remove trackers?
Yes, and it's good at it. We do the same plus malware scanning, plus actual alias management — descriptions, organization, per-alias stats.