An honest, feature-by-feature comparison with the most popular email alias and forwarding services.
Cleanbox is not the only email alias service out there — and it is not the best choice for everyone. Below is an honest comparison of Cleanbox with five popular alternatives. We include what they do better than us.
| Feature |  Cleanbox |
SimpleLogin | addy.io | ImprovMX | Forward Email | MXroute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email aliases | ||||||
| Spam filtering | ||||||
| Contact management | ||||||
| Custom domains | ||||||
| MX relay (gateway) | ||||||
| Virus scanning (ClamAV) | ||||||
| IP blacklist checking | ||||||
| Shield protection | ||||||
| Custom filter rules | ||||||
| Quarantine zone | ||||||
| Delivery scheduling | ||||||
| Rate limiting | ||||||
| One-click unsubscribe | ||||||
| Contact categories (20) | ||||||
| Cloud attachment storage | ||||||
| Team collaboration | ||||||
| REST API | ||||||
| Open source | ||||||
| Browser extension | ||||||
| Catch-all addresses | ||||||
| Free tier | 3 aliases, 50/week | 10 aliases, unlimited emails | Unlimited standard aliases, 10 MB/month bandwidth | 1 domain, 25 aliases, 500 emails/day | Unlimited domains, forwarding only | No free plan |
| Paid from | $5/month | $4/month ($36/year) | $1/month | $9/month | $3/month | $59/year |
Privacy-first email aliasing with send & receive
Open-source aliases with unlimited standard addresses
Simple email forwarding for custom domains
Open-source email forwarding with IMAP/SMTP
Budget email hosting with unlimited domains
Free plan includes 3 aliases, spam filtering, contact management, and Shield protection.
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