Open, testable privacy ratings for the apps and services people use every day.
Scored against public criteria, backed by evidence links, checked by automated security tests, with jurisdiction on every page. Run by Forward Email, managed in the open on GitHub.
- Rated
- 1742
- Categories
- 135
- Criteria
- 113
- Tested services
- 466
Our picks
Chosen by the maintainers and explained on each page. Scores are calculated separately. How picks work
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Email providers
Forward EmailGrade A
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Email clients
Forward EmailGrade BBetterbirdGrade B
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Webmail
Forward Email WebmailGrade B
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Spam and virus filtering
SpamScannerGrade B
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Browsers
Mullvad BrowserGrade AUngoogled ChromiumGrade C
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Ad and tracker blockers
uBlock OriginGrade BuBlock Origin LiteGrade B
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Search engines
DuckDuckGoGrade C
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Password managers
BrowserpassGrade BBitwardenGrade C
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Security audit firms
Cure53Grade A
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Compliance automation
Comp AIGrade F
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VPN providers
Mullvad VPNGrade B
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DNS hosting
Cloudflare DNSGrade C
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Domain registrars
Cloudflare RegistrarGrade C
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Server hosting
DataPacketGrade D
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Status pages and uptime monitoring
UpptimeGrade B
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Mesh VPNs and private networks
TailscaleGrade DHeadscaleGrade B
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Mobile operating systems
GrapheneOSGrade BLineageOSGrade C
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Scheduling
Cal.comGrade F
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Task management
PlaneGrade D
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Electronic signatures
DocumensoGrade D
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Forms and surveys
FormbricksGrade D
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Node.js frameworks
KoaGrade D
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Front-end and full-stack frameworks
SvelteGrade B
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Cross-platform app frameworks
TauriGrade B
Categories
Browsing
Security
Communication
Networking
- VPN providers19
- DNS resolvers18
- DNS hosting9
- Domain registrars15
- Server hosting24
- App hosting platforms16
- Status pages and uptime monitoring14
- DNS clients3
- Firewalls15
- Blocklists5
- Anonymity networks6
- Proxies8
- Self-hosted network security10
- Mesh VPNs and private networks17
- Remote desktop8
- Router firmware5
- Network analysis7
- Intrusion detection7
Operating systems
Productivity
- Notes27
- Journaling apps9
- Wikis and knowledge bases8
- Diagrams and whiteboards12
- Calendars12
- Scheduling16
- Task management24
- File sync and backup19
- File archivers10
- Office suites14
- PDF readers and editors9
- Screenshots and screen recording16
- Electronic signatures11
- Forms and surveys17
- Ebook readers10
- Translation8
- Dictation and transcription17
- AI assistants18
- Encrypted cloud storage16
- File sharing10
- Habit trackers5
- Maps and navigation10
- Accessibility6
Development
- Code hosting9
- Code editors12
- Terminals9
- Developer tools7
- Node.js frameworks19
- Front-end and full-stack frameworks34
- Bundlers and build tools9
- Static site generators17
- Cross-platform app frameworks29
- Python web frameworks18
- Ruby web frameworks7
- PHP frameworks10
- Go web frameworks12
- Rust web frameworks10
- Java and Kotlin frameworks12
- .NET web frameworks7
- Elixir, Erlang and Gleam frameworks9
- Web frameworks for other languages16
- Website analytics12
- URL shorteners6
Home and IoT
Health
Finance
Social and media
Guides
- The most private email services
- The most secure email services
- Encrypted email services
- Anonymous email services
- Best email services
- Email alias and forwarding services
- The most private browsers
- Private search engines
- Secure messaging apps
- No-log VPNs
- Best password managers
- Private cloud storage
- Private DNS resolvers
- Private AI assistants
- Best ad blockers
- Privacy tools we recommend
- Private alternatives to Google
- The best frameworks for desktop and mobile apps
Private alternatives to
- AOL Mail
- AT&T Mail
- Gmail
- GMX
- GoDaddy Email
- iCloud Mail
- Mail.com
- Outlook.com
- Yahoo Mail
- Yandex Mail
- Zoho Mail
- Apple Mail
- Gmail app
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Proofpoint Email Protection
- Google Takeout
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Amazon SES
- Mailchimp Transactional
- Mailgun
- SendGrid
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Opera
- Safari
- Samsung Browser
- Adblock Plus
- Bing
- Google Search
- Yahoo Search
- Yandex Search
- Instapaper
- Apple App Store
- Google Play
- 1Password
- Apple Passwords
- Dashlane
- Google Password Manager
- LastPass
- Google Authenticator
- Microsoft Authenticator
- Twilio Authy
- BitLocker
- FileVault
- Drata
- Vanta
- Avast
- Kaspersky
- Malwarebytes
- McAfee
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus
- Norton 360
- Facebook Messenger
- Google Messages
- iMessage
- Telegram
- Viber
- Discord
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- FaceTime
- Google Meet
- Webex
- Zoom
- Mailchimp
- Substack
- Intercom
- Zendesk
- Google Voice
- AWS End User Messaging SMS
- Twilio
- Vonage
- ExpressVPN
- NordVPN
- Surfshark
- Google Public DNS
- OpenDNS
- Amazon Route 53
- GoDaddy
- Namecheap
- Squarespace Domains
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
- Heroku
- Netlify
- Vercel
- Atlassian Statuspage
- Pingdom
- Tailscale
- AnyDesk
- Chrome Remote Desktop
- TeamViewer
- Android
- iOS
- Gboard
- Microsoft SwiftKey
- ChromeOS
- macOS
- Windows 11
- CrystalFetch
- Media Creation Tool
- Mist
- DaisyDisk
- TreeSize Free
- WizTree
- Raycast
- Spotlight
- Paste
- Windows Clipboard History
- Hyper-V
- Parallels Desktop
- VMware Workstation Pro
- BlueStacks
- Apple Notes
- Evernote
- Google Keep
- Microsoft OneNote
- Notion
- Apple Journal
- Day One
- Daylio
- Confluence
- FigJam
- Lucidchart
- Microsoft Visio
- Miro
- Google Calendar
- Outlook Calendar
- Acuity Scheduling
- Cal.ai
- Cal.com
- Calendly
- Doodle
- Microsoft Bookings
- Asana
- Basecamp
- ClickUp
- Jira
- Linear
- Microsoft To Do
- monday.com
- Todoist
- Trello
- WinRAR
- WinZip
- Apple iWork
- Google Docs
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Kap
- Loom
- QuickTime Player
- Snagit
- Snipping Tool
- Xbox Game Bar
- Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Docusign
- Dropbox Sign
- PandaDoc
- Google Forms
- Jotform
- Microsoft Forms
- Qualtrics
- SurveyMonkey
- Typeform
- Apple Books
- Google Play Books
- Kindle
- DeepL
- Google Translate
- Microsoft Translator
- Apple Dictation
- Fireflies.ai
- Handy
- Otter.ai
- Windows Voice Typing
- Wispr Flow
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Google Gemini
- Meta AI
- Microsoft Copilot
- Perplexity
- Box
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- iCloud Drive
- Microsoft OneDrive
- WeTransfer
- Apple Maps
- Google Maps
- Waze
- Dragon
- Bitbucket
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Cursor
- IntelliJ IDEA
- Visual Studio Code
- Warp
- Postman
- Express
- Next.js
- React
- webpack
- Electron
- Google Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
- Bitly
- TinyURL
- Amazon Alexa
- Apple Home
- Google Home
- SmartThings
- Planner 5D
- SketchUp
- Sweet Home 3D
- Google Nest Cam
- Ring
- Apple Watch
- Fitbit
- Garmin Connect
- Apple Health Cycle Tracking
- Clue
- Flo
- Google Fit
- Strava
- AccuWeather
- The Weather Channel
- Bitcoin
- Coinbase Wallet
- Ledger
- Binance
- Coinbase
- Monarch
- Quicken
- YNAB
- Threads
- TikTok
- X
- Twitch
- YouTube
- Amazon Music
- Apple Music
- Spotify
- YouTube Music
- Blogger
- Medium
- WordPress.com
- Feedly
- Plex
- Amazon Photos
- Google Photos
- iCloud Photos
- µTorrent
- Epic Games Launcher
- Steam
- CloudConvert
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Canva
- Figma
Open-source lists
- Email forwarding and aliases
- Email clients
- Webmail
- Email security tools
- Spam and virus filtering
- Email backup tools
- Mail server software
- Browsers
- Ad and tracker blockers
- Browser extensions
- Search engines
- Bookmarks and read-later
- App stores
- Private front ends
- Password managers
- Two-factor authentication
- File encryption
- PGP tools
- Secret sharing
- Privacy test tools
- Mobile security apps
- Metadata removal
- Data erasers
- USB kill switches and anti-forensics
- Messengers
- Team chat
- Video calls
- Newsletter platforms
- Voice calls
- DNS resolvers
- App hosting platforms
- Status pages and uptime monitoring
- DNS clients
- Firewalls
- Blocklists
- Anonymity networks
- Proxies
- Self-hosted network security
- Mesh VPNs and private networks
- Remote desktop
- Router firmware
- Network analysis
- Intrusion detection
- Mobile operating systems
- Mobile keyboards
- Desktop operating systems
- OS downloaders and bootable USB tools
- Disk usage analyzers
- App launchers
- Clipboard managers
- Linux hardening
- Windows hardening
- macOS hardening
- Virtual machines
- Emulators and compatibility layers
- Notes
- Journaling apps
- Wikis and knowledge bases
- Diagrams and whiteboards
- Calendars
- Scheduling
- Task management
- File sync and backup
- File archivers
- Office suites
- PDF readers and editors
- Screenshots and screen recording
- Forms and surveys
- Ebook readers
- Translation
- Dictation and transcription
- AI assistants
- File sharing
- Habit trackers
- Maps and navigation
- Accessibility
- Code hosting
- Code editors
- Terminals
- Developer tools
- Node.js frameworks
- Front-end and full-stack frameworks
- Bundlers and build tools
- Static site generators
- Cross-platform app frameworks
- Python web frameworks
- Ruby web frameworks
- PHP frameworks
- Go web frameworks
- Rust web frameworks
- Java and Kotlin frameworks
- .NET web frameworks
- Elixir, Erlang and Gleam frameworks
- Web frameworks for other languages
- Website analytics
- URL shorteners
- Smart home
- Security cameras
- Wearables and health
- Period trackers
- Fitness trackers
- Private cryptocurrencies
- Crypto wallets
- Crypto exchanges
- Budgeting
- Social networks
- Blogging
- News readers
- Media and podcast players
- Media servers
- Photo management
- Torrent clients
- Games
- File converters
- Creative tools
How ratings work
- Public criteria. Short yes-or-no questions weighted from 1 to 3. See all criteria.
- Evidence for every answer. A "yes" or "partial" needs a link anyone can check. Anything unproven scores zero.
- Automated tests. SSL Labs, Mozilla HTTP Observatory, Internet.nl, and IMAP, POP3, SMTP, MTA-STS, DANE and DNSSEC checks for email. About the tests.
- Jurisdiction shown, practices scored. Country, Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes, and CLOUD Act exposure on every page. Why.
- No grade without data. At least 60% of criteria need evidence before a letter grade appears.
- Open to everyone. Suggestions and corrections go through GitHub issues and pull requests. How to contribute.