Alternatives to Riseup
An activist-run collective providing email, VPN, mailing lists and collaboration tools for social movements. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Riseup
An activist-run collective providing email, VPN, mailing lists and collaboration tools for social movements.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Riseup.
StartMail
Paid private email service from the Netherlands with unlimited aliases and one-click encryption.
StartMail is a paid Dutch email service with unlimited aliases and password-based encryption, open to anyone, but it offers no VPN, mailing lists or collaboration tools.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Mozilla VPN
A paid WireGuard-based VPN service from Mozilla that runs on Mullvad's server network.
SimpleLogin
Open-source email alias service that protects your real inbox from spam.
Addy.io
Open-source email alias service that forwards anonymous addresses to your inbox.
Tails
Amnesic live operating system that routes everything through Tor.
Orbot
Tor VPN for Android and iOS that can route chosen apps.
Forward Email
Open-source email forwarding service for custom domains.
