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AliasFleet vs Addy.io (AnonAddy)

Addy.io is an open-source alias forwarder with a low-cost Lite tier, but its free plan is receive-only. AliasFleet includes two-way alias replies and 3 subdomains on the free plan, plus tracker pixel stripping, link scrubbing, Quick Send, and webhooks on paid plans.

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AliasFleet(Editorial Team)·Reviewed by Ahsan Luqman (Founder)
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Overview#

Addy.io (formerly AnonAddy) is a respected open-source email forwarding service known for its clean dashboard and $1/month Lite plan. However, the Addy.io free plan only allows 10 MB of monthly bandwidth, 1 personal subdomain, and receive-only forwarding.

Free users on Addy.io cannot reply from their aliases or send new emails from an alias without upgrading. In addition, Addy.io forwards HTML message bodies without removing 1x1 tracking pixels or scrubbing tracking parameters from hyperlinks.

AliasFleet includes two-way alias replies, mail-client Send-From, 100 MB of monthly bandwidth, and 3 auto-provisioned personal subdomains on the free plan. On Pro and Business, AliasFleet adds tracker pixel stripping, link parameter scrubbing, Email X-Ray forensics, vendor leak alerts, a Quick Send web composer, and HMAC-signed webhooks.

Feature comparison#

Here is how AliasFleet and Addy.io (AnonAddy) compare across mail routing, privacy controls, custom domains, and pricing.

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Feature comparison between AliasFleet and Addy.io (AnonAddy)
Capabilities
Feature breakdown
AliasFleet
Addy.io
Core Alias Routing & Capacity
Two-way alias replies on the Free plan
Reply to forwarded emails from your personal inbox on the free tier.
Yes: Included on Free
No: Paid plans only
Free tier subdomains & bandwidth
Personal subdomains and monthly forwarding bandwidth on the free plan.
Yes: 3 subdomains & 100 MB/mo
Yes: 1 subdomain & 10 MB/mo
Alias expiration & self-destruct TTL
Schedule an alias to auto-expire after 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, or a custom date.
Yes: 1 free / Unlimited (Pro)
No: Manual deactivation
Privacy Controls, Sanitization & Forensics
Tracker pixel stripping (1x1 beacons)
Neutralizes embedded spy pixels with a safe neutral GIF before forwarding.
Yes: Pro & Business
No: Forwards raw HTML
Link tracker parameter scrubbing
Strips utm_*, fbclid, gclid, and redirect tokens from forwarded links.
Yes: Pro & Business
No: Not supported
Email X-Ray header & hop forensics
Inspect raw MIME headers, relay delays, and SPF/DKIM/DMARC verdicts.
Yes: Pro & Business
No: Not supported
Vendor leak detection & exposure scoring
Flags aliases when unexpected third-party domains send mail to them.
Yes: Pro & Business (1-click fix)
No: Not supported
PGP encryption & WKD auto-lookup
Encrypts forwarded mail with Inline PGP or PGP/MIME and queries WKD keys.
Yes: Inline, PGP/MIME & WKD (Pro & Business)
Yes: PGP/MIME (Free & Paid)
Custom Domains, Rules & Outbound Quick Send
Custom domain connections & catch-all
Bring your own root domains with automated DNS diagnostics and catch-all.
Yes: 3 (Pro) / 10 (Business)
Yes: 1 (Lite) / 20 (Pro)
Conditional routing rules & auto-replies
Multi-condition rules with custom headers, subject tags, and canned auto-replies.
Yes: Up to 10 (Pro) / Unlimited (Biz)
Yes: Rules engine (Paid)
Quick Send web composer
Compose outbound emails with attachments directly from the web dashboard.
Yes: 50/day (Pro) / 200/day (Biz)
No: Mail client send-from only
Developer API, Webhooks & Observability
Signed HTTP webhooks & Slack/Discord cards
HMAC-SHA256 JSON webhooks, native Slack/Discord cards, and raw MIME (Biz).
Yes: Pro (2) / Business (10)
No: Not supported
Scoped Developer REST API
Granular API tokens with aliases:read, aliases:write, rules:write scopes.
Yes: Business
Yes: Account-wide API token
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10 aliases and 3 subdomains included.
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Why look for a Addy.io alternative#

Replying from aliases on the free plan#

On Addy.io, the free tier is strictly receive-only. If a company emails your alias and asks you to confirm an order or support ticket from that same address, you have to upgrade to a paid plan before you can reply.

AliasFleet includes two-way reply forwarding and mail-client Send-From on the free plan. It also provides 3 personal subdomains and 100 MB of monthly bandwidth compared to 1 subdomain and 10 MB on Addy.io Free.

Sanitizing trackers, scrubbing links, and detecting vendor leaks#

Addy.io focuses on straightforward SMTP forwarding and PGP encryption, leaving HTML tracking pixels and tracked hyperlinks untouched.

AliasFleet Pro and Business strip 1x1 tracking beacons and scrub tracking parameters (utm_*, fbclid, gclid) at the mail server before delivery. AliasFleet also calculates a privacy exposure score and alerts you when an alias assigned to one vendor starts receiving mail from unrelated domains.

Quick Send composer, webhooks, and raw MIME automation#

Addy.io offers a REST API for managing aliases and rules, which works well for basic CRUD scripts. However, it does not offer a web composer for sending emails or outbound HTTP webhooks when messages arrive.

AliasFleet Pro and Business include an in-app Quick Send web composer with attachment support, plus HMAC-SHA256 webhooks and native Slack and Discord cards. On the Business plan, webhooks can also deliver base64-encoded raw RFC 822 MIME payloads for automated ingestion pipelines.

Slack & webhook delivery headers (AliasFleet)
POST /webhooks/inbound-mail HTTP/1.1Host: api.yourcompany.comContent-Type: application/jsonX-AliasFleet-Signature: t=1761229330,v1=9f86d081884c7d659a2feaa0c55ad015a3bf4f1b2b0b822cd15d6c15b0f00a08X-AliasFleet-Event: email.forwarded

Which one fits your setup#

Choose AliasFleet if#

  • You want a free plan that lets you reply from your aliases and gives you 3 personal subdomains and 100 MB/mo bandwidth.
  • You want 1x1 tracking pixels and link parameters stripped before messages land in your inbox.
  • You want Email X-Ray header forensics, vendor leak alerts, and an in-app Quick Send web composer.
  • You need HMAC-SHA256 webhooks, Slack/Discord event cards, or raw MIME payloads.

Choose Addy.io if#

  • You want a $1/month Lite plan to connect a single custom domain without tracker stripping or webhooks.
  • You want to self-host an open-source Laravel and Postfix stack on your own server.

Moving a custom domain from Addy.io#

If you use your own domain on Addy.io, you can move it to AliasFleet without losing mail. Set up the domain and your aliases in AliasFleet before you update the MX record at your DNS registrar.

1

Export your aliases from Addy.io

Download your alias list as a CSV from the Addy.io dashboard so you can review active addresses on your custom domain.

2

Add your domain in AliasFleet

Add your domain in the AliasFleet dashboard, verify your destination inbox, and recreate your aliases or enable catch-all routing.

3

Publish AliasFleet DKIM and SPF records

Add the af._domainkey CNAME record and include:mail.aliasfleet.com in your SPF record before changing your MX record.

4

Switch your MX record to AliasFleet

Replace mail.addy.io with mail.aliasfleet.com (priority 10) at your DNS registrar and click Verify in AliasFleet.

Standard DNS records for a root domain on AliasFleet:

Standard DNS records (Apex domain)
; 1. Inbound Mail Routing (Apex or Subdomain)@               IN  MX     10 mail.aliasfleet.com.; 2. Sender Policy Framework (SPF)@               IN  TXT    "v=spf1 include:mail.aliasfleet.com ~all"; 3. DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM CNAME Selector)af._domainkey   IN  CNAME  dkim.aliasfleet.com.; 4. DMARC Policy (Recommended)_dmarc          IN  TXT    "v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:dmarc-reports@aliasfleet.com"

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Two-way alias replies and mail-client Send-From work on all AliasFleet plans, including Free.

Add the domain in AliasFleet, set up your aliases or catch-all rule, add the DKIM and SPF records, and then replace mail.addy.io with mail.aliasfleet.com in your MX record.

Yes. AliasFleet Pro and Business support both Inline PGP and PGP/MIME encryption per destination inbox, plus automated Web Key Directory (WKD) public key lookup.

Sources

Competitor prices and features were last checked in October 2026. Prices change; the pages below are the current reference.

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The free plan includes 10 aliases, 3 personal subdomains, and two-way replies. No credit card required.

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