---
title: "AliasFleet vs SimpleLogin: Email Alias Alternative Compared (2026)"
updated: "October 2026"
author: "AliasFleet Editorial Team"
reviewed_by: "Ahsan Luqman"
canonical_url: "https://www.aliasfleet.com/compare/aliasfleet-vs-simplelogin"
description: "Looking for a SimpleLogin alternative? Compare AliasFleet and SimpleLogin across 3 free subdomains, tracker pixel stripping, link scrubbing, Email X-Ray forensics, webhooks, and pricing."
---

# AliasFleet vs SimpleLogin

SimpleLogin is an established open-source alias service now integrated into Proton Pass. AliasFleet includes 3 personal subdomains on the free tier and adds tracker pixel stripping, link parameter scrubbing, Email X-Ray forensics, vendor leak alerts, and signed webhooks.

## Overview

SimpleLogin is one of the best-known email alias services and has been part of Proton since 2022. Both SimpleLogin and AliasFleet sit in front of your existing inbox, forward mail without storing message bodies on disk, and let you reply from your aliases.

On SimpleLogin, the free tier gives you 10 aliases on shared domains, while subdomains, PGP encryption, and extra directories require a paid plan. SimpleLogin also forwards HTML emails without stripping embedded 1x1 tracking pixels or scrubbing tracking parameters from links.

AliasFleet includes 3 auto-provisioned personal subdomains on the free plan alongside 10 active aliases. On Pro ($7/mo Founders Club, $12/mo regular) and Business ($17/mo Founders Club, $29/mo regular), AliasFleet adds tracker pixel stripping, link parameter scrubbing, Email X-Ray header forensics, vendor leak detection, an in-app Quick Send composer, and HMAC-signed webhooks.

## Feature comparison

### Core Alias Routing & Capacity

| Feature | AliasFleet | SimpleLogin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Free tier aliases & subdomains** - Aliases and personal subdomains included on the free account. | Yes (10 aliases + 3 subdomains) | Yes (10 aliases (0 subdomains)) |
| **Verified destination inboxes** - Connect multiple personal mailboxes to receive forwarded mail. | Yes (1 (Free) / 5 (Pro) / 20 (Biz)) | Yes (1 (Free) / Unlimited (Paid)) |
| **Two-way alias replies & Send-From** - Reply or start new threads from your inbox while keeping your personal address hidden. | Yes (Included on all plans) | Yes (Included on all plans) |
| **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 toggle only) |

### Privacy Controls, Sanitization & Forensics

| Feature | AliasFleet | SimpleLogin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **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 (Manual review only) |
| **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 (Paid)) |

### Custom Domains, Rules & Outbound Quick Send

| Feature | AliasFleet | SimpleLogin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Custom domain connections & catch-all** - Bring your own root domains with automated DNS diagnostics and catch-all. | Yes (3 (Pro) / 10 (Business)) | Yes (Paid plans) |
| **Conditional routing rules engine** - Multi-condition rules matching sender, subject, headers, size, or spam score. | Yes (Up to 10 (Pro) / Unlimited (Biz)) | No (Basic sender block only) |
| **Quick Send web composer** - Compose outbound emails with attachments directly from the web dashboard. | Yes (50/day (Pro) / 200/day (Biz)) | No (Requires reverse-alias mail client) |

### Developer API, Webhooks & Observability

| Feature | AliasFleet | SimpleLogin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **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 key) |

## Why look for a SimpleLogin alternative

### Three personal subdomains on the free plan

SimpleLogin restricts subdomains to paid subscribers. Free users can only create individual aliases on shared public domains.

AliasFleet provisions 3 personal subdomains (@username.aliasfleet.com) automatically when you create a free account. On Pro and Business plans, you can add custom managed subdomains and rename handles with a 30-day cooldown and permanent handle retirement protection.

### Tracker stripping, link scrubbing, and Email X-Ray

SimpleLogin forwards the HTML body of incoming emails as-is, leaving tracker blocking to whichever email client you open the message in. If you read mail in a client that loads remote images or click a tracked marketing link, the sender logs your activity.

On Pro and Business plans, AliasFleet strips known 1x1 tracking pixels and scrubs tracking query parameters (utm_*, fbclid, gclid) at the mail server before forwarding. You can also open Email X-Ray to inspect raw MIME headers, relay hops, and authentication verdicts, or use 1-click vendor leak remediation if a company shares your alias.

### Quick Send web composer, webhooks, and scoped API keys

Sending a new email from an alias in SimpleLogin requires creating a reverse-alias contact in the dashboard and copying that encoded address into your third-party mail client.

AliasFleet supports mail-client Send-From encoding as well, and adds an in-app Quick Send web composer on Pro (50 sends/day, 10 MB attachments) and Business (200 sends/day, 25 MB attachments). For developers, AliasFleet provides HMAC-SHA256 webhooks, native Slack and Discord cards, raw RFC 822 MIME payloads, and scoped REST API keys.

```json
{
  "event": "email.forwarded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-23T14:22:10Z",
  "data": {
    "alias_address": "github.alerts@yourdomain.com",
    "sender_domain": "github.com",
    "spf_pass": true,
    "dkim_pass": true,
    "trackers_stripped": 1,
    "links_scrubbed": 3
  }
}
```

## Which one fits your setup

### Choose AliasFleet if
- You want 3 personal subdomains included on the free plan.
- You want 1x1 tracking pixels and link tracking parameters stripped before emails reach Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail.
- 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 notifications, or scoped REST API keys.

### Choose SimpleLogin if
- You already subscribe to Proton Unlimited or Proton Pass Plus, which bundles SimpleLogin Premium.
- You need native iOS and Android apps today rather than a mobile web dashboard and browser extensions.

## Moving a custom domain from SimpleLogin

1. **Export your aliases from SimpleLogin**: In SimpleLogin Settings, export your existing aliases as a CSV file so you have a complete list of your custom domain addresses.
2. **Add your custom domain in AliasFleet**: Add your domain in AliasFleet, verify your destination inbox, and recreate your active aliases or enable catch-all routing.
3. **Add AliasFleet DKIM and SPF records**: Add the af._domainkey CNAME record and update your SPF TXT record to include mail.aliasfleet.com alongside SimpleLogin before switching MX.
4. **Point your MX record to AliasFleet**: Replace mx1.simplelogin.co and mx2.simplelogin.co with mail.aliasfleet.com (priority 10) and click Verify in AliasFleet.

```dns
; 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

### Can I move my custom domain from SimpleLogin to AliasFleet without losing emails?
Yes. Add the domain and your aliases (or catch-all rule) in AliasFleet and publish the DKIM and SPF records before changing your MX record. Mail will cut over cleanly as DNS propagates.

### How does AliasFleet pricing compare to SimpleLogin?
AliasFleet has a free plan with 10 aliases and 3 personal subdomains. Pro is $7/month during the Founders Club window ($12/month regular), and Business is $17/month Founders Club ($29/month regular).

### Does AliasFleet store forwarded emails?
No. Like SimpleLogin, AliasFleet processes incoming mail in memory and forwards it directly to your destination inbox without storing message bodies on disk.