At a glance
Fastmail's Masked Email is probably the best alias implementation among full mailbox providers: unlimited masked addresses, first-class 1Password and Bitwarden integrations, and mail that lands in a genuinely excellent inbox. The structural catch: it's a feature of a paid Fastmail subscription, not a standalone service. Your masked mail lives in a Fastmail mailbox — it's a destination, not a forwarder.
emailforward.xyz solves the alias problem without asking you to switch mailboxes or pay for one. Aliases forward to whatever inbox you already use — Gmail, Outlook, anything — and to Telegram chats and webhooks too, up to six destinations per alias. No account, no subscription, custom domains included.
Feature comparison
| Feature | emailforward.xyz | Fastmail Masked Email |
|---|---|---|
| Free to use Masked Email requires a paid Fastmail subscription; there's no free tier beyond a trial. | Yes | No |
| Works with your existing inbox Masked mail is delivered into your Fastmail mailbox, not forwarded to an outside address per alias. | Yes | No |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Telegram delivery | Yes | No |
| Webhook delivery | Yes | No |
| Multiple recipients per alias | Up to 6 | No |
| Custom domain for aliases | Yes | Yes |
| Two-way reply from alias | Yes | Yes |
| Password-manager integration 1Password and Bitwarden can create masked addresses inline — the best integration in the category. | No | Yes |
| Public API Fastmail exposes masked email over its JMAP API, mainly used by integrations. | REST | JMAP |
| Rules / filtering | Yes | Yes |
| PGP encryption of forwards | Yes | No |
emailforward.xyz pricing
Free. Unlimited aliases, up to 6 destinations each, custom domains, API, export — no subscription anywhere.
Fastmail Masked Email pricing
Fastmail subscription (roughly $5/user/month as of this writing): Masked Email is included with the paid mailbox plans — the alias feature can't be bought without the mailbox.
emailforward.xyz privacy
No account means no identity to correlate. Aliases and message bodies are deleted when you delete the alias. Tracker stripping on every forward by default, TLS on every hop, EU-operated under GDPR.
Fastmail Masked Email privacy
Fastmail is a well-regarded paying-customer business — you're the customer, not the product. It's an Australian company, and mail is stored (not just relayed) in your mailbox, so jurisdiction and retention follow your Fastmail account.
Choose emailforward.xyz if…
- You're happy with your current inbox and just want aliases in front of it — no mailbox migration, no subscription.
- You want Telegram or webhook delivery alongside (or instead of) email.
- You want one alias to fan out to several destinations.
- You want PGP-encrypted forwards per recipient.
- You want a zero-signup service you can also drive from a REST API.
Choose Fastmail Masked Email if…
- You want a full premium mailbox anyway — Fastmail is one of the best, and Masked Email comes with it.
- You live in 1Password or Bitwarden and want aliases created inline as you sign up for things.
Verdict
Fastmail Masked Email is the strongest offering in this space if what you actually want is a new mailbox: great inbox, great alias UX, unbeatable password-manager integration. If you're shopping for an email provider, take it seriously.
But if the question is just "how do I stop giving out my real address?", paying for a mailbox migration is a heavy answer. emailforward.xyz layers unlimited free aliases over the inbox you already trust, adds Telegram and webhook delivery Fastmail doesn't ship, and asks for no account at all.
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