At a glance
Firefox Relay is Mozilla's alias service, wedged between a Firefox account and a $0.99/month Premium upsell. The free tier stops at 5 aliases — enough to be useful, stingy enough to push upgrades.
emailforward.xyz skips that tier dance. Unlimited aliases on the free plan, no Firefox account, no Mozilla account, no account at all. Plus Telegram delivery Mozilla has never built.
Feature comparison
| Feature | emailforward.xyz | Firefox Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited aliases on free Relay caps free at 5 aliases. | ||
| Account required Relay requires a Firefox account. | ||
| Telegram delivery | ||
| Multiple recipients per alias | Up to 6 | |
| Pause / block alias | ||
| Two-way reply | Premium | |
| Custom domain | Premium | |
| Public REST API | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Phone number masking | Premium (US/Canada) |
Pricing · emailforward.xyz
Free, unlimited. No Firefox account, no Mozilla account, no account at all.
Pricing · Firefox Relay
Free: 5 aliases.
Premium ($0.99/mo): unlimited aliases, custom subdomain, reply-from-alias, phone mask (US/Canada). Bundled with Mozilla VPN.
Privacy · emailforward.xyz
No account, so no Mozilla-scale data profile. Aliases and message bodies are deleted when you delete the alias. TLS end to end, EU-operated, GDPR-aligned.
Privacy · Firefox Relay
Relay data lives with your Firefox account at Mozilla. US entity, subject to US law enforcement requests per published transparency reports. No PGP.
Choose emailforward.xyz if…
- You want Telegram delivery — Mozilla doesn't ship this.
- The 5-alias free ceiling feels like a nudge to pay.
- You don't want a Firefox account.
- You route to multiple recipients per alias.
- You prefer a single free tier over a free-vs-Premium decision matrix.
Choose Firefox Relay if…
- You live entirely inside Firefox and want a one-click alias button in the browser chrome.
- You specifically need phone-number masking (US/Canada).
Verdict
Firefox Relay makes sense if you're deep in the Firefox ecosystem and don't mind the free-tier cap. For everyone else, the 5-alias ceiling is the product telling you where it wants you to go — Premium.
emailforward.xyz doesn't have a Premium tier to push you toward. Unlimited aliases, Telegram delivery, zero signup, zero dollars. Use it for a week and see whether the alias-count math still favours Relay.
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