# Forward Email vs Amazon WorkMail: privacy compared

| Criterion | Forward Email | Amazon WorkMail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grade | A (97/100) | D (48/100) |
| Jurisdiction | United States (Five Eyes) | United States (Five Eyes) |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Partial |
| Independent audit | Yes | Partial |
| Transparency report | Partial | Yes |
| Tells users about requests | Yes | Yes |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Yes |
| Security headers | Yes | Yes |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| End-to-end encryption | Yes | Partial |
| Encrypted mailbox storage | Yes | Partial |
| Open protocols | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domains | Yes | Yes |
| Sign up without personal data | Yes | No |
| Email security standards | Not tested yet | Not applicable |
| IMAP support | Yes | Not tested yet |
| POP3 support | Yes | Not tested yet |
| SMTP submission | Yes | Not tested yet |
| Mail transport security | Yes | Not tested yet |
| Sender Rewriting Scheme | Yes | Unknown |
| ARC sealing | Yes | Unknown |

**Forward Email.** Forward Email scores 97 out of 100 (grade A) on the email providers criteria. It meets 18 of 19 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, tells users about requests, TLS configuration, security headers, end-to-end encryption, encrypted mailbox storage, open protocols, custom domains, sign up without personal data, IMAP support, POP3 support, SMTP submission, mail transport security, Sender Rewriting Scheme and ARC sealing. It partly meets transparency report. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.

**Amazon WorkMail.** Amazon WorkMail scores 48 out of 100 (grade D) on the email providers criteria. It meets 6 of 15 criteria: transparency report, tells users about requests, TLS configuration, security headers, open protocols and custom domains. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit, end-to-end encryption and encrypted mailbox storage. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and sign up without personal data. Still needing evidence: Sender Rewriting Scheme and ARC sealing. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/compare/email-providers/forward-email-vs-amazon-workmail/