# For paid Proton users, should they use Proton Pass aliases or SimpleLogin aliases? **URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/for-paid-proton-users-should-they-use-proton-pass-aliases-or-simplelogin-aliases/40954 **Category:** Questions **Created:** 2026-09-23T17:00:56Z **Posts:** 24 ## Post 1 by @ZenByte — 2026-09-23T17:00:56Z Which, if any, is: - Is better for privacy and security? - Is better for usability? - Is better for long term usage? - Is more feature rich? - Is better for avoiding vendor lock-in? --- ## Post 2 by @PaleCrow55 — 2026-09-23T17:05:32Z Pass aliases and SL aliases are the same thing. --- ## Post 3 by @ZenByte — 2026-09-23T17:13:25Z I thought they don’t sync? Like aliases you create with one won’t show up in the other. They also have different domains? --- ## Post 4 by @Mxyzptlk — 2026-09-23T17:15:25Z They’re the same. I had separate SL and Proton subscriptions, I upgraded to Proton Unlimited and canceled my SL account, still have the aliases I created with SL and the domains available. --- ## Post 5 by @privacy.slouchy — 2026-09-23T17:19:15Z > [@ZenByte](#): > > I thought they don’t sync? I can confirm that aliases made in Proton Pass do indeed sync to SL. ~~I do not suspect the reverse is true, so just make them all through PP~~ (corrected below) Interesting fun fact: both services provide a number of domains for aliases that are unavailable through the other. You can, for example, only create 'alias@simplelogin.com’ through SL, and 'alias@passfwd.com’ through Proton Pass --- ## Post 6 by @yes — 2026-09-23T17:27:15Z > [@privacy.slouchy](#): > > I do not suspect the reverse is true They sync both ways. --- ## Post 7 by @ZenByte — 2026-09-23T17:40:45Z Oh nice. I remember people on here talking about this not working when proton pass aliases was newer. I’m glad they addressed that. --- ## Post 8 by @ZenByte — 2026-09-23T17:41:46Z Ok ok. So if they’re the same thing, what’s the reason to use one over the other? --- ## Post 9 by @PaleCrow55 — 2026-09-23T17:42:39Z > [@ZenByte](#): > > what’s the reason to use one over the other? The UX you prefer --- ## Post 10 by @yes — 2026-09-23T17:45:08Z For me it’s old habits. I’m not into PP’s alias creation UX, I prefer SL over it (also it’s a standalone alias app unlike PP). One reason may be the different domains, but I don’t care about that. --- ## Post 11 by @Mxyzptlk — 2026-09-24T13:17:44Z It depends on how you want to operate: with Pass, if you have the extension enabled in thr browser it will auto-suggest aliases when signing up on a site, whereas with the SL extension you have to select the extension, generate the alias, etc. Some people like the granularity, others like the convenience. And as others have said, the UI preference. I agree that SL’s interface seems more thorough and less cluttered, but that wasn’t enough for me to pay more for basically the same thing in Pass. --- ## Post 12 by @anonymous690 — 2026-09-24T14:45:34Z Looks like some features on the Simplelogin website are not present in Proton Pass > [@Clarifying the relationship between Proton's ecosystem and their acquired products](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/clarifying-the-relationship-between-protons-ecosystem-and-their-acquired-products/34544): > > This wiki is made in an attempt to prevent confusion about the relationship between [Proton](https://proton.me/)’s ecosystem and the various products they have gained through acquisition. Please feel free to edit it as you see fit based on what you know or have tested. Everything is up-to-date only as of the last date of edit. SimpleLogin This section pertains to [SimpleLogin](https://simplelogin.io/) (SL), which was acquired by Proton some time in April of 2022 or earlier.[[1]](#footnote-132473-1)[[2]](#footnote-132473-2)Some SimpleLogin features are absent in Proton Pass There … This was last updated in January so it might be out of date. --- ## Post 13 by @PurpleDime — 2026-09-24T15:10:38Z They work similarly, but [Proton Pass and SimpleLogin remain seperate products](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/proton-pass-and-simplelogin-are-separate-services/30706), even if access to one grants you access to the other. They have separate subcriptions. By default, you Proton Pass aliases are not synced with SL. You have to manually enable it. Moreover, even after you enable it, syncing only allows you to manage existing aliases from either services/app. Meaning that you can manage your existing SL aliases in Proton Pass and vice versa. What you cannot do, is create an SL alias in Proton Pass or vice versa. That’s because they remain separate services. I personally prefer the domains of Proton Pass. I do not use SL aliases. --- ## Post 14 by @DeftWalrus61 — 2026-09-24T15:57:28Z I believe that SimpleLogin (SL) allows for unlimited Aliases but Proton has a limit to the number you can create. I create an SL email for each new contact. This allows for easy tracking. One thing I do not like about SL is when I need to reply to a contact, I have to go into SL and create a “contact” within that email Alias, and reuse that “contact” address link in my Proton email as a forwarding address. I can’t just hit “reply” without exposing my actual Proton email address. (unless someone knows how to do this easier) --- ## Post 15 by @privacy.slouchy — 2026-09-24T16:21:19Z > [@DeftWalrus61](#): > > Proton has a limit to the number [of aliases] you can create Proton offers two distinct features they refer to as ‘aliases’: 1. Proton Mail users can create @proton.me addresses that function as full emails, including being used to log in to your primary account. These are limited to 10 2. Proton Pass users can create disposable aliases through the SimpleLogin integration. These are unlimited --- ## Post 16 by @DeftWalrus61 — 2026-09-24T17:15:41Z My assumption is that an Alias through the use of SimpleLogin offers another level of Privacy since it’s not visibly tied to our paid Proton account. --- ## Post 17 by @PaleCrow55 — 2026-09-24T17:30:17Z It’s still tied to the same account regardless of which UI you make it through. (Unless you pay for and use SL Premium as a separate purchase from Pass Plus/Proton Unlimited). --- ## Post 18 by @PurpleDime — 2026-09-24T17:43:23Z > [@privacy.slouchy](#): > > ![](https://forum-cdn.privacyguides.net/user_avatar/discuss.privacyguides.net/deftwalrus61/48/11845_2.png) DeftWalrus61: > > > Proton has a limit to the number [of aliases] you can create > > Proton offers two distinct features they refer to as ‘aliases’: > > 1. Proton Mail users can create @proton.me addresses that function as full emails, including being used to log in to your primary account. These are limited to 10 > 2. Proton Pass users can create disposable aliases through the SimpleLogin integration. These are unlimited @DeftWalrus61, your statement is not clear and risks misleading people. Proton and SL allow you to create an unlimited amount of aliases with a paid subcription, but there are rules. One of them is that they do not allow you to create more than one alias per third party website. Meaning you can’t have more than one Proton alias for Instagram (2+ Instagram accounts with Proton aliases), or more than one SL alias for Reddit (2+ Reddit accounts with SL aliases). Even if some people are able to do so, it is against both of their ToS. --- ## Post 19 by @DeftWalrus61 — 2026-09-24T17:51:38Z > [@PurpleDime](#): > > Proton and SL allow you to create an unlimited amount of aliases with a paid subcription, but there are rules. One of them is that they do not allow you to create more than one alias per third party website. that is interesting. I guess I have been using it. Correctly by accident. --- ## Post 20 by @DeftWalrus61 — 2026-09-24T17:54:37Z > [@PaleCrow55](#): > > It’s still tied to the same account regardless of which UI you make it through. My thinking is that using a single SimpleLogin alias per website(company or contact) would make it more difficult to associate with my Proton account. --- ## Post 21 by @PaleCrow55 — 2026-09-24T18:13:19Z It’s the same as if you use Proton Pass to create the aliases. --- ## Post 22 by @everless — 2026-09-24T20:36:29Z > [@DeftWalrus61](#): > > One thing I do not like about SL is when I need to reply to a contact, I have to go into SL and create a “contact” within that email Alias, and reuse that “contact” address link in my Proton email as a forwarding address. I can’t just hit “reply” without exposing my actual Proton email address. (unless someone knows how to do this easier) No, you shouldn’t need to create a contact just to reply to a message. I just double checked myself and my proton email and name weren’t exposed. Have you actually tested it to confirm? --- ## Post 23 by @DeftWalrus61 — 2026-09-25T01:30:43Z > [@everless](#): > > No, you shouldn’t need to create a contact just to reply to a message You are so correct. I just tested it and it is working with a reply, just like you stated. It was not that way when I started early on with SimpleLogin. I had replied to an email that I started with a company. They answered my “reply” asking if the Proton email address I replied from was my actual email address. After that happened, I started “forwarding” any response using the SimpleLogin “contact” option. So, I am happy if I don’t need to do all those extra steps. Thank you for checking into this. --- ## Post 24 by @PurpleDime — 2026-09-25T12:06:07Z > [@DeftWalrus61](#): > > My thinking is that using a single SimpleLogin alias per website(company or contact) would make it more difficult to associate with my Proton account. Just want to clarify something. When it comes to online accounts, like social media and other stuff, you are only allowed one alias per third party website. But when it comes to using aliases just for emailing, as in, it’s not tied to any online account, you can create as many as you want for the same domain. What I means is, if I am emailing 3 separate people who don’t’ know each other but all use gmail, I am allowed to create 3 different Proton Pass aliases for each contact. I don’t have to use the same alias.