The email service I currently have for my domain is alright but I’ve wanted to change it. Both in hopes of having better costs but also to provide me more options to expand emails to my other domains. And I’m hoping to get a little feedback on my hunting, here.
What I am currently paying:
40/yr 10gb, single email address
What am I looking for:
Services that let me use my domains, with a minimum of 5 domains so that I can add more email accounts as needed. Preferably services that let me make multiple emails and divide the storage as needed or add inboxes to an existing account for a minor fee. This way I’ll just have one account I worry about and that’s it, it’ll cover all my email and I’ll never have to hunt for something unless I absolutely have to.
Space can be around 5-10 gigs, I don’t foresee myself using much more than that but if I can get some wiggle room that’d be nice.
I have no desire for calendars, storage, ‘work-spaces’ or anything like that. Just. E-mail. If the do come with those features, fine, but they’re not important. What’s also important is that it is a service that is persistent and stable because the emails I use it for are important.
So far, here are some services I’ve scouted:
(listing prices that meet the threshold of what I’m looking for)
NameCheap: 72/yr 75gb (5 emails)
So this one is out because that is too few domains for too high a price
Porkbun: 24/yr 10gb
Unsure of how many domains it lets me have, and it really tries to press getting Proton mail anyway.
Dreamhost: 20/year 25gb, 1 email
As usual, Dreamhost is way too expensive for what it offers.
Proton: 120/yr 50gb 10 domains
Proton is also expensive and is really reluctant to give options for more domains.
Tuta: 100/yr 500gb 10 Domain
Also absurdly expensive and restrictive on domain usage.
Startmail: 85/yr 30gb Unlimited Domains
'Salright, but out of my price range.
Mailbox.org: 40/yr 10gb
Doesn’t say unlimited domains but also doesn’t say 1 domain, so my guess is possibly unlimited???
NeoMailbox: 80/yr 5gb
Requires a one time 15$ fee to set up a custom domain but I’m guessing it’s only one domain.
Mailfence: 42/y 10gb
Unclear if this allows for more than one custom domain, but it seems like it does.
Fastmail: 60/yr 50gb
Allows for custom Domains, unsure of limit if it has one.
ZoHo: 15/yr 10gb | 48/yr 50gb
Seems to allow multiple domain names, the second tier has a digital signature feature, honestly not bad.
Migadu: 19/yr 5gb | 90/yr 30gb
This one isn’t bad at all, I could get by on the 5GB plan and upgrading isn’t… the worst… but I have unlimited accounts/domains either way
PurelyMail: 10/yr with no hard limits
It is what it says on the tin, just an email service, with no hard limits but scaling with those that hit the service harder than others.
Disroot: 12/yr 5gb | 22y 10gb
This a service I already use and I’m not inclined to attach more than one email to it. The process of adding a domain and getting the email account hooked up is obnoxious because it requires that I fill out a form in order to contact someone to add in my information for the domain to the service. I cannot add or remove domains from any interface of my own accord. For what I wish to do, this simply is too awkward and unwieldy. But it’s a good service otherwise.
So far, I’m leaning toward PurelyMail, ZoHo, or Migadu.
PurelyMail is incredibly affordable and also flexible with usage. However, it’s run by a single individual and when it come to something like email that leaves me wary about management and longevity.
Migadu is also affordable and I can always start at the 20 a year and increase to the 90 a year. But that 90 a year jump is quite the jump when I might only really need 10gb
ZoHo has been around a long time now, 15$ for 10gb is about what I need. And if I need to increase, 50$ is still within my means.
So my question is, has anyone here used these services, if so do you have any praise or complaints?
Also, do you use/know of any email services you use that would fit my needs?
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