Email hosting

Email on your domain, priced honestly.

The same address at your domain can cost nothing or over $150 a year per person. We add up two years for the number of mailboxes you need, including intro prices that jump and per-person pricing that adds up fast.

What do you need?
How many mailboxes?

Cheapest for 1 mailbox: Zoho Mail Forever Free, free.

  1. Zoho Mail Forever FreeCheapestFree
    5 GB per user1 domainSend & receive

    Web and Zoho’s mobile apps only: no IMAP/POP, so it won’t work in Outlook or Apple Mail. Up to 5 users.

    Freeno card neededSet up DNSPlans →
  2. Hostinger Business Email StarterIntro price
    5 GB per mailbox1 domainSend & receive

    $0.39/mo only if you prepay 48 months; it renews at $1.59/mo. The 2-year figure is that 4-year prepay.

    $18.724 yrs prepaid · then $1.59/moSet up DNSPlans →
  3. Purelymail StandardFlat price, any number of mailboxes
    No hard limitUnlimited domains and usersSend & receive

    $10 a year for the whole account. Heavy users may be moved to usage-based pricing.

    $20.002 yrs · $0.83/moSet up DNSPlans →
  4. iCloud+ 50 GB
    50 GB sharedUp to 5 domains, 3 addresses eachSend & receive

    For personal and family use: shared with up to 5 family members. Needs an Apple Account; works in any mail app.

    $23.762 yrs · $0.99/moSet up DNSPlans →
  5. Zoho Mail Mail Lite 5 GB
    5 GB per userMultiple domainsSend & receive

    Yearly billing only. Works in Outlook, Apple Mail and phones (IMAP/POP).

    $24.002 yrs · $1.00/moSet up DNSPlans →
  6. Namecheap Private Email Launch
    5 GB per mailbox1 domainSend & receive

    $14.88 a year for 1 mailbox, $8.88 a year for each extra one. 30-day free trial.

    $29.762 yrs · $1.24/moSet up DNSPlans →
  7. Migadu MicroFlat price, any number of mailboxes
    5 GB totalUnlimited addresses and domainsSend & receive

    $19 a year for the account, but only 20 outgoing emails a day: fine for personal use, tight for a business.

    $38.002 yrs · $1.58/moSet up DNSPlans →
  8. Porkbun Email Hosting
    10 GB per mailboxDomains at PorkbunSend & receive

    Webmail, IMAP and POP. 15-day free trial with a Porkbun domain.

    $72.002 yrs · $3.00/moPlans →
  9. Forward Email Enhanced ProtectionFlat price, any number of mailboxes
    10 GB pooledUnlimited domainsSend & receive

    Send and receive as you@yourdomain, IMAP included. Open source.

    $72.002 yrs · $3.00/moPlans →
  10. Zoho Workplace Standard
    30 GB mail per user + 100 GB filesMultiple domainsSend & receiveCalendar & docs

    Mail, docs, sheets, meetings and chat; $4 if paid monthly.

    $72.002 yrs · $3.00/moSet up DNSPlans →
  11. Namecheap Private Email Expand
    10 GB per mailbox1 domainSend & receive

    $41.88 a year for 3 mailboxes, $25.88 a year for each extra one.

    $83.762 yrs · $3.49/moSet up DNSPlans →
  12. Proton Mail Plus
    15 GB1 custom domainSend & receiveEnd-to-end encrypted

    One person. End-to-end encrypted between Proton users; $4.99 if paid monthly.

    $95.762 yrs · $3.99/moSet up DNSPlans →
  13. Fastmail Individual
    60 GBCustom domainsSend & receive

    One person; $6 if paid monthly. Calendar and contacts included.

    $120.002 yrs · $5.00/moSet up DNSPlans →
  14. Fastmail Business Standard
    60 GB per userCustom domainsSend & receive

    Per user; $6 if paid monthly. (Business Basic at $3 doesn’t allow custom domains.)

    $120.002 yrs · $5.00/moSet up DNSPlans →
  15. Google Workspace Business Starter
    30 GB per user, pooledCustom domainsSend & receiveCalendar & docs

    Gmail, Calendar, Docs and Meet. $7 is with a 1-year commitment (paid monthly); $8.40 without.

    $168.002 yrs · $7.00/moSet up DNSPlans →
  16. Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    50 GB mailbox + 1 TB OneDriveCustom domainsSend & receiveCalendar & docs

    Outlook, Teams and web/mobile Office apps; yearly subscription. Desktop Office apps need a higher plan.

    $168.002 yrs · $7.00/moSet up DNSPlans →
  17. Migadu MiniFlat price, any number of mailboxes
    30 GB totalUnlimited addresses and domainsSend & receive

    $90 a year for any number of mailboxes; 100 outgoing emails a day.

    $180.002 yrs · $7.50/moSet up DNSPlans →
  18. Proton Workspace Standard
    1 TB per user15 custom domainsSend & receiveCalendar & docsEnd-to-end encrypted

    Encrypted mail, calendar, drive, docs, video calls, VPN and password manager. Paid yearly.

    $311.762 yrs · $12.99/moSet up DNSPlans →

Prices are the providers’ published USD rates, paying yearly unless noted, checked on the date shown on each source. Taxes are extra. Ranked by two-year cost only; some sign-up links are affiliate links and never change the order.

How to read this

  • Forwarding sends mail for you@yourdomain to an inbox you already have. It’s free, but replies come from your personal address unless you add a sending service.
  • Per-mailbox pricing multiplies with every person. Flat plans charge one price for the account, so they win as a team grows.
  • Intro prices, common with registrars and web hosts, usually need several years paid upfront and renew much higher. We count the renewal in the two-year total.
  • Picked one? The launch kit gives you its DNS records and checks them live.