Affordable Email Hosting Alternatives

Users recommend low-cost paid email services like Fastmail, Protonmail, Purelymail, and Rackspace as cheaper alternatives to expensive options such as Google Workspace or GSuite, often for custom domains and family use.

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devnullbrain Feb 19, 2023 View on HN

Why not use another email provider for <$100/yr?

threeseed Feb 8, 2021 View on HN

So pay for it ? GSuite is $6/month and other mail providers can be found for cheaper.

elorant May 18, 2020 View on HN

Try fastmail. $30 for an annual plan and it works like a charm. A lot of people in here recommend it.

lifeguard Jun 14, 2013 View on HN

Doesn't gmail do everything you ask for? $50 a year? It is the best if you don't care about control/privacy.

klodolph Feb 4, 2012 View on HN

So... why don't you buy something like Rackspace email, which costs $2/mo?

clairity Oct 25, 2019 View on HN

but it's not expensive. there are other free email services, or you can pay for decent email hosting for a few bucks a month.

rhizome Dec 7, 2012 View on HN

$50/yr is less than $5/mo, what is the convenience of email hosting worth to you?

0x53 Dec 3, 2020 View on HN

Like everyone else is saying: fastmail.com. If you pay for 3 years up front it is like $3 a month.

aidenn0 Oct 17, 2018 View on HN

fastmail already is available for $10 per month, so I guess problem solved?

thesunny Jan 13, 2012 View on HN

Fusemail is a good solution and is only $2/month per mailbox.