Best email service on Reddit

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Fastmail

4.4

(14)

"I use Fastmail and have been very happy with it."

"Fastmail will allow you to use a custom domain for $5 per month."

"Fastmail offers aliases and email blocking features for $5/month."

"I personally use and recommend Fastmail."

"Fast Mail is pretty much the best"

"I like Fastmail myself"

"I use fastmail for email hosting and am happy with it."

"I use fastmail for email server."

"If privacy, IMAP support, and a custom domain are your main priorities, you might want to check out Fastmail or ProtonMail."

"Fastmail offers simplicity and great features."

Google Workspace

4.7

(13)

"One great option is Google Workspace (formerly G Suite). It’s really popular for business emails."

"I’m solo and use Google Workspace with a domain. However this was chosen as I use Google for a lot and love the interface."

"I started my small firm 11 years ago using G Suite and at first it was just me ... now we are 30+ and still using it."

"It has served us very well. We do not use G Drive but use everything else it has been good."

"Google is very, very good for up to 1000 headcounts, so for solo, I highly recommend Google"

"I started my small firm 11 years ago using G Suite and at first it was just me ... now we are 30+ and still using it."

"Google for business is a great fit"

"We migrate them to Google workspace. It handles a 1TB+ mailbox just as well as it handles a 1GB mailbox."

"We found every client dependent on email were willing to switch to gsuite - our selling point was they had dedicated support for email."

"Google for Business"

Sendgrid

4.1

(14)

"I'm very pleased with its ability to maintain a high level of deliverability."

"Sendgrid offers easy-to-use client libraries and 100 emails a day for free."

"It works perfectly now :) "

"Switching to SendGrid and verifying the domain has solved the spam issue."

"I'm on sendgrid, very happy, though I imagine the other services you posted work similarly."

"We’ve used sendgrid for our clients for years"

"Using mailing service providers like SendGrid is recommended for sending large volumes of emails."

"Sendgrid and https://courier.com"

"You can also try a third party email delivery like sendgrid."

"Sendgrid has a free tier I use for that and some other outbound custom domains."

MailGun

4.0

(14)

"Mailgun (https://www.mailgun.com/)"

"Mailgun is a good one"

"It’s dead easy to setup and use."

"It is recommended by Wpengine and Kinsta hosting."

"Why not just use a different SMTP service with Gmass? Like Mailgun for example"

"Mailgun is another option for managing email delivery effectively."

"Mailgun"

"Many people use the MailGun service, very easy to use and decent free plan."

"You could pipe your outgoing emails through a service like Mailgun to get around the trustworthiness problem."

"Use mailgun and other such services."

Microsoft

4.5

(11)

"I get emails right away and I use Outlook."

"Exchange Online Plan 2 offers a generous 100GB storage with unlimited online archiving."

"Get the standard 50gb with archiving and auto archive anything older than a year. I can almost guarantee 99.8% of clients won’t notice."

"You can up your Office 365 license to get 100GB mailboxes."

"Exchange Online Plan 2 is available as a standalone SKU."

"Office 365 offers excellent cloud-based productivity tools."

"I would recommend using MS 365 for mail."

"The Outlook client is effective but has a limitation on .ost size."

"OWA allows access to all emails without size limitations."

"Outlook can be configured to use more than 50gb with a reg edit."

Apple

3.9

(12)

"I use iCloud, and I even use the 'custom domain' feature of iCloud+ so I have <my name>@<my own site DOT whatever> emails landing in my iCloud mailbox. It works great."

"I use iCloud for much of my email. Zero problems. The 'hide my email' option is great for managing spam."

"Everything seems to be fine for now with the transition from Outlook to iCloud mail."

"I changed my Apple ID to my iCloud email without any problems."

"We have never had a problem and hardly any spam."

"There are over a billion iCloud users. It's reliable. I think iCloud is more sophisticated than other email services."

"Apple's Hide My Email feature is a great privacy option."

"Reliable email service with improved search feature."

"Apple now has a custom domain service, it’s decent, but of course only if you're in that ecosystem."

"Hide My Email is an iCloud+ feature for me. 😢"

Proton

4.6

(9)

"Your only other reliable option is Proton."

"Proton"

"Proton is pretty good. Try it."

"Proton."

"Proton‼️"

"Proton, Tuta, Infomaniak."

"Protonmail or Tutanota."

"ProtonMail is usually recommended as a great secure and privacy-oriented service."

"Does and Fastmail and Proton strip away trackers?"

Proton Mail

4.8

(8)

"Proton mail is the best email service based on your requirements."

"Protonmail is excellent for privacy."

"They don’t read your emails."

"Proton Mail is highly recommended for its privacy features."

"Proton Mail has a free tier."

"I use ProtonMail with my custom domain, never had any issues with it or it being marked as spam."

"Proton Mail would be my first choice. They have a solid product and a free tier too."

"I'm pretty happy with it."

MXroute

4.4

(8)

"Lifetime plan at mxroute"

"Great value for $30 USD for 3 years with unlimited domains and accounts."

"Mxroute - I was with google, haven't looked back."

"MXroute is an excellent option for what you want at an excellent price point. They also have no history of being blocked by Gmail."

"Ya mxroute is good and price is reasonable."

"Never used them, but mxroute com offers this service."

"Mxroute can be a solid choice for it."

"Mxroute is okay but they have some gotchas and weird issues, and can be pretty heavy handed."

#10

Google

4.4

(8)

"You will want to use google workspace for your emails its cheap and with shopify we get a 20% off coupon for buying the business standard plan from google."

"Hard to beat GApps (Gmail for business), or Office360."

"Google Workspace is way better, it is what I use."

"Google Workspace is an excellent tool for collaboration and productivity."

"Google's unified storage takes the cake. You can go well above 100 gb."

"GSuite pairs well with Shopify and is relatively affordable for a true business email system."

"Consider pushing clients toward Google Workspaces."

"My Google Gmail gets spammed a lot."

#11

Microsoft 365

4.3

(8)

"Office 365. No question."

"O365. Hands down. You get way more than just email."

"Our firm has used both and office is infinitely better than G Suite."

"I just migrated from google workspace to MS 365 because I use office apps."

"Office 365 could be a good value if you want to get the Ms office suite anyway."

"Microsoft 365"

"Something like M365, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), or anything like that would be fine."

"I personally went with proton and have to switch to 365. Not enough support for CRM."

#12

Klaviyo

4.7

(7)

"The best bulk email services for eCommerce would be Klaviyo, SendGrid, Omnisend, Brevo, and Constant Contact."

"Just use klaviyo like everyone else...."

"Just use klaviyo like everyone else."

"Klaviyo allows you to target customers based on any event, profile, metric, location, or date, making it great for personalized automation and targeted campaigns."

"It's great and integrates with WooCommerce very well."

"Klaviyo excels in personalization and integration, making it a great choice for e-commerce."

"You get what you pay for and so many other things integrate into Klaviyo natively."

#13

Postmark

4.8

(6)

"Postmark is definitely my favourite... Deliverability is excellent too."

"Highly recommend Postmark for your application emails, aka transactional emails."

"I'm a big fan of Postmark."

"I love postmark!"

"Postmark is preferred for production projects for better consistency in email deliveries."

"I use postmark to send thousands of emails a day and I recommend."

#14

Amazon

4.8

(6)

"Amazon SES is the most cost-effective option for sending transactional emails."

"Nodemailer with AWS SES is extremely stable and SES has a very generous free tier."

"AWS SES offers a generous free tier of 50k sent emails per month."

"It's free and works well for localhost emailing."

"Costs almost nothing, and I generally stick sites on Lightsail anyway."

"SES is a great option based on your needs."

#15

Mailbox.org

4.5

(6)

"Mailbox.org has everything you need"

"It’s paid and secure. From Germany."

"I’ve used for several years now and haven’t had any issues!"

"Mailbox.org is what i use and i find it pretty good"

"Mailbox.org is a great alternative."

"Mailbox.org"

#16

Migadu

4.3

(6)

"I've been using Migadu for about a year; it has been faultless for me."

"Migadu is a great solution for email needs."

"Im using migadu as primary, runbox and tutanota as backup."

"Migadu, purelymail and mxroute... are privacy oriented."

"Migadu is a cheap email hosting option with your own domain."

"Their spam filter isn't perfect, but other than that it's a great service and very affordable for people with their own domains."

#17

ProtonMail

3.7

(6)

"👍 to proton."

"ProtonMail with DDG Free email."

"ProtonMail focuses heavily on privacy."

"I believe proton mail you don’t need a number."

"Alternatively you could use a full on email provider that allows using custom domains. For example Proton/ProtonMail."

"I strongly do not recommend Protonmail."

#18

nodemailer

4.2

(5)

"Go for nodemailer, it's an excellent choice for email sending."

"For super small scale <100 emails a day = Nodemailer with Gmail auth token."

"Nodemailer is a good suggestion for easily swapping providers."

"Nodemailer is a library that helps you send email using various mailing services."

"I use nodemailer."

#19

Tutanota

4.0

(5)

"Tuta & Proton are good"

"I have been using Tutanota for a few years now and I'm happy with it. It's not too pricey."

"Tutanota and Protonmail."

"For me I like Tutanota."

"Of course, it's privacy-focused and open source."

#20

Mailchimp

4.0

(5)

"I recommend Mailchimp."

"Mailchimp.com"

"Offers good open rates and integration capabilities."

"Mailchimp's free plan allows for 2,000 contacts and 10k emails per month."

"Similar in terms of pricing and number of subscribers."

#21

SendinBlue

4.8

(4)

"Sendinblue offers excellent email marketing services with great features."

"I use and can recommend SendinBlue."

"Sendinblue has a free tier and an API, making it great for transactional emails."

"Provides various pricing options to fit your needs."

#22

Brevo

3.6

(5)

"The customer service is solid and they get back to you pretty quickly."

"Brevo is the clear winner, it's cheaper, works better than all of them."

"Brevo offers 1000 free emails per day and has a node package built over nodemailer."

"A little steep learning curve but I think I will learn how to set it all up."

"Tried the static IP with Brevo and it made things drastically worse."

#23

Resend

4.3

(4)

"I find it to be the most straightforward, simple service yet with a great SDK."

"Resend all the way. react email supported as well for templates."

"Next choice would be Resend."

"You can try resend.com."

#24

Amazon SES

4.0

(4)

"AWS SES and react-email has been a neat combo for me with transactional emails."

"If you truly only want to send emails AWS SES works out to pennies for basically the same delivery rates."

"I have worked with SG but eventually switched to SES and utilizing their SNS notifications."

"SES is the cheapest, but it's very barebones."

#25

Substack

5.0

(3)

"Free for number of subs"

"Substack. It's free."

"Find it great and a pleasure to work with."

#26

Zoho Mail

4.7

(3)

"Zoho mail. The free version still let's you use your own domain."

"Quite happy with their free plan."

"I recommend Zoho Mail."

#27

Mango Mail

4.7

(3)

"Great for small businesses to keep costs low and allows unlimited addresses."

"Mango Mail is a great option. They offer IMAP and POP3, but also have a ton of guides on how to set up most clients."

"The basic plan is $1.50/mo for unlimited domains and addresses."

#28

PurelyMail

4.7

(3)

"I've had nothing but a good experience with PurelyMail. The main plan is $10 USD per year with no strict limits on users or storage."

"I like PurelyMail!"

"I've been using purelymail for a while now."

#29

AWS SES

4.3

(3)

"The least cost service."

"If you’re sending bulk emails from an app hosted on AWS EC2, just go with AWS SES."

"AWS SES is fine, for your use case."

#30

Mailerlite

4.3

(3)

"I recommend Mailerlite."

"This article showcases leading tool that is mailerlite in terms of deliverability."

"Slightly cheaper than the above"

#31

Mails AI

4.3

(3)

"Mails AI could be a solid alternative for your B2B sales emails, supporting direct PDF attachments and providing detailed tracking."

"Supports unlimited email accounts and offers excellent deliverability rates."

"Affordable at $10/month for unlimited emails."

#32

MXRoute

4.3

(3)

"I am a client now for a few years and am very happy."

"A few of their normal plans would be sufficient with as many domains you have."

"A reseller account from MXRoute would satisfy basic email needs."

#33

Tuta Mail

4.3

(3)

"My favorite is Tuta Mail, love the Android app as it has zero connection to Google."

"Tuta Mail has not been down for longer than a couple of minutes in the past months."

"Tuta is a solid alternative."

#34

ActiveCampaign

4.0

(3)

"If you are looking for an alternative I recommend ActiveCampaign."

"Pretty cheap and for low volume has good enough features."

"Active campaign"

#35

MailJet

4.0

(3)

"I've been using MailJet for many years now and I'm really satisfied."

"Can throw MailJet in the ring - we used it at our company and deliverability as well as API was really good."

#36

Waypoint

5.0

(2)

"You may want to check out Waypoint - it's an email API with a tightly coupled template builder."

"Waypoint offers a tightly integrated template builder for email APIs."

#37

Startmail

5.0

(2)

"I highly recommend StartMail. It’s built with privacy as its core principle."

"Startmail provides similar features for $50/year."

#38

Runbox

5.0

(2)

"Runbox. Check it out."

"Been using runbox for few months now and it has been a great experience."

#39

HEY

3.0

(3)

"I personally use and recommend Hey!"

"HEY seems to have abandoned updating their tracker list, losing interest in email functionality."

"Hey.com has an inflexible inbox approach that may not suit everyone."

#40

Amazon Web Services

4.5

(2)

"Nothing beats AWS SES"

"AWS SES is quite good for transactional emails."

#41

Posteo

4.5

(2)

"It's paid, but it's cheap enough (dollar a month). But well worth it."

"Posteo is great."

#42

customer.io

4.5

(2)

"Customer.io works well for us."

"Customer.io is good for a little more complex workflows."

#43

Nodemailer

4.5

(2)

"Nodemailer and AWS SES are very cheap."

"Nodemailer with Gmail works fine but can be tricky depending on security settings."

#44

Flodesk

4.0

(2)

"For a complete no code solution, you can use Flodesk."

"Flodesk"

#45

Zapier

4.0

(2)

"Zapier is effective for automation."

"Zapier can automate email notifications for new product additions."

#46

Mailcow

4.0

(2)

"Personally I spun up mailcow dockerized."

"How about a hosted Mailcow?"

#47

Mailgun

4.0

(2)

"Mailgun offers a free plan with 10,000 emails per month, which is great for small projects."

"Mailgun works well for sending emails from WordPress."

#48

Mailfence

5.0

(1)

"Look at mailfence and posteo"

#49

Proofpoint

5.0

(1)

"Get proofpoint- it will handle all of this and do it slightly better than Google."

#50

dropmail.me

5.0

(1)

"This bot provides burner email IDs and can send OTPs."

#51

Swisscows

5.0

(1)

"Swisscows.email offers a great privacy-focused email service."

#52

Linux

5.0

(1)

"The vanilla Linux install with remote control tools is very useful."

#53

Listmonk

5.0

(1)

"Listmonk is one of the best self-hosted solutions for email marketing, especially as costs grow with your contact list."

#54

Uptime Kuma

5.0

(1)

"The external monitoring service is effective."

#55

Paubox

4.0

(1)

"Or you can try Paubox.com"

#56

Trustifi

4.0

(1)

"We use Trustifi"

#57

securemyemail

4.0

(1)

"Works with any email and has a password-less option to send to any recipient."

#58

Kit

3.0

(1)

"Similar in terms of pricing and number of subscribers."

#59

Shopify

2.0

(1)

"Shopify does not have an email inbox feature built into their system."

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