Workmail Guide
The most popular enterprise mail, explained
Clear, up-to-date reviews of 22 business email services — Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Proton, Tuta and more — with free tiers, pricing and storage compared side by side. Every figure is checked against the vendor’s own pricing page.
Verified 2026-09-23
Google Workspace Review
Teams that live in Google Docs and meet in Meet
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- €6.80 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 30 GB · 2 TB · 5 TB
Microsoft 365 Business Review
Organizations standardized on Office apps and Exchange
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $7 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 1 TB OneDrive · 100 GB mailbox
Zoho Mail Review
Cost-sensitive teams that want clean, private email without bloat
- Free tier
- Free: up to 5 users, 5 GB · Free tier has no IMAP/POP
- From
- $1 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 5 GB · 10 GB · 30 GB · 50 GB · 100 GB
Proton Business Mail Review
Privacy-first organizations and clients who demand end-to-end encryption
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $12.99 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 1 TB · 3 TB
Infomaniak Mail Review
CH/FR/BE teams that want business mail + calendar from a green, privacy-respecting provider with strong Swiss data residency
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- €1.58 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- Unlimited
Fastmail Review
Power users who want fast, IMAP-first email with great native apps (Australia/EU/US regions)
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- €3 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 6 GB · 60 GB · 100 GB
HEY Review
Teams that want a clean, opinionated email experience with shared mailboxes and tags (no folders)
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $99 / user / year
- Base storage
- 100 GB
mailbox.org Review
EU teams that want serious encryption (PGP) + calendar in one subscription
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- €1 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 2 GB · 20 GB · 50 GB
Posteo Business Review
Privacy-conscious EU users and small orgs that want a flat, transparent price with no ads or tracking
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- €1 / mailbox / month
- Base storage
- 4 GB
Migadu Review
Engineers and small teams who want 'boring', reliable, IMAP-first email with no surprises
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $19 / account / year · billed annually
- Base storage
- Soft quota per account
Mailfence Review
Small EU teams that want E2EE + calendar in a single, affordable bundle (Belgian service)
- Free tier
- Free: up to 1 users, 500 MB
- From
- Not yet verified against the official page
- Base storage
- 5 GB · 10 GB · 30 GB · 60 GB
StartMail Review
Individuals and small teams who want strong E2EE without a corporate footprint
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $4.99 / mailbox / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 20 GB · 30 GB
Tuta Business Review
Privacy-first teams that want E2E-encrypted mail with a modern, fast web client
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- €6 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 50 GB · 500 GB · 1000 GB
Namecheap Business Email Review
Teams already on Namecheap domains who want cheap, no-frills business mail bundled with their existing hosting
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $14.88 / mailbox / year
- Base storage
- 5 GB · 10 GB · 15 GB
GoDaddy Business Email Review
Teams already on GoDaddy domains/hosting who want business mail without learning a new dashboard (US + EU data residency)
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- Not yet verified against the official page
- Base storage
- 10 GB · 30 GB · 50 GB
Hostinger Business Email Review
Teams already on Hostinger hosting who want cheap business mail bundled with their existing domain (EU + US data centers)
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $0.39 / mailbox / month
- Base storage
- 5 GB · 20 GB · 50 GB
OVHcloud Business Mail Review
EU teams that want cheap, scalable business mail from a major European infrastructure provider (FR data center)
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- £0.26 / account / month
- Base storage
- 15 GB · 50 GB
Intermedia Hosted Exchange Review
UK/EU orgs standardizing on Microsoft 365 who want hosted Exchange Online with local support and no self-serve DIY
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $10.60 / user / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- Unlimited
Yandex Business Review
RU/CIS-region teams that want a full office suite (mail + docs + meetings) at very low cost
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $3.99 / employee / month
- Base storage
- Unlimited mailbox · 100 GB Disk
Alibaba Mail Review
CN-region teams that want business mail tightly integrated with Alibaba Cloud and DingTalk
- Free tier
- No free tier
- From
- $4.50 / account / month · billed annually
- Base storage
- 500 GB · 5 TB
Tencent Exmail Review
CN/SEA teams that want business mail integrated with WeCom and Tencent Cloud infrastructure
- Free tier
- Free: 1 GB
- From
- ¥190 / account / year
- Base storage
- 1 GB · Unlimited
NetEase iMail Review
CN-region teams that want business mail from one of China's longest-running email brands (163/yeah ecosystem)
- Free tier
- Free: up to 50 users, 6 GB
- From
- Quote only — not published
- Base storage
- 6 GB · Unlimited
Free and forwarding options
Free & forwarding →Services that are genuinely free, or that forward mail into a mailbox you already have. They are not sold as subscriptions and are not comparable with the paid plans above.
Self-hosted
Run your own mail server
Prefer full control? The self-hosting track covers the popular open stacks — Mailcow, Mailu, docker-mailserver and Stalwart — with setup difficulty, spam-filtering requirements and honest notes on when hosting is still the better deal.
Quick comparison
Compare →| Provider | From | Free tier | Base storage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Workspace Review | €6.80 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | 30 GB · 2 TB · 5 TB |
| Microsoft 365 Business Review | $7 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | 1 TB OneDrive · 100 GB mailbox |
| Zoho Mail Review | $1 / user / month · billed annually | Free: up to 5 users, 5 GB | 5 GB · 10 GB · 30 GB · 50 GB · 100 GB |
| Proton Business Mail Review | $12.99 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | 1 TB · 3 TB |
| Infomaniak Mail Review | €1.58 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | Unlimited |
| Fastmail Review | €3 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | 6 GB · 60 GB · 100 GB |
| HEY Review | $99 / user / year | No free tier | 100 GB |
| mailbox.org Review | €1 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | 2 GB · 20 GB · 50 GB |
| Posteo Business Review | €1 / mailbox / month | No free tier | 4 GB |
| Migadu Review | $19 / account / year · billed annually | No free tier | Soft quota per account |
| Mailfence Review | Not yet verified against the official page | Free: up to 1 users, 500 MB | 5 GB · 10 GB · 30 GB · 60 GB |
| StartMail Review | $4.99 / mailbox / month · billed annually | No free tier | 20 GB · 30 GB |
| Tuta Business Review | €6 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | 50 GB · 500 GB · 1000 GB |
| Namecheap Business Email Review | $14.88 / mailbox / year | No free tier | 5 GB · 10 GB · 15 GB |
| GoDaddy Business Email Review | Not yet verified against the official page | No free tier | 10 GB · 30 GB · 50 GB |
| Hostinger Business Email Review | $0.39 / mailbox / month | No free tier | 5 GB · 20 GB · 50 GB |
| OVHcloud Business Mail Review | £0.26 / account / month | No free tier | 15 GB · 50 GB |
| Intermedia Hosted Exchange Review | $10.60 / user / month · billed annually | No free tier | Unlimited |
| Yandex Business Review | $3.99 / employee / month | No free tier | Unlimited mailbox · 100 GB Disk |
| Alibaba Mail Review | $4.50 / account / month · billed annually | No free tier | 500 GB · 5 TB |
| Tencent Exmail Review | ¥190 / account / year | Free: 1 GB | 1 GB · Unlimited |
| NetEase iMail Review | Quote only — not published | Free: up to 50 users, 6 GB | 6 GB · Unlimited |
Last updated Sep 23, 2026 · Source: How we verify data