{"id":35463,"date":"2024-05-31T12:13:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T09:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=35463"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:02:01","slug":"cheap-email-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/cheap-email-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Best Budget-Friendly Email Hosting Providers (One Is Free!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zoho Mail is arguably the best cheap email host because it offers free email hosting with custom domain support<\/strong> and generous storage space. The only thing you need to spend money on is a domain name. If you don’t require that much storage but want to keep costs low, IONOS is an excellent choice as well. The entry-level plan is only $1.10 per month for the first three years and includes a free domain name for as long as you maintain a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Beyond these two, there are plenty of other inexpensive options<\/strong> – it all comes down to what you’re looking for in an email host. We’ll explore eight of the best ones in detail, and we’ll also include a bonus workaround at the end that can dramatically reduce your expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udca1 Note<\/strong>: If you’re looking for a bundled solution that combines web hosting with email hosting, then we recommend Hostinger<\/strong><\/a>. It’s only $2.69 per month and they throw in a free domain name in the first year.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Top 8 companies offering cheap email hosting in 2026 \ud83d\udce7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a rush? Here’s a quick comparison table showing the entry-level plan<\/strong> details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provider<\/th>Price from (per month)<\/th>Mailboxes
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Zoho<\/a><\/strong><\/td>$0 <\/span><\/span>Zoho has a 100% free forever plan.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>5<\/td>5 GB<\/span><\/span>Per mailbox.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\u274c<\/span><\/span>Only available in paid plans.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>
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IONOS<\/a><\/strong><\/td>$1.10<\/span><\/span>On a three-year contract. IONOS also includes a free domain name for as long as you maintain a contract. To get the deal you must choose a .com, .us, .online, .net domain.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>1<\/td>2 GB<\/td>Unspecified<\/td>
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Purelymail<\/a><\/strong><\/td>$0.83<\/span><\/span>Based on an annual contract of $10 per year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>Unlimited<\/td>Unlimited<\/span><\/span>There is no cap, but if you are an extremely heavy user then you might be asked to switch to a resource-pricing model instead - which is still priced very reasonably.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\u274c\u26a0\ufe0f<\/span><\/span>Although this feature is not available, you can emulate it by creating disposable users and routing them to your target address - effectively achieving the same result.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 1<\/a><\/sup><\/td>
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Namecheap<\/a><\/strong><\/td>$1.24<\/span><\/span>First two months on all three plans are free. No payment details required. Then it's $14.88 per year for the entry-level plan, which breaks down to $1.24 per month.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>1<\/td>5 GB<\/td>10<\/span><\/span>Per mailbox. Higher level plans have higher amounts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 2<\/a><\/sup><\/td>
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Tuta<\/a><\/strong>*<\/td>\u20ac3<\/span><\/span>Based on an annual contract of \u20ac36.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>1<\/td>20 GB<\/td>15 3<\/a><\/sup><\/td>
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FastMail<\/a><\/strong>*<\/td>$4.67<\/span><\/span>Based on a 3-year contract of $168. Lower time commitment contracts available at higher prices.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>1<\/td>50 GB<\/span><\/span>Plus an extra 10 GB for file storage, for a total of 60 GB.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>615<\/span><\/span>Plus an additional 15 for every extra mailbox added to the account.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 4<\/a><\/sup><\/td>
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Proton Mail<\/a><\/strong>*<\/td>$3.99<\/span><\/span>Based on a one-year contract of $47.88. Renews at the same price.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>1<\/td>15 GB<\/td>10 5<\/a><\/sup><\/td>
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Hostinger<\/a><\/strong><\/td>$0.35<\/span><\/span>Based on a four-year contract of $16.80. Hostinger also adds two free months for a total of 50 months. Renews at $1.59 per month.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>1<\/td>10 GB<\/td>10 6<\/a><\/sup><\/td>
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* Cheaper plans available, but with no custom domain support. All plans above reflect the cheapest possible option with custom domain support.<\/small><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for email hosting for a team rather than only for you, then Zoho or Purelymail are good options to start with, since their entry-level plans support more than one mailbox. However, if you require even more horsepower, then all the providers above are scalable and let you add additional mailboxes\/users.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/span>\u26a0\ufe0f Quick note on semantics<\/strong> <\/div>
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Email Jargon 101<\/strong><\/span><\/div>
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One potentially confusing aspect of choosing an email hosting provider is the interchangeable use of certain terms that may sound similar, but are technically different.<\/p>\n\n\n

Common terms include users<\/em><\/span>Users<\/span>Individuals who have unique login credentials to access specific services or email accounts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, mailboxes<\/em><\/span>Mailboxes<\/span>Storage locations on an email server where emails are received, stored, and managed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, inboxes<\/em><\/span>Inboxes<\/span>A specific section within a mailbox where incoming emails are delivered and displayed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, email addresses<\/em><\/span>Email Addresses<\/span>The addresses used to send and receive emails, typically in the format username@domain.com.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, and email aliases<\/em><\/span>Email Aliases<\/span>Alternative email addresses that route emails to a primary email address's inbox, without requiring separate mailboxes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. All five of those have their own distinct meanings, but in practice, the first three words are often used interchangeably (despite their differences). On the other hand, email addresses are also sometimes used in lieu of those first three words, but to make things more confusing, they can be used to refer to email aliases as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the context of our write up here, we will use mailbox<\/em> and user<\/em> interchangeably, but just be aware that in certain cases the providers themselves will treat these differently. This is due to how they structure their accounts and plans, where they might offer one mailbox, but they’ll provide multiple user access to that same mailbox. It’s more of a rare exception than the rule, but it’s good to be aware of it. As for email aliases<\/em>, we will never refer to them as email addresses. We hope this helps make it easier to navigate not only this article, but also the companies’ websites.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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