I’m setting up my Nextcloud server and am at the point of needing to connect an email server. I’m not interested in selfhosting an email server (not yet anyway), and I don’t particularly like Proton as my current email provider (which was what I migrated to when de-Googling my life).

What email providers do y’all like that aren’t run by shady tech bros and are easy to integrate with your other selfhosted services?

  • anticonnor@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I want to thank everyone who replied. I did some research on most of these and think PurelyMail is the winner for me. Feel free to correct me if I got some details wrong. I want to give a shoutout to @mbirth for mentioning Disroot, which looks like a really interesting experiment in federated services.

    Also, I know this post is really bending the rules for c/selfhosted, but connecting your selfhosted services to an email provider is essential, and having a reliable and affordable email provider just makes this weird hobby of ours a little easier.

    My Rating (1-5) Service Website Annual Cost Only Email?
    5 PurelyMail https://purelymail.com/ $10, pay for added storage Yes
    4 MXRoute https://mxroute.com/ $50/year small plan Yes
    4 Disroot https://disroot.org/ Free, pay to add storage and domains Yes, separated from other Disroot services
    3 Fastmail https://www.fastmail.com/ $60 individual plan Yes-ish
    3 Mailo https://www.mailo.com/ ~$14 premium plan No
    3 Proton https://mail.proton.me/ $48/year plus plan $120/year unlimited plan No
    2 Mailbox.org https://mailbox.org/ ~$14 light plan ~$42 standard Light plan
    2 Migadu https://migadu.com/ $90 mini plan Yes
    1 GMX https://www.gmx.com/mail/ Free, ad supported No
  • sbird@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Disroot (Netherlands) is pretty good, that’s one that I have used before, and I’ve also heard that Fastmail (Australia) and mailbox.org (Germany) are good paid options but have never tried either.

    • sbird@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Of note, PurelyMail sounds pretty good, I might have to check that one out. Looks like it’s based in the U.S. though, so that could be a problem for some.

  • sznowicki@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Mailo.com. French company. They have quite a quirky UI. like one can tell it’s made by a backend guy and the junior version is made by his younger nephew but technical wise it’s perfect. All standards are there plus price is OK.

  • mbirth 🇬🇧@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve got a so-called “Asteroid” with UberSpace. You just have to bring your own domain and configure DNS to use their servers. Unlimited mailboxes, unlimited aliases, Sieve scripts … and SSH access.

    Apart from that, I’ve got a free account with disroot for emergencies.

  • maj@piefed.socialEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Have a look at posteo. Gives you IMAP so you can use any client. Its only €1 a month and is supposed to be good with privacy. Have had no complaints so far. https://posteo.de/en

    • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Is this for me? Do you want email? Then yes, probably.

      Well, you really can’t argue with that logic. LOL

    • anticonnor@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      I’m liking what I’m seeing here! Most other services try to be like Google, where you can’t get a mail account without also paying for drive, calendar, office, etc. All I want here is an email service, and this looks good and cheap for that.

      • hoppolito@mander.xyzEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        It’s good but it’s also been bought out by, at least to me, an ‘unknown’ early this year. Since then, there’s been a couple outages though nothing too drastic. New owner also promised to only make changes that are ‘thoughtful and focused on making your experience better’ but I am still cautiously eyeing other options since then - I’ve learned never to trust those words by new owners.