Gmail AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Mail Servers

The best Mail Server alternative to Gmail is Fastmail. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try mail.com or AOL Mail. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Gmail and 12 are Mail Servers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mail Server alternatives to Gmail are mailbox, Purelymail, Mail.be and Inbox.lv.

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  1. Fastmail icon

    Fastmail

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    Fastmail offers secure email hosting with comprehensive webmail services, including IMAP, POP, and SMTP protocols. It supports file sharing, shared folders, large mailboxes, instant messaging, and is compatible with popular email programs. Excellent for businesses with compliance features.

    73 Fastmail alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Fastmail as an Alternative to Gmail
    John Fastman
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    Fastmail is an Australian email company that is a complete Gmail killer: 1) You pay with money, not your privacy (they don't data-mine or sell your data); 2) Full replacement for email, calendar, contact - including mobile app. 3) 2 factor authentication (Yubikey & others), infinite catch-all email addresses, file storage. Brilliant Gmail replacement.

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    FastMail is the most professional mail service out there, the only problem with FastMail over Gmail is that they do not have good html template support yet, besides that, Gmail does not stand a chance.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Fastmail is a great Gmail alternative.

    • Fastmail is the most popular commercial alternative to Gmail.

    • Fastmail is Paid and ProprietaryGmail is Free and Proprietary
    • Fastmail is Privacy focusedGmail is not according to our users
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    mailbox

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    E-mail inbox, online office, cloud storage, and video conferencing. Business or personal plans. From 1 € /month (1.10 USD).

    82 mailbox alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Comments about mailbox as an Alternative to Gmail
    John Fastman
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    At the moment, Mailbox.org is probably the best Gmail alternative: 1) You pay for the service with money, not your privacy (no data mining), 2) Excellent integration of encryption, 3) excellent Calendar and Contacts (not on mobile yet), 4) Yubikey 2FA, 5) Data stored in Germany (better privacy laws).

    madmonk
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    Best Gmail replacement at the moment. You get all the suite functions like the calendar, address book, cloud space, apps for a fair cheap price and the priceless privacy policy and encryption without losing IMAP capabilities as with some even more privacy focused email providers like Protonmail and Tutanota.

    Guest
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    Privacy oriented, good value for money, multiple e-mail aliases, works well with Thunderbird

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks mailbox is a great Gmail alternative.

    • mailbox is Paid and ProprietaryGmail is Free and Proprietary
    • mailbox is Privacy focused and Security-focusedGmail is not according to our users
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    mail.com

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    mail.com provides its users with an customized selection of unique domains to pair with their desired address at no cost. Users can choose a domain that fits their lifestyle, profession, location, or personality, and through this personalization, their email address will become...

    52 mail.com alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Comments about mail.com as an Alternative to Gmail
    Andy Young
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    With the multiple handler choices, you can get OG mail addresses which are unavailable on gmail. Example: firstname.lastname@mail . com. Simple as that

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    • Almost everyone thinks mail.com is a great Gmail alternative.

    • mail.com is Free and ProprietaryGmail is also Free and Proprietary
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    Fastmail

    Fastmail offers secure email hosting with comprehensive webmail services, including IMAP, POP, and SMTP protocols. It supports file sharing, shared folders, large mailboxes, instant messaging, and is compatible with popular email...

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    AOL Mail

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    FREE e-mail account with IMAP, spam and virus protection with UNLIMITED storage (GMail max. 15 GB). Because of this AOL WebMail is ideal as E-mail archive or E-Mail-Backup utility for other Mail accounts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Purelymail

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    Purelymail is an email hosting app that allows users to manage their emails using their preferred email client software or through the app's webmail service, which is powered by Roundcube. The app is compatible with most mail apps, supporting IMAP and POP3 protocols.

    21 Purelymail alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Purelymail is the most popular SaaS alternative to Gmail.

    • Purelymail is Paid and ProprietaryGmail is Free and Proprietary
    • Purelymail is Privacy focused and LightweightGmail is not according to our users
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    Inbox.lv

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    Inbox.lv Mail.

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Greatmail

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    Affordable business email hosting starting at $1.95/mailbox with US-based phone support, spam filtering, and full IMAP/POP3/SMTP compatibility—ideal for small teams needing professional custom domain email without expensive productivity suite bundles.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10
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    NetEase Mail

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    NetEase Free Email - China's largest e-mail service provider, providing free e-mails suffixed with @163.com, @126.com, and @yeah.net. 16 years of experience in mailbox operation, the system is fast and stable, the spam intercept rate is over 98%, the mailbox capacity is...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Fripost

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    Fripost – the Free Email Association. Fripost organize the people who want an alternative to "free" e-mail services where you are constantly under surveillance and personal data is handed over to third parties.

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
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    Mr. Mail

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    MrMail offers flexible Zimbra Hosting packages suitable for everyone, from single home user to a large company (SME) at superb prices and the best support in the industry.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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