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I am going down this road atm. I just signed up for fastmail, but I don't see it on this list, does anyone have any comparisons with the others listed? My main

I am going down this road atm. I just signed up for fastmail, but I don't see it on this list, does anyone have any comparisons with the others listed? My main concern was being able to use my own domain.

jlarocco 7y ago
I've been using Fastmail for several years now and love it. I can't directly answer your question about a comparison, though. I know I looked at several alternatives before signing up, but I don't remember exactly why I chose it over the others.
dempedempe 7y ago
Just commented on this myself: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21964531 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21964531. I can't recommend Fastmail enough. If you really wanna save money, Zoho allows you one free email alias. They seem like a pretty cool company too, but Fastmail is more mature and so simple, easy-to-use, and feature-rich. I signed up for a three year subscription with them instead.
dempedempe 7y ago
Also, setting up an email alias for my custom domain was a complete breeze. They give you instructions on how to do it and explain each step. I think they offer a 1 month free trial. Try it out.
jtw 7y ago
Fastmail has really superb custom domain functionality. Highly recommended.
newscracker 7y ago
Fastmail is a company based out of Australia using data centers in the U.S. The Five Eyes concern is why it may not be listed in privacy focused sites. To use your own domain, I’d recommend other services that are a lot cheaper than Fastmail, focused on privacy and are not in the Five Eyes (but may be in Fourteen Eyes). Check out mailbox.org, runbox.com and lastly, Migadu for a fixed price for unlimited mailboxes/storage (prices are based on outgoing mails sent per day).
- efiecho 7y ago
  But if privacy against state actors is a concern, I would recommend to just encrypt your e-mails, then Fastmail would be as good as any of the other services, but with the added merit of being in service for 20 years, so it will not close down tomorrow, you never know with any of the others.

jlarocco 7y ago

I've been using Fastmail for several years now and love it. I can't directly answer your question about a comparison, though. I know I looked at several alternatives before signing up, but I don't remember exactly why I chose it over the others.

dempedempe 7y ago

Just commented on this myself: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21964531 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21964531. I can't recommend Fastmail enough. If you really wanna save money, Zoho allows you one free email alias. They seem like a pretty cool company too, but Fastmail is more mature and so simple, easy-to-use, and feature-rich. I signed up for a three year subscription with them instead.

dempedempe 7y ago

Also, setting up an email alias for my custom domain was a complete breeze. They give you instructions on how to do it and explain each step. I think they offer a 1 month free trial. Try it out.

jtw 7y ago

Fastmail has really superb custom domain functionality. Highly recommended.

newscracker 7y ago

Fastmail is a company based out of Australia using data centers in the U.S. The Five Eyes concern is why it may not be listed in privacy focused sites. To use your own domain, I’d recommend other services that are a lot cheaper than Fastmail, focused on privacy and are not in the Five Eyes (but may be in Fourteen Eyes). Check out mailbox.org, runbox.com and lastly, Migadu for a fixed price for unlimited mailboxes/storage (prices are based on outgoing mails sent per day).

efiecho 7y ago
But if privacy against state actors is a concern, I would recommend to just encrypt your e-mails, then Fastmail would be as good as any of the other services, but with the added merit of being in service for 20 years, so it will not close down tomorrow, you never know with any of the others.