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Those looking to jump ship and use a custom domain, I've been very happy with Migadu. I've set up a wildcard inbox system (really easy) such that every website

by junon 3y ago

Those looking to jump ship and use a custom domain, I've been very happy with Migadu. I've set up a wildcard inbox system (really easy) such that every website gets its own address, cutting down on spam and unwanted automatic subscription noise.

navanchauhan 3y ago
Seconding using Migadu here. They also provide an educational discount if you’re a current student
aiudg33 3y ago
they look cool but (e.g.) 20/100 sent messages a day for the micro/mini plan seems super low?
- tredre3 3y ago
  I thought so too because 364 days of the year I will average 0 sent but that one other day I might have a conversation and I don't want my messages to be blocked when I reach 21. Thankfully they allow some margins and after that they just delay messages to the next day: https://www.migadu.com/pricing/#what-after-reaching-limits https://www.migadu.com/pricing/#what-after-reaching-limits So micro seems like a pretty good deal that I'm now considering myself!
  - agotterer 3y ago
    Do they do a good job of getting into the inbox and staying out of spam? That’s the main reason I stay on gmail, it’s so hard to find a provider with shared IPs that reliable land in the inbox.
    - junon 3y ago
      I use a wildcard domain for this. Every site gets its own address. Each whatever@ gets a mailbox on the left side of the screen, which you can individual hide or turn off automatic fetching if you want. Keeps things clean and you don't have to worry about spam so much.
  - opheliate 3y ago
    Being a current user of Migadu: I’m not sure what they’ve written there is actually correct. When I’ve gone over the outgoing message limit, I’ve received no warning, no 25% margin, and the messages were just dropped, not deferred. I just received an email telling me I had exceeded my account limits.
NikolaNovak 3y ago
Never heard of them before! Pricing plan looks interesting. Do they have a web client, or it's a bring your own client? How "family friendly" is the actual usage experience (as opposed to nerd friendly; I'd need to convert my wife as well as myself:) Thx muchly!
- junon 3y ago
  https://webmail.migadu.com https://webmail.migadu.com I'd say the web client doesn't get any simpler. I'm sure my parents could easily figure it out (they're not tech savvy).
borg16 3y ago
mxroute is even better!
eddythompson80 3y ago
I just use iCloud for custom domain email.
- hilti 3y ago
  Me too. After being on Gmail for the past decade, I finally made the switch to iCloud completely. It‘s been a smooth transition.
  - palata 3y ago
    I feel like if one goes through the trouble of switching away from GMail, it would be worth considering a competitor that is not a FAANG. Just to support smaller companies instead of quasi-monopolies :-).
danwee 3y ago
My domain provider used to offer free email as well, but not anymore (now they are charging like $5/month for that). Since I'm using apple devices, I gave iCloud+ a try: so far so good, it's just $1/month for email (with your own custom domain if you have one). Also, I find Hide My Email very handy and the 50GB of cloud storage doesn't hurt either.

by junon 3y ago

navanchauhan 3y ago

Seconding using Migadu here. They also provide an educational discount if you’re a current student

aiudg33 3y ago

they look cool but (e.g.) 20/100 sent messages a day for the micro/mini plan seems super low?

tredre3 3y ago
I thought so too because 364 days of the year I will average 0 sent but that one other day I might have a conversation and I don't want my messages to be blocked when I reach 21. Thankfully they allow some margins and after that they just delay messages to the next day: https://www.migadu.com/pricing/#what-after-reaching-limits https://www.migadu.com/pricing/#what-after-reaching-limits So micro seems like a pretty good deal that I'm now considering myself!
- agotterer 3y ago
  Do they do a good job of getting into the inbox and staying out of spam? That’s the main reason I stay on gmail, it’s so hard to find a provider with shared IPs that reliable land in the inbox.
  - junon 3y ago
    I use a wildcard domain for this. Every site gets its own address. Each whatever@ gets a mailbox on the left side of the screen, which you can individual hide or turn off automatic fetching if you want. Keeps things clean and you don't have to worry about spam so much.
- opheliate 3y ago
  Being a current user of Migadu: I’m not sure what they’ve written there is actually correct. When I’ve gone over the outgoing message limit, I’ve received no warning, no 25% margin, and the messages were just dropped, not deferred. I just received an email telling me I had exceeded my account limits.

NikolaNovak 3y ago

Never heard of them before! Pricing plan looks interesting. Do they have a web client, or it's a bring your own client? How "family friendly" is the actual usage experience (as opposed to nerd friendly; I'd need to convert my wife as well as myself:) Thx muchly!

junon 3y ago
https://webmail.migadu.com https://webmail.migadu.com I'd say the web client doesn't get any simpler. I'm sure my parents could easily figure it out (they're not tech savvy).

borg16 3y ago

mxroute is even better!

eddythompson80 3y ago

I just use iCloud for custom domain email.

hilti 3y ago
Me too. After being on Gmail for the past decade, I finally made the switch to iCloud completely. It‘s been a smooth transition.
- palata 3y ago
  I feel like if one goes through the trouble of switching away from GMail, it would be worth considering a competitor that is not a FAANG. Just to support smaller companies instead of quasi-monopolies :-).

danwee 3y ago

My domain provider used to offer free email as well, but not anymore (now they are charging like $5/month for that). Since I'm using apple devices, I gave iCloud+ a try: so far so good, it's just $1/month for email (with your own custom domain if you have one). Also, I find Hide My Email very handy and the 50GB of cloud storage doesn't hurt either.