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Gmail alternatives

20 points by nicogevers 12y ago

Are there any good alternatives to gmail? It doesn't necessarily have to be free. I'm more interested in a quality comparison of features and service.

infamouscow 12y ago
Fastmail feels very solid to me.
vishnuharidas 12y ago
Windows Live Mail is an alternative, for both personal and business uses.
AtTheLast 12y ago
Have you tried Google inbox? Just kidding, Zoho mail is descent, we switch to it a few years ago and it has steadily gotten better.
- GFischer 12y ago
  I have my custom domain's email in Zoho, and I'm pretty happy. They have an Android app now, and the UI is good and improving (not yet Google-class, but very usable). Zoho's CEO has been a Hacker News user for a long time, and he promised to keep the basic tier free: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sridharvembu https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sridharvembu
chrisked 12y ago
Check out fastmail. Very similar experience for mail and calendar.
- girvo 12y ago
  Fastmail is excellent, and I love their Yubikey support!
- 27182818284 12y ago
  Throw my hat in the ring for Fastmail too. I was looking for a GMail alternative for a particular and settled on Fastmail. (I still use Inbox for other accounts) I've found their technical team helpful, their instructions with screenshots (although not on the most current version, but a close enough version) helpful, and the web interface smooth (though I typically use native mail clients)
auloaasmaa 12y ago
Or if you are looking for something more secure in means of eavesdropping: http://www.techspot.com/article/896-secure-email-and-cloud-storage-services/ http://www.techspot.com/article/896-secure-email-and-cloud-s...
jarcane 12y ago
Are there any services that allow for inbox and settings import from Gmail? I have a good ten years invested in mine, so far it's the only Google product I've not been able to fully cut the cord from.
- jfoster 12y ago
  What does Google Takeout give you? Is it not something that can be directly imported into other mail clients?
  - jarcane 12y ago
    Looks like it supplies an MBOX file, which should I guess be sufficient, save that my mailbox at this point is 12GB.
modifier 12y ago
You'll definitely want to check out Yandex Mail.
jordsmi 12y ago
As other's have mentioned I love using zoho for my personal domains. Has pretty much all features I need in an email client, plus it is free for most use cases.
jfoster 12y ago
I can understand lots of reasons why you might want to migrate away from Gmail, but so that people can suggest the most appropriate alternatives, what is it about Gmail that makes Gmail not appropriate for you?
sreenadh 12y ago
Reliable quality email fastmail - 4 words that go together. Webmail is decent but not as good as Gmail. Hotmail is great NOW. But there was a time when it was ad filled & crappy. Same for Yahoo which was great at one time but unbearable now. In free email, gmail & Hotmail are the best I know. Fastmail is not too fancy, but its a good email service.
JusCoz 12y ago
Protonmail is at capacity, but are an encrypted email service if security and privacy are a concern. I know, it's kind of silly since "big brother" has most of your email because it has all of everyone else's, but I figured it was worth a mention. https://protonmail.ch/invite https://protonmail.ch/invite

Gmail alternatives

20 points by nicogevers 12y ago

Are there any good alternatives to gmail? It doesn't necessarily have to be free. I'm more interested in a quality comparison of features and service.

infamouscow 12y ago

Fastmail feels very solid to me.

vishnuharidas 12y ago

Windows Live Mail is an alternative, for both personal and business uses.

AtTheLast 12y ago

Have you tried Google inbox? Just kidding, Zoho mail is descent, we switch to it a few years ago and it has steadily gotten better.

GFischer 12y ago
I have my custom domain's email in Zoho, and I'm pretty happy. They have an Android app now, and the UI is good and improving (not yet Google-class, but very usable). Zoho's CEO has been a Hacker News user for a long time, and he promised to keep the basic tier free: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sridharvembu https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sridharvembu

chrisked 12y ago

Check out fastmail. Very similar experience for mail and calendar.

girvo 12y ago
Fastmail is excellent, and I love their Yubikey support!
27182818284 12y ago
Throw my hat in the ring for Fastmail too. I was looking for a GMail alternative for a particular and settled on Fastmail. (I still use Inbox for other accounts) I've found their technical team helpful, their instructions with screenshots (although not on the most current version, but a close enough version) helpful, and the web interface smooth (though I typically use native mail clients)

auloaasmaa 12y ago

Or if you are looking for something more secure in means of eavesdropping: http://www.techspot.com/article/896-secure-email-and-cloud-storage-services/ http://www.techspot.com/article/896-secure-email-and-cloud-s...

jarcane 12y ago

Are there any services that allow for inbox and settings import from Gmail? I have a good ten years invested in mine, so far it's the only Google product I've not been able to fully cut the cord from.

jfoster 12y ago
What does Google Takeout give you? Is it not something that can be directly imported into other mail clients?
- jarcane 12y ago
  Looks like it supplies an MBOX file, which should I guess be sufficient, save that my mailbox at this point is 12GB.

modifier 12y ago

You'll definitely want to check out Yandex Mail.

jordsmi 12y ago

As other's have mentioned I love using zoho for my personal domains. Has pretty much all features I need in an email client, plus it is free for most use cases.

jfoster 12y ago

I can understand lots of reasons why you might want to migrate away from Gmail, but so that people can suggest the most appropriate alternatives, what is it about Gmail that makes Gmail not appropriate for you?

sreenadh 12y ago

Reliable quality email fastmail - 4 words that go together. Webmail is decent but not as good as Gmail. Hotmail is great NOW. But there was a time when it was ad filled & crappy. Same for Yahoo which was great at one time but unbearable now. In free email, gmail & Hotmail are the best I know. Fastmail is not too fancy, but its a good email service.

JusCoz 12y ago

Protonmail is at capacity, but are an encrypted email service if security and privacy are a concern. I know, it's kind of silly since "big brother" has most of your email because it has all of everyone else's, but I figured it was worth a mention. https://protonmail.ch/invite https://protonmail.ch/invite