Alternatives to Migadu
Domain-based email priced by usage, not mailboxes
Migadu ranks #7 of 12 in Email services, with an Alt Score of 59. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $19/year and available on the web. 10 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Migadu is for people and organizations who own a custom domain and want to run email on it — web agencies, freelancers, startups, families, non-profits, and anyone who doesn't want to be tied to a big-box provider.
Unlimited mailboxes and aliases per domain with standard SMTP/IMAP/POP3 and webmail access, billed by actual usage rather than per-mailbox seat pricing. It includes DNS management, SIEVE-based filtering, email forwarding, auto-responders, and multi-admin control across domains. Migadu is run from Switzerland by a small independent team rather than a large corporation.
You point your domain's DNS (or use Migadu's built-in DNS) to Migadu's mail servers, then create mailboxes and aliases from the admin panel. Mail is accessed via any standard email client or Migadu's webmail, with a free trial (no credit card) before committing to a paid plan.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Email services checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Migadu is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
Copyright © Migadu-Mail GmbH
https://migadu.com/terms/ -
Starts at $19/year verified 2026-07-11
$19 /year
https://migadu.com/pricing/ -
Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-11
We used to offer a free plan for more than 5 years. However, the amount of users we served has significantly grown since.
https://migadu.com/pricing/#what-happened-to-the-free-plan -
Platforms Web verified 2026-07-11
It is at https://webmail.migadu.com waiting for you.
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
For the world, Made in Switzerland
https://migadu.com/about/ -
E2E encryption No verified 2026-07-11
Email as we know it and encryption are incompatible. If someone is telling you otherwise, they are not to be trusted.
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Custom domain support Yes verified 2026-07-11
You can have as many domains as you want, and you can group them, monitor, dedicate user accounts etc.
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Storage (free tier) No verified 2026-07-11
We used to offer a free plan for more than 5 years. However, the amount of users we served has significantly grown since.
https://migadu.com/pricing/#what-happened-to-the-free-plan -
Aliases included Yes verified 2026-07-11
An account may have unlimited mailboxes and addresses.
https://migadu.com/pricing/#are-the-prices-and-limits-per-mailbox-or-account -
Calendar & contacts Partial verified 2026-07-11
We make the basic CalDAV and CarDAV services available, but they are not our focus.
https://migadu.com/procon/ -
IMAP/SMTP access Yes verified 2026-07-11
accessing messages over webmail, IMAP or POP3, as well sending via SMTP are
https://migadu.com/procon/ -
Jurisdiction Yes verified 2026-07-11
Behind Migadu stands a small bootstrapped, independent Swiss company with great ambitions for the world of email.
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Catch-all addresses Yes verified 2026-07-11
a fallback delivery for recipient addresses on your domain that do not resolve to any explicit mailbox
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Ad-free Yes verified 2026-07-11
We do not advertise, do not run “social media” accounts, do not do “content advertising” or anything else that plays with people’s minds.
https://migadu.com/about/#we-dont-advertise -
Anonymous signup No verified 2026-07-11
All processing is done via either Stripe.com or PayPal.com.
https://migadu.com/pricing/#i-dont-like-giving-you-my-credit-card
FAQ
Yes. Proton Mail, Tuta and Zoho Mail have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Proton Mail and Tuta — every license claim links its source.