Amazon WorkMail has a nice a-la-carte approach, but it fails to deliver a polished experience and surprisingly lacks some of the enterprise features that administrators expect.
IceWarp Cloud is a decent product suite at an affordable price. But its all-or-nothing approach means it might not be for you if all you want is hosted email.
Zoho Mail is feature-rich with close integration to the rest of Zoho's business applications. It's marred by a sometimes confusing interface, but it's a solid product for the price.
It's pricey, but Microsoft 365's combination of domain hosting, easy administration, security, and its industry-leading productivity suite keeps it at the top of the email hosting heap.
If you're constantly connected to the internet, Google Workspace is an excellent answer to Microsoft 365 Business Premium that combines collaboration, online storage, and document editing at a competitive price.
If you're willing to decouple from Microsoft's primary ecosystem, Intermedia Exchange can handle your business's email with enhanced security that provides extra control over policy.
Fastmail will appeal to serial entrepreneurs that don't have many mailboxes but need a lot of addresses across multiple domains. You can also get a real person if you contact support.
ProtonMail Professional focuses on security. It's a little short on other features and you pay a bit more, but if your work prioritizes privacy it might be well worth it.
For existing GoDaddy customers who need the horsepower offered by Microsoft 365, this solution is a perfect fit. But if your domain lives elsewhere, you might consider going straight to Microsoft.
Rackspace Email Plus tries to be a lower-cost option for users who don't need everything that comes with Microsoft 365, but it doesn't quite get there.
Fastmail users get an extra layer of privacy in the form of easy-to-manage email aliases.
The company will now help defend against email spoofing and phishing attacks.
Even a secure email service can't ignore a legally binding order from Swiss authorities.
There’s no need to juggle multiple email accounts when you can combine them into one.
There is no support for personal Gmail accounts that get locked, not even for Google staff.
Getting the feature back requires paying for a premium account.
Google kicks off a pilot for the BIMI standard in Gmail, which requires brands increase their email security in return for having their logo displayed.
Hitting reply all to thousands of recipients will no longer result in millions of emails taking a system offline.
Small business email servers are things of the past. Businesses are now considering nimble and versatile hosted email solutions for their needs. Features and pricing vary widely across the segment, so we've tested 10 of the top solutions to help you find the best option for your company.
Rackspace Hosted Exchange excels at providing a familiar and powerful hosted email solution for existing customers. But if you're not already a Rackspace customer, then you may be better off looking at other options.