{"id":66614,"date":"2025-07-17T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crazyeggblog.wpengine.com\/?p=66614"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:13:29","slug":"best-email-hosting-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/best-email-hosting-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Best Email Hosting Providers in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Just like a website, emails need hosting too. Many web hosting plans include email hosting, but that\u2019s not always the case. And sometimes, you don\u2019t need a full hosting package at all\u2014you just need a reliable place to run professional email on your own domain.<\/p>   <p>Great question. Our research team spent two weeks researching and testing the best email hosting providers and narrowed hundreds of options down to our top picks.<\/p>   <p>But before we get to our top picks, do you really need email hosting?<\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When It Makes Sense to Invest Into Email Hosting<\/h2>   <p>Email hosting providers make every effort to simplify the process of purchasing their services. But that doesn\u2019t mean you <em>have to<\/em> buy email hosting. Below we\u2019ve discussed three circumstances when it genuinely makes sense to invest in email hosting.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Situation 1: When You Want to Standardize Your Business Emails<\/h3>   <p>You likely have more than one email address for the whole of your business\u2014customer support emails, informational emails, and individual staff emails.&nbsp;<\/p>   <p>Email hosting helps match all these emails with your website domain, standardizing how all emails within your business look. In turn, this makes your business appear more professional and establishes brand consistency.&nbsp;<\/p>   <p>Moreover, you can create different emails for different departments within your business to organize and structure all communications. Having separate email IDs for different departments and purposes will help you keep track of every message\u2014even if you\u2019re the only one responding to them.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Situation 2: When You Want Better Deliverability, Control, and Credibility<\/h3>   <p>Email marketing can be an invaluable (and highly profitable) marketing channel\u2014provided your emails end up in your subscriber\u2019s inbox.<\/p>   <p>Using a free address like Gmail or Yahoo for business outreach doesn\u2019t automatically send you to spam, but it can make your brand look less established and gives you less control over authentication and admin settings. That matters when you\u2019re trying to build trust and maintain consistent deliverability.<\/p>   <p>With business email hosting, you can send from your own domain and set up the records and protections that help legitimate mail land where it should. That gives your messages a more professional appearance and gives your team more control over how email is managed.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Situation 3: When You Want Greater Security for Your Sensitive Data<\/h3>   <p>With data breaches increasing in recent years, email security is understandably a top priority\u2014especially for businesses dealing with sensitive and confidential data.&nbsp;<\/p>   <p>Permitting employees to use free, personal email accounts presents a serious risk to your business\u2019s data. You have less administrative control over privacy settings, access management, retention, and account recovery.<\/p>   <p>Luckily, the best email hosting providers give you stronger controls, encryption options, spam filtering, and security tools for your business, helping prevent unauthorized access and reducing the odds of important messages slipping through the cracks.<\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Best Email Hosting Options to Consider<\/h2>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Hostinger\">#1 \u2014 Hostinger \u2014 The Best for Most<\/h3>   <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/go\/ce1312\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hostinger<\/a> holds the top spot on our list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/best-web-hosting-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best web hosting services<\/a>, so it should come as no surprise to learn that it\u2019s also one of our favorite email hosting providers. If you want a simple and affordable way to get a professional email address that matches your website domain, Hostinger is hard to beat.<\/p>   <p>Beyond the ability to add professionalism to your brand with a domain-specific email address, Hostinger\u2019s email hosting includes essentials like aliases, forwarding rules, an integrated calendar and contacts, and built-in spam and virus protection. It also supports features like templates, follow-up reminders, and read receipts on eligible plans.<\/p>   <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1702\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17115412\/Hostinger-Email-Landing-Page.png\" alt=\"Image of Hostinger business email description\" class=\"wp-image-104482\" style=\"width:675px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17115412\/Hostinger-Email-Landing-Page.png 1702w, https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17115412\/Hostinger-Email-Landing-Page-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17115412\/Hostinger-Email-Landing-Page-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17115412\/Hostinger-Email-Landing-Page-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17115412\/Hostinger-Email-Landing-Page-1536x787.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1702px) 100vw, 1702px\" \/><\/figure>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing<\/h3>   <p>Hostinger\u2019s email hosting is still one of the more affordable options in this category.<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Business Starter \u2014 Promotional pricing can drop as low as $0.35 per mailbox per month on a 48-month term, renewing at $1.59 per month (10 GB storage, 10 aliases, 1,000 emails\/day).<\/li>   <li>Business Premium \u2014 Promotional pricing can start around $1.95 per mailbox per month on a 48-month term, renewing at $3.99 per month (50 GB storage, up to 30 aliases, 3,000 emails\/day).<\/li> <\/ul>   <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17120058\/Hostinger-Email-Pricing.png\" alt=\"Hostinger email pricing\" class=\"wp-image-104485\" style=\"width:675px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17120058\/Hostinger-Email-Pricing.png 1392w, https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17120058\/Hostinger-Email-Pricing-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17120058\/Hostinger-Email-Pricing-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17120058\/Hostinger-Email-Pricing-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/figure>   <p>The biggest difference between the two plans is storage and the number of extras you get. Business Premium adds more room, more aliases, and access to more advanced mailbox features.<\/p>   <p><strong>Note:<\/strong> These are promotional prices and can change depending on the term length and offer available when you sign up.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Google\">#2 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Google Workspace<\/a> \u2014 The Best for Cloud-Based Collaboration and Communication<\/h3>   <p>Formerly known as G Suite, Google Workspace combines business Gmail with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Calendar, Drive, and Chat. It\u2019s a full cloud-based collaboration stack, not just an email host, which is exactly why it\u2019s such a strong fit for teams that work together constantly.<\/p>   <p>You can create, edit, share, and store files in the cloud while managing your business email from the same ecosystem. For many businesses, the biggest selling point isn\u2019t email alone\u2014it\u2019s how naturally everything ties together.<\/p>   <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image2-23-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image2-23-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image2-23-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image2-23-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image2-23-1536x754.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image2-23.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>   <p>There\u2019s also a full set of communication and admin tools, including Google Chat, Google Meet, shared drives, security controls, endpoint management, and admin controls for user access and devices. Google Workspace is backed by a 99.9% uptime SLA as well.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing&nbsp;<\/h3>   <p>Google Workspace is one of the pricier options on our list, but it offers a lot more than email hosting alone.<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Business Starter \u2014 $7 per user per month on an annual plan, or $8.40 per user per month when billed monthly (30 GB pooled storage per user).<\/li>   <li>Business Standard \u2014 $14 per user per month on an annual plan, or $16.80 per user per month when billed monthly (2 TB pooled storage per user).<\/li>   <li>Business Plus \u2014 $22 per user per month on an annual plan, or $26.40 per user per month when billed monthly (5 TB pooled storage per user).<\/li> <\/ul>   <p>There\u2019s an Enterprise tier too if you need advanced compliance, security, or support. Google also offers a free trial for new customers.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Office\">#3 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Microsoft 365<\/a> \u2014 The Best for Microsoft Users<\/h3>   <p>Microsoft 365 is an easy pick for businesses already living inside Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and OneDrive. It gives you business-class email through Exchange plus the rest of Microsoft\u2019s productivity stack in one subscription.<\/p>   <p>You can use custom domain email addresses, manage users centrally, collaborate in desktop and web apps, and keep everything synced across devices. It\u2019s especially appealing if your team already knows the Microsoft ecosystem and doesn\u2019t want to retrain around a new toolset.<\/p>   <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image4-14-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image4-14-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image4-14-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image4-14-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image4-14-1536x754.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image4-14.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>   <p>Microsoft 365\u2019s business plans include Exchange email, Teams, OneDrive storage, and business management features, with higher tiers adding desktop apps and stronger security controls. Lower tiers are web-first, while the more robust plans unlock the full desktop experience.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing<\/h3>   <p>For business email hosting, these are the Microsoft 365 plans that matter most:<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Microsoft 365 Business Basic \u2014 $6.00 per user per month, paid yearly<\/li>   <li>Microsoft 365 Business Standard \u2014 $12.50 per user per month, paid yearly<\/li>   <li>Microsoft 365 Business Premium \u2014 $22.00 per user per month, paid yearly<\/li>   <li>Microsoft 365 Apps for Business \u2014 $8.25 per user per month, paid yearly, but this one does <em>not<\/em> include hosted business email<\/li> <\/ul>   <p>Microsoft also offers monthly billing at higher per-user rates, plus free trials on select business plans.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Zoho\">#4 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/go\/ce2978\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zoho Mail<\/a> \u2014 The Best Free Email Hosting<\/h3>   <p>Zoho Mail may not get talked about as much as Google or Microsoft, but it remains one of the best value plays in business email. It\u2019s clean, affordable, ad-free, and easy to pair with the rest of Zoho\u2019s productivity ecosystem.<\/p>   <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/go\/ce2978\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image3-13-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image3-13-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image3-13-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image3-13-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image3-13-1536x754.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image3-13.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>   <p>But the main reason Zoho Mail made our list is its free plan. It supports one domain for up to five users, includes 5 GB of storage per user, and is a strong option for freelancers and tiny teams that want branded email without paying on day one. The catch is that the free plan is available only in select data centers and does not include IMAP, POP, or ActiveSync.<\/p>   <p>Paid plans unlock more storage and more business-friendly features, including mobile sync, archiving, eDiscovery, S\/MIME, and stronger admin controls depending on the tier.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing<\/h3>   <p>Zoho Mail is still one of the cheapest business email hosts you can buy.<\/p>   <p>If you only want Zoho Mail:<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Mail Lite \u2014 starts around $1 per user per month<\/li>   <li>Mail Premium \u2014 starts around $4 per user per month<\/li> <\/ul>   <p>If you want Zoho Mail bundled with Zoho Workplace tools:<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Workplace Standard \u2014 starts around $3 per user per month<\/li>   <li>Workplace Professional \u2014 starts around $6 per user per month<\/li> <\/ul>   <p>Zoho also lets organizations mix and match paid plans on annual subscriptions, which can help keep costs down as teams grow.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Ice\">#5 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/go\/cenm2116\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">IceWarp<\/a> \u2014 The Best for Creating Email Accounts for Clients&nbsp;<\/h3>   <p>If you create and manage email accounts on behalf of clients, IceWarp is still worth a serious look. It\u2019s built around hosted email with custom domains, plus shared calendars, chat, storage, document collaboration, and white-label-friendly options that make it appealing for agencies, IT providers, and resellers.<\/p>   <p>The company no longer presents its cloud pricing the same way it did a few years ago, but the core appeal remains the same: it\u2019s flexible, collaboration-friendly, and well suited to teams managing multiple client environments.<\/p>   <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image1-31-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image1-31-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image1-31-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image1-31-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image1-31-1536x754.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.crazyegg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image1-31.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>   <p>IceWarp also offers its own suite of collaboration tools. You get access to document, spreadsheet, and presentation editing, team chat, voice and video conferencing, shared contacts, and calendar functionality.<\/p>   <p>Besides this, the email hosting provider offers white labeling. You can customize the webmail for different clients with their own branding or add your company\u2019s branding to the webmail accounts you create for clients.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing&nbsp;<\/h3>   <p>IceWarp uses custom pricing and sales-led quotes for many business deployments, so you\u2019ll usually need to contact the company for the most accurate current rate based on users, storage, and deployment needs.<\/p>   <p>You can also opt for a free trial to test-drive features before committing.<\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Methodology for Choosing the Best Email Hosting Provider<\/h2>   <p>We wanted you to have a list of email hosting providers that are genuinely the best of the best. Here\u2019s the list of factors we considered to narrow down options and weed out unsuitable providers.&nbsp;<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Level of Security<\/h3>   <p>The best email hosting providers should prioritize protecting your email content from unauthorized access. Look for services that use strong authentication, spam filtering, malware protection, encryption in transit, admin controls, and data-handling safeguards that fit your business needs.<\/p>   <p>The idea here isn\u2019t to have <em>all<\/em> the security features, but rather the right combination of security tools for your team, your workflows, and the kinds of data you handle.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compatibility and Flexibility<\/h3>   <p>Being a business owner, you may already know the importance of productivity. It\u2019s why you need an email service that works for you and not against you.<\/p>   <p>Regardless of whether you\u2019re a team of ten employees or over 100, you want your email to support collaboration through shared calendars, directories, tasks, and syncing across desktop, web, and mobile devices.&nbsp;<\/p>   <p>Additionally, you also want the flexibility to choose your email features and customize your setup. Pick an email hosting provider that offers a diverse range of features and various service levels and lets you upgrade as you and your business grow.&nbsp;<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage and Attachment Limits<\/h3>   <p>Your prospective email hosting provider should offer enough mailbox storage for your day-to-day needs, with clear upgrade paths if you need archiving or long-term retention. Make sure your provider also offers dependable backup, recovery, and admin tools where appropriate.<\/p>   <p>Attachment limits are another crucial consideration. While it\u2019s reasonable to assume you cannot send huge files directly through email, the prospective service should make it easy to share larger files through cloud storage links or integrated file-sharing tools.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customer Support Availability&nbsp;<\/h3>   <p>Any good email hosting service should give you autonomy over your environment while also making support easy to reach when something goes wrong.<\/p>   <p>Look for the following customer support options to determine a prospective provider\u2019s support quality and responsiveness:<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Live chat<\/li>   <li>Self-help support through FAQs, tutorials, and online documentation<\/li>   <li>Integrated ticketing or email-based support<\/li>   <li>Phone support during business hours or 24\/7, depending on the provider<\/li> <\/ul>   <p>Opt for providers that offer several support channels and make it clear how and when you can reach a human when needed.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Availability (Uptime)<\/h3>   <p>Considering the online world we live in today, even an hour of downtime\u2014email or otherwise\u2014can cost your business time, money, and momentum. Email, in particular, is a crucial part of any business\u2019s productivity and often contains vital company data. Therefore, it\u2019s important to find a hosting service that guarantees at least 99.9% uptime.<\/p>   <p>This kind of guarantee can also give you recourse if a provider fails to meet its service commitments, though the exact remedy depends on the provider\u2019s SLA terms.<\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>   <p>With so many amazing and affordable email hosting providers on the market, it all ultimately boils down to your preferences and requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>   <p>So, sit down and take time to map out your requirements. Then choose a hosting provider based on your priorities and needs.<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><a href=\"#Hostinger\">Hostinger<\/a> \u2014 Best for most<\/li>   <li><a href=\"#Google\">Google Workspace<\/a> \u2014 Best for cloud-based collaboration<\/li>   <li><a href=\"#Office\">Microsoft 365<\/a> \u2014 Best for Microsoft users<\/li>   <li><a href=\"#Zoho\">Zoho Mail<\/a> \u2014 Best free email hosting provider<\/li>   <li><a href=\"#Ice\">IceWarp<\/a> \u2014 Best for creating email accounts for clients&nbsp;<\/li> <\/ul> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just like a website, emails need hosting too. Many web hosting plans include email hosting, but that\u2019s not always the case. 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