Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#1

Post by katla » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 7:14 AM UTC

I’m looking for a secure and stable service, I do not mind if there are any fees involved but the service most support custom domains, and preferably allow me to migrate my gmail inbox. Any suggestions?

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#2

Post by chunkles » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 7:22 AM UTC

Having seen people argue about this here before, my guess is you're going to get one of three recommendations. Zoho (https://zoho.com), Fastmail (https://fastmail.com, Proton (https://proton.me)

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#3

Post by silisili » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 7:46 AM UTC

I really enjoy Zoho with a custom domain. Unsure on migration, sorry.

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#4

Post by gepardi » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 7:49 AM UTC

Fastmail

Supports custom domains and I believe has a tool to migrate emails away from Gmail

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#5

Post by baobabKoodaa » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 7:53 AM UTC

gepardi wrote: post #4

Fastmail Supports custom domains and I believe has a tool to migrate emails away from Gmail

I can also vouch for Fastmail

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#6

Post by baliex » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 7:54 AM UTC

gepardi wrote: post #4

Fastmail Supports custom domains and I believe has a tool to migrate emails away from Gmail

Second this. I switched recently and it’s been great. The tool to import all my email from gmail worked flawlessly.

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#7

Post by manfromearth » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 8:00 AM UTC

I have been using https://posteo.de/en from many years now. They are ad free, secure and an affordable alternative. Their web interface is poor but not a problem for me as I use email clients on all my devices.

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#8

Post by rootw0rm » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 8:01 AM UTC

I can recommend Proton mail

https://proton.me/

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#9

Post by SethKinast » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 8:02 AM UTC

I migrated from a legacy GSuite account to MXRoute. Quite DIY but very solid, and cheaper than many of the other popular options. (Black Friday deals appear to still be available for now: https://mxroute.blackfriday/ )

I was able to migrate all my GMail mail using imapsync.

Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?

#10

Post by danwee » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 8:03 AM UTC

I have my own domain and its associated email. I use Thunderbird as client.

Besides that I use Protonmail as well for non-important stuff.