What is the exact difference between family and buisness account?

[a570767]

Can someone explain to me in the detail what is really difference between family and business accounts?

I found this:
https://www.fastmail.com/help/ourservice/pricing.html

And this:
https://www.fastmail.com/signup/business.html

Why are business accounts so much more expansive than family?

[janusz]

Originally Posted by a570767

Can someone explain to me in the detail what is really difference between family and business accounts?
[...]
Why are business accounts so much more expansive than family?

This is the official explanation given eight years ago, hope it's still true:

Family and business accounts are similar, the main difference is just the name and size of accounts that they each can hold

Business accounts have roughly twice the disk space of family ones, which may explain the price difference.

[mekitron]

Originally Posted by a570767

Why are business accounts so much more expansive than family?

I believe that you know what does "business" mean. In a business, you have to deal with customers, so you need to keep yourself up to date.

FastMail provides more storage and services on basic accounts too, like full mobile support and calendar sync which is not the case in family accounts. That makes the whole bundle expensive.

You can think about following question yourself and it'll help you a lot. Sometimes people call it brainstorming too.

"How many of my cousins use a calendar in email via a client?"

Hope it helped.

[mekitron]

Originally Posted by janusz

This is the official explanation given eight years ago, hope it's still true.

Don't dig graves, please. Specially don't try to dig graves which are impossible to search.

-tribute to a blog without a search

[a570767]

Originally Posted by mekitron

"How many of my cousins use a calendar in email via a client?"

I thought family plan also offers calendar support.

[janusz]

All types of accounts (personal, family, business) offer CalDAV at all price levels except the cheapest (Lite/Basic)

[a570767]

So I guess I am still not sure the real difference between business and family...
It can't be the calendar sync option.

[janusz]

Originally Posted by a570767

I am still not sure the real difference between business and family...

First option: read this post again
Second option: read the pricing page and figure out the difference yourself.

[mekitron]

Originally Posted by a570767

I am still not sure the real difference.

Your English needs work.

[Berenburger]

Originally Posted by mekitron

Your English needs work.

Not for everyone is English a natural language.

[odedp]

Originally Posted by mekitron

Your English needs work.

I bet my English is better than your Hebrew

[a570767]

Originally Posted by mekitron

Your English needs work.

I am at a point in life when I have people hired scribing for me.

But that goes off topic. Janusz link was helpful. Thank you.

[mekitron]

Originally Posted by odedp

I bet my English is better than your Hebrew

whoop, whoop

[Fenman]

There is at least one other possible benefit of a business account and that's around retention:

https://www.fastmail.com/help/business/retention.html