Migadu vs Purelymail: what's the best choice?

trussrod · 27 Feb 2021, 03:51 AM

Hello,

So I want to have a very straight to the point mail service. No need for flashy integrations or anything. I'm considering Migadu or Purelymail, can you help me decide? Purelymail seems cool but being a beta and a one man project makes me worried...

TenFour · 27 Feb 2021, 05:25 AM

I haven't used Migadu in a few years, but I didn't like the service. Very slow to propagate DNS changes if you let them handle that, and very slow to respond to email help requests. Plus, their current pricing is through the roof. Not really sure what their value proposition is right now. PurelyMail is very inexpensive, very simple, and the owner/manager is very responsive. If you don't need a lot of bells and whistles and just want domain email I would go for PurelyMail between those two. Lots of other options out there. You might want to give us all a few criteria you are looking for and I'm sure you will get some good recommendations.

trussrod · 27 Feb 2021, 05:52 AM

Thank you for your feedback. So, I want a cheap service where I can use two domains and create catch-alls for that (and unlimited aliases as well). It's just for my personal usage, and I don't want anything with storage, calendar, etc. I want to keep it cheap and feel safe knowing my data is secure. Purely seems to fill all these boxes but I think a "company" makes me feel safer, for some reason. I tried MXRoute but didn't like the owners attitude. You have any other suggestion?

TenFour · 27 Feb 2021, 06:14 AM

Have you looked at POBox.com, a sister company to Fastmail? They have a forwarding service where you can do everything you want, but instead of storing your emails they are forwarded to another service like Gmail or Outlook.com. But, POBox.com handles all the domain email side of things. $20 a year. https://www.pobox.com/pricing I've used them before. Very simple and reliable, with the Fastmail team behind it all, though customer service is handled from Philadelphia in the USA I believe.

trussrod · 27 Feb 2021, 06:22 AM

It's a good suggestion but I don't want a forwarder

lpn · 27 Feb 2021, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trussrod

Thank you for your feedback. So, I want a cheap service where I can use two domains and create catch-alls for that (and unlimited aliases as well). It's just for my personal usage, and I don't want anything with storage, calendar, etc. I want to keep it cheap and feel safe knowing my data is secure. Purely seems to fill all these boxes but I think a "company" makes me feel safer, for some reason. I tried MXRoute but didn't like the owners attitude. You have any other suggestion?

Some two months ago I was looking for something similar (without unlimited aliases) and got few good comments, but nothing conclusive and the move to a new provider is postponed for now:

https://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=77589

https://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=77597

trussrod · 27 Feb 2021, 07:11 PM

I ended up choosing Purelymail and its working pretty good. Let's hope it's a service to last

TenFour · 27 Feb 2021, 08:12 PM

Hope Purelymail works well for you! Definitely a diamond in the rough email market. I may use them again in the future.

trussrod · 27 Feb 2021, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenFour

Hope Purelymail works well for you! Definitely a diamond in the rough email market. I may use them again in the future.

Thank you for your availability and suggestions. Good to find such a nice person around here

27 Feb 2021, 03:51 AM	#1
trussrod Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 34	Migadu vs Purelymail: what's the best choice? Hello, So I want to have a very straight to the point mail service. No need for flashy integrations or anything. I'm considering Migadu or Purelymail, can you help me decide? Purelymail seems cool but being a beta and a one man project makes me worried...

27 Feb 2021, 05:25 AM	#2
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,722	I haven't used Migadu in a few years, but I didn't like the service. Very slow to propagate DNS changes if you let them handle that, and very slow to respond to email help requests. Plus, their current pricing is through the roof. Not really sure what their value proposition is right now. PurelyMail is very inexpensive, very simple, and the owner/manager is very responsive. If you don't need a lot of bells and whistles and just want domain email I would go for PurelyMail between those two. Lots of other options out there. You might want to give us all a few criteria you are looking for and I'm sure you will get some good recommendations.

27 Feb 2021, 05:52 AM	#3
trussrod Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 34	Thank you for your feedback. So, I want a cheap service where I can use two domains and create catch-alls for that (and unlimited aliases as well). It's just for my personal usage, and I don't want anything with storage, calendar, etc. I want to keep it cheap and feel safe knowing my data is secure. Purely seems to fill all these boxes but I think a "company" makes me feel safer, for some reason. I tried MXRoute but didn't like the owners attitude. You have any other suggestion?

27 Feb 2021, 06:14 AM	#4
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,722	Have you looked at POBox.com, a sister company to Fastmail? They have a forwarding service where you can do everything you want, but instead of storing your emails they are forwarded to another service like Gmail or Outlook.com. But, POBox.com handles all the domain email side of things. $20 a year. https://www.pobox.com/pricing I've used them before. Very simple and reliable, with the Fastmail team behind it all, though customer service is handled from Philadelphia in the USA I believe.

27 Feb 2021, 06:22 AM	#5
trussrod Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 34	It's a good suggestion but I don't want a forwarder

27 Feb 2021, 07:11 PM	#7
trussrod Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 34	I ended up choosing Purelymail and its working pretty good. Let's hope it's a service to last

27 Feb 2021, 08:12 PM	#8
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,722	Hope Purelymail works well for you! Definitely a diamond in the rough email market. I may use them again in the future.