I’ve been wanting to move on from gmail for a while now, thought about self hosting but I’m afraid I won’t have the time or ability to keep it running well for a long period of time. Which service would you guys recommend? I’m not an avid email user, I basically just sign up to websites and send support emails once in a while.

  • nasa1531@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    12·
    3 years ago

    Proton has a great free tier that may work well for you. I’ve used them for a while now and it’s been great. They have what is probably the most feature-complete private email service out there (unless I’m forgetting something). The main nitpick I have with them is how little they focus on Linux, but that applies more for their other services than email.

    • Zozano@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 years ago

      Proton just keeps getting better, it seems like they’re trying to create a suite to compete with Microsoft.

      Email, cloud storage, VPN, calendar and recently password manager.

      I do wish their VPN client for Linux was a priority sooner (they’re working on it now). Also, I can’t get email notifications on my degoogled phone because it uses Firebase for push notifications.

      Other than that, I love Proton. I pay for Proton Unlimited, I’m happy to support their growth for a great product range.

  • yesbutnobutyesbutno@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    42·
    3 years ago

    I’ve been using Fastmail for almost a decade now, and extremely satisfied by the service, privacy, features and price.

    If you’re interested in signing up for it, I have a referral link (the above one isn’t it, I’m not that shady) you can use for a 10% discount on your first year.

    Good luck with the search.

  • nomadjoanne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 years ago

    I absolutely would recommend purelymail.com as well. I do self-host but this is quite a big undertaking, and even then you can occasionally get deliverability problems. For business use I would definitely use purelymail.

  • nutlink@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    3 years ago

    I use Proton with a custom domain. No need to manage another server at home, I get to have a nice professional email for personal use and I can spin up burner addresses on demand.

  • JoeKrogan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    3 years ago

    Not sure how many people know this but there is an i2p mail service too that can work with clearnet and inside i2p. The cleanet is @i2pmail.org and the i2p mail is @mail.i2p .

    I have not tried it out in years but just wanted to make others aware in case it fits your use case.