Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026

Best Email Hosting (2026)

The cheapest email hosting is Zoho Mail at $0/mo. 1 offer a free tier (Zoho Mail). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.

7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest: Zoho Mail at $0/mo (Mail Free).
  • Typical paid price: from $1/mo, median $4.92/mo, up to $7.99/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
  • Free tier: Zoho Mail.
  • HIPAA-ready: Zoho Mail, Microsoft 365 for Business, Google Workspace, Proton Mail for Business.
  • Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.

Comparison

Entry price = lowest published self-serve monthly plan. Sourced per row.
#Email HostingEntry priceFreeHIPAASOC 2Best forSource
1 Zoho Mail $0/mo Mail Free Yes Yes Yes Budget-conscious SMBs wanting free business email for up to 5 users zoho.com
2 IceWarp $2.5/mo License Subscription (Self-Hosted) No No Yes Organizations wanting an all-in-one email + chat + video + docs suite at lower per-seat cost than Google or Microsoft icewarp.com
3 Fastmail $4/mo Business Basic No No Privacy-conscious individuals and small teams who do not handle PHI fastmail.com
4 MXroute $4.92/mo Small No No Developers and power users managing many domains on a fixed budget mxroute.com
5 Microsoft 365 for Business $6/mo Business Basic No Yes Yes Organizations already using Microsoft desktop apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) microsoft.com
6 Google Workspace $7/mo Business Starter No Yes Yes Teams already using Google Docs/Sheets/Slides ecosystem workspace.google.com
7 Proton Mail for Business $7.99/mo Mail Essentials No Yes Yes Privacy-first teams and healthcare orgs needing end-to-end encrypted email with BAA proton.me

Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest email hosting?

Zoho Mail has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Mail Free), as of 2026-06-15.

How much does email hosting cost per month?

Across the 7 email hosting with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $4.92/mo, ranging from $1/mo to $7.99/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 1 also offer a free tier.

Which email hosting have a free plan?

Zoho Mail offer a free tier.

Which email hosting support HIPAA?

Zoho Mail, Microsoft 365 for Business, Google Workspace, Proton Mail for Business state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.

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How we compiled this

Published self-serve pricing was collected from each provider's own pricing/plans page on the accessed date; where the official page geolocated outside the USA (rendering EUR) or rendered prices client-side, the USD figures were corroborated against the provider's US compare page or a dedicated 2026 pricing source recorded as corroboration. Business-email tiers are billed per user/mailbox in USD (billingModel per_seat) with the per-seat USD price and an annual-vs-monthly note; flat per-account plans use billingModel flat, and quote-only/Enterprise tiers are recorded with monthlyUsd null. HIPAA/BAA are noted only where a provider publicly offers a BAA, and minutes/calls/overage fields are null for every tier since they do not apply to email hosting.

Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.

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