# Zoho Mail pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Mail Free). Among the 7 email hosting we track it is the cheapest; median entry $4.92/mo.
**Domain:** zoho.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** zoho-crm, zoho-cliq, zoho-workdrive, zoho-calendar, zoho-meeting, zoho-writer, imap-pop-activesync, zapier, google-workspace-migration
**Best for:** Budget-conscious SMBs wanting free business email for up to 5 users; Teams already using Zoho CRM or other Zoho products; Organizations needing HIPAA + SOC 2 compliance at low per-user cost; Businesses wanting ISO 27001/27018 certified cloud email under $5/user
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mail Free | $0 | — | per_seat | Forever-free for up to 5 users; 5 GB mail storage per user, custom domain email, web access only (no IMAP/POP/ActiveSync). | zoho.com |
| Mail Lite | $1 | — | per_seat | Per user/month, billed annually only (no monthly option); 5 GB (or 10 GB) mail storage per user, custom business email, IMAP/POP/ActiveSync, mobile apps, MFA. | zoho.com |
| Mail Premium | $4 | — | per_seat | Per user/month, billed annually only; 50 GB mail + 50 GB archival storage per user, S/MIME, email archiving and eDiscovery, mobile access management, white labeling. | zoho.com |
| Workplace Standard | $3 | — | per_seat | Per user/month, billed annually ($36/user/year); bundles Mail with the Workplace suite (WorkDrive, Writer, Sheet, Show, Meeting, Cliq), 30 GB mail per user plus 100 GB team storage for 3-10 users. | zoho.com |
| Workplace Professional | $6 | — | per_seat | Per user/month, billed annually ($72/user/year); full Workplace suite with 100 GB mail + 100 GB retention per user and 1 TB team storage for 3-10 users. | zoho.com |

**Key features:** Custom domain email with free plan up to 5 users; S/MIME encryption and email archiving with eDiscovery (Premium); SOC 2 Type 2 + HIPAA audited; ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018, 27701 certified; GDPR-compliant with 72-hour breach notification commitment; PCI DSS compliant (valid through Oct 2026); Integrated Zoho Workplace suite (Writer, Sheet, Cliq, Meeting); Admin console with group email, eDiscovery, and mobile device management; 750+ third-party integrations via Zapier.

**Plan limits:** Free plan capped at 5 users with web-only access (no IMAP/POP/ActiveSync); Free plan provides 5 GB storage per user; Paid Mail tiers billed annually only — no month-to-month option; S/MIME email encryption only on Mail Premium and above; eDiscovery and archiving only on Mail Premium ($4/user/mo) and above.

Sources: 2 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html (official pricing page; the page renders prices client-side in a non-USD locale, so the per-user USD figures were corroborated on live third-party pricing pages: Mail tiers via TopAdvisor and neo.space, Workplace tiers via StackScored. Re-checked 2026-06-23: storage tiers (5/10 GB, 50 GB, 30 GB, 100 GB), annual-only billing, and the forever-free 5-user plan re-confirmed on the live page; HIPAA + Business-Associate (BAA) status re-confirmed via zoho.com/compliance.html. USD prices stay geo-locked on the live page, so the plan-level verified dates are intentionally NOT advanced past their last USD-confirmed value.)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/zoho-mail/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Zoho Mail's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/email-hosting/zoho-mail/
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