Migadu
Infrastructure
email hosting
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
32 positive, 47 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 30 critical, out of 114 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Pricing: 11 for, 9 againstExecution: 5 for, 8 againstDocs: 6 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple UI and easy setup
From 3 comments
I've been using these guys now for about a month - fantastic customer service and the ui is stupidly simple. They're doing one thing and doing it well,can't recommend them enough
dotscott on HNIt was very easy to setup. I like the interface. My only complaint is the annoying signature that I can't figure out how to remove[0]. It doesn't appear to be listed in the…
napum on HNI don't know how good the service is... but the clean design of the site is appealing.
ape4 on HN
Fast website and good FAQ and drawbacks section
From 3 comments
I love how fast the website is.
jazoom on HNI think one of the things I appreciated most about this service is the drawbacks[0] section. I've started to look for this section in major JS frameworks[1] as well as other…
alexggordon on HNIf you are wondering about jurisdiction, according to their FAQ they are in Switzerland, and according to geoip their servers are hosted by OVH in France.
artemist on HN
Good value for multiple domains and mailboxes
From 2 comments
This comes at the perfect time for me since I plan to move the mess of 4 domains with about 12 email mailboxes for projects, private and my family to a single more reliable…
ce0311 on HNSeems like a cool solution for guys like me who have about 7 or 8 email domains to keep track of. Also, thanks for pointing out that GMail also has a daily cap on sending emails…
cyberferret on HN
Objections
Outgoing email limits contradict the unlimited claim
From 1 comment
Sounded interesting, but it seems abit misleading to me.. The title says "unlimited" and the page says: > We do not count your domains, mailboxes, gigabytes or teeth. yet the…
d2p on HN
Lacks two-factor authentication
From 2 comments
Is there any plan to support two-factor authentication?
nkcmr on HNI just want to echo that 2FA should be your next highest priority. I love everything I see otherwise. Having the ability to integrate TOTP or U2F (or both) would make this my go…
eximius on HN
Signup charged a higher default plan via dropdown
From 1 comment
When you go to add your payment card, there is a barely noticeable dropdown box to select your plan, which defaults to the medium tier plan. I just wanted to add the card and…
deftnerd on HN
Outgoing mail may be marked as spam by some providers
From 2 comments
Just switched over my Google hosted domains to this. I really only need email, so GSuite is overkill. Why does my throw away email address need a youtube/calendar/google+…
awill on HNThat's fine with us. Nevertheless, I am not sure you appreciate or fully understand how email works. If outlook is marking as spam a valid, DKIM authenticated email, with a…
dejan on HN
Requests
Add two-factor authentication
From 3 comments
Is there any plan to support two-factor authentication?
nkcmr on HNI just want to echo that 2FA should be your next highest priority. I love everything I see otherwise. Having the ability to integrate TOTP or U2F (or both) would make this my go…
eximius on HNJust switched over my Google hosted domains to this. I really only need email, so GSuite is overkill. Why does my throw away email address need a youtube/calendar/google+…
awill on HN
Provide an API for managing domains and mailboxes
From 3 comments
Are there plans for providing an API for creating mailboxes/domains? We previously used Mailgun for mailboxes (back when they still provided them) and ever since they…
jamroom on HNAre there any plans to allow people to utilize an API to create and manage accounts or forwards? If not, this would be awesome feature given how you bill.
zonywhoop on HNWe are planning to release an API soon. Thank you for suggesting it!
dejan on HN
Webmail demo or screenshots without registration
From 2 comments
I understand why you put in the drawbacks section, I know that kind of anti-marketing can work. But it's a little too honest - nobody wants to read that their emails might end up…
aswerty on HNLooks great. Do you have any screenshots for the webmail? I couldn't find any on the site.
alecsmart1 on HN
Apple push notification support
From 2 comments
As far as I see you don't support Apple's native email push notifications, which is the exact reason I switched from Gmail to FastMail. Are you planning to implement that feature?
samat on HNThanks for the question. Unfortunately, asfik the email push notifications for Apple Mail have to be approved/implemented by the Apple team, so not much we can do there (yet). I…
dejan on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Fastmail
From 2 comments
I've been looking for a personal email provider to migrate away from Gmail to. I was assuming Fastmail, because i've heard many good things about them. Can anyone more "in the…
notheguyouthink on HNAnyone here used Fastmail but migrated to this service, and able to provide a more detailed comparison? I'm happy with Fastmail, but Migadu's pricing is very appealing...
mstade on HN
Is there catch-all support and backup/redundancy
From 2 comments
Is it possible to setup a catch-all address or does each new email address on a domain need to be manually created?
goatsi on HNWhat is the backup and redundancy strategy? It has some mention of backups and maintaining copies of deleted emails for you, but what happens if the specific server your account…
brandon272 on HN
Does it work with Cloudflare
From 1 comment
Anybody got it working with cloudflare? Support is helping me but there are some setup problems
skartik on HN
Alternatives named
Fastmail
From 2 comments
I've been looking for a personal email provider to migrate away from Gmail to. I was assuming Fastmail, because i've heard many good things about them. Can anyone more "in the…
notheguyouthink on HNAs far as I see you don't support Apple's native email push notifications, which is the exact reason I switched from Gmail to FastMail. Are you planning to implement that feature?
samat on HN
ProtonMail
From 1 comment
How is this better than proton mail? https://protonmail.com/
rootlocus on HN
Zoho
From 1 comment
With a single domain, or a single mailbox Zoho is a great alternative. If you run multiple domains though, why not spare yourself the trouble and complexity?
dejan on HN
mailbox.org
From 1 comment
Interestingly, they use the Nodejs-based Haraka MTA instead of a more conservative choice like Postfix or Exim. I wonder what exact advantages they traded in more mature and…
2ion on HN