Migadu

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Migadu

World class unlimited email hosting for all your domains from $4/month

migadu.com

#email hosting#custom domain email#multiple domains email#imap hosting

336points
182comments
#49of 2,264 in 2016
Top 3%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

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 HN
    • It 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 HN
    • I 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 HN
    • I 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 HN
    • If 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 HN
    • Seems 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 HN
    • I 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 HN
    • That'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 HN
    • I 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
    • 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 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 HN
    • Are 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 HN
    • We 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 HN
    • Looks 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 HN
    • Thanks 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 HN
    • Anyone 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 HN
    • What 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 HN
    • 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 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

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