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Migadu
Best value custom-domain email
Overview
Migadu specializes in “email for one domain” with no usage-based billing—ideal for individuals and tiny teams on fixed budgets.
Swiss-based with no ad business or aggressive marketing.
Not Gmail-level search or calendar, but excellent if you want a portable @yourdomain.com identity.
Scores
Privacy 4/5
Ease of use 3/5
Features 3/5
Value 5/5
Gmail — comparison
Moves you from @gmail.com dependency to a portable domain identity. Fewer features than Gmail, but switching providers later stays cheap.
Pros
- ✓ From €19/year for multiple addresses on one domain
- ✓ Clear DNS setup guides
- ✓ Practical spam filtering
Cons & caveats
- − Domain registration is a separate step for beginners
- − No Gmail-class search or integrated calendar
- − Limited enterprise SLA and compliance certificates
Best for
- family@domain.com style addresses on a budget
- Sole proprietors needing many aliases (shop@, hello@)
- IMAP users avoiding provider lock-in
Not ideal for
- People who want @provider.com without owning a domain
- Users needing all-in-one calendar/drive integration
Specs
- Pricing
- Paid — Micro €19/year (5 GB), Hobby €35/year (10 GB), Business €90/year (50 GB). Domain registration extra (~$10–15/year).
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Data location
- Switzerland (Migadu infrastructure).
- Platforms
- IMAP · SMTP · Web · CalDAV · CardDAV
独自ドメイン必須従量課金なし低価格無制限エイリアス（実質）
Migration from Gmail
- 1 Register a domain and point MX records to Migadu
- 2 Copy mail from Gmail via IMAP
- 3 Update important account registrations to the new address
- 4 Run a forwarding period on Gmail before shutting it down
Setup steps
- 1 Buy a domain (Cloudflare, Namecheap, etc.)
- 2 Create a Migadu account and add the domain
- 3 Set DNS (MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
- 4 Create mailboxes and connect IMAP clients