Migadu vs MXroute (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Migadu grades higher than MXroute: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Migadu grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Migadu
Swiss email hosting with unlimited addresses at a flat price
Which one is for you
Pick Migadu if
- Fits if you own a domain and want many addresses without per-mailbox prices
- Works for people who are comfortable setting up DNS records
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need 2FA on mailboxes or encryption, as its own page says it has neither
- Skip it if you want phone or chat support, as it offers neither
- Tight if you send in volume: daily limits apply, and it says it's meant for human email, not bulk
- Watch out: Micro lacks mailbox limit settings, welcome messages and multi-administrator access
- Watch out: the interface is English only
Pick MXroute if
- Fits if you run several domains and want one pool of storage
- Works for small agencies that resell mail
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try it free, as there's no free plan or trial
- Skip it if you're new to email, since the vendor expects you to know the basics
- Tight if you send in bulk, as each account is limited to 400 emails an hour
- Watch out: Small is 10 GB in total, shared across every account
- Watch out: monthly billing is only for the large tiers, from 300 GB at $20 a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMigaduFair | 1.6GPAMXrouteWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BMicro is $19 a year, about $1.58 a month, but it's limited to 200 incoming and 20 outgoing messages a day. Mini at $9 a month is where limits loosen. | C$59 a year is about $4.92 a month, between the cheaper quarter and the middle of what email services charge. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free trial with no card, though the listing doesn't state its length. No free plan. Refunds are 100% within 14 days. | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the page we read. |
| Features | CUnlimited addresses and domains, standard protocols, setup help and forwarding. Gaps its own page lists: no 2FA on mailboxes, no encryption, a basic calendar and an English-only interface. | CUnlimited domains and accounts, its own webmail with calendar and contacts, spam filtering and reseller plans. Storage is shared and each account sends at most 400 an hour. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You point your domain's DNS at it and use standard mail apps, with no first-party apps. | CNo store rating on record. The vendor expects you to know email basics, and support answers by ticket. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only on the listing, plus standard IMAP clients. No phone or desktop app of its own, and no integrations listed. | CA web service with its own webmail and standard protocols. No apps and no integrations listed. |
| Best for | unlimited addresses on your own domain | mail hosting with unlimited domains and accounts |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Migadu and MXroute. How we grade
Price against what you get
Migadu starts at $1.58 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MXroute starts at $4.92 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Migadu starts $3.34 a month lower. Of the other email apps on the chart, 19 score higher than Migadu for less, and 40 score higher than MXroute for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Migadu | MXroute | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $19 per year (Micro, no monthly option) | $59 per year |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial, no credit card required; length not stated | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Migadu | MXroute LLC |
| Price read from | migadu.com | mxroute.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Migadu
- Its own drawbacks page lists no 2FA on mailboxes, no encryption, basic calendar, English-only interface and no phone or chat support.
- Daily incoming and outgoing limits apply per plan, and Migadu says it is meant for human email use, not bulk sending.
- The Micro plan lacks mailbox limit settings, welcome messages and multi-administrator access.
- Refunds are 100% within 14 days, though extensive use may be deducted.
MXroute
- Storage is shared across all accounts on the plan, and the Small tier is 10 GB in total.
- Each account is limited to 400 emails an hour.
- The vendor says it expects customers to know email basics and answers support by ticket.
- Monthly billing is listed only for some large tiers, from 300 GB at $20 a month; smaller plans are billed annually.
Key features
Migadu
- Unlimited addresses and domains
- Plans are flat per account; extra mailboxes, addresses and domains cost nothing, and usage across them counts toward one quota.
- Standard protocols
- Webmail, SMTP, IMAP4 and POP3, with no proprietary protocols or clients, so any current mail client works.
- Setup help
- Migadu says it can set up your DNS for email for you at no extra fee, and includes a built-in DNS service.
- Soft storage limits
- Storage allowances are soft, so mail does not bounce for a full mailbox; daily message limits are enforced.
- Forwarding and auto-responders
- Messages can be forwarded to up to 25 other addresses, and an auto-responder handles absences.
MXroute
- Unlimited domains and accounts
- Every plan covers any number of domains and mailboxes, so the price follows storage, not seats.
- Standard protocols
- SMTP, IMAP and POP3, with plus addressing, forwarding, aliases and Sieve filters.
- Own webmail with calendar and contacts
- A browser mail client built by MXroute, with contacts and a calendar in its sidebar.
- Spam filtering
- Custom SpamAssassin rules built from log audits, plus a ruleset that blocks messages before delivery.
- Reseller plans
- A white-label control panel lets you resell mailboxes under your own branding and pricing.
Plans
Migadu
Micro$19
per year, no monthly option
5 GB, 200 incoming and 20 outgoing messages a day, with some features unavailable.
Mini$9
per month, flat per account
30 GB, 1,000 incoming and 100 outgoing messages a day, best-effort support.
Standard$29
per month, flat per account
100 GB, 3,000 incoming and 500 outgoing messages a day, with office-hours support.
Maxi$99
per month, flat per account
500 GB, 10,000 incoming and 2,000 outgoing messages a day, with 24x7 priority support.
MXroute
Small$59
per year, for 10 GB of storage
10 GB total storage, unlimited domains and email accounts, 400 emails an hour per account.
Medium$69
per year, for 25 GB of storage
25 GB total storage with the same unlimited domains and accounts.
Large$79
per year, for 50 GB of storage
50 GB total storage. Larger storage tiers run from 100 GB at $100 a year up to 1 TB at $550 a year.
Ways to pay less
Migadu
- Annual discount
Yearly plans save at least a month
Mini, Standard and Maxi cost $90, $290 and $990 per year, which the pricing FAQ says saves at least one month against monthly billing.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for non-profits and students
The pricing FAQ says non-profits get a significant discount on request, and students do too with a valid student ID.
MXroute
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Migadu or MXroute?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Migadu is cheaper to start with: $1.58 a month when paid by the year, against $4.92 a month when paid by the year for MXroute. Migadu starts at $19 per year (Micro, no monthly option), and MXroute starts at $59 per year.
Which has a free plan, Migadu or MXroute?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Migadu nor MXroute has a free plan. Migadu has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.