Migadu vs Rackspace Email (2026): which should you pick?

Migadu

• Anyone running many addresses or domains, such as freelancers, agencies and families
• Developers and tinkerers who want standard email hosting on their own domain

Rackspace Email

• Businesses that want hosted email with admin tools and migration help
• Companies already working with Rackspace on Microsoft 365

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.

Rackspace Email

• No price could be read: the old product page returns an error and the current Email page would not load, so check with Rackspace.
• Rackspace's site now leads with enterprise cloud and Microsoft 365, and presents Rackspace Email as one of several productivity options.
• Rackspace documents setup for Outlook, Apple Mail, iPhone and Android mail apps; it names no native app of its own.

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.

Rackspace Email

Control panel administration

Admins add mailboxes and aliases, create group lists and set folder cleanup, storage and webmail settings in one panel.

Spam and virus filtering

Rackspace lists spam filtering in the panel and describes premium spam and virus protection as part of the service.

Archiving

The control panel can archive all incoming and outgoing email for a domain.

Free migrations

A self-service migration tool and assisted migrations from other providers are offered at no charge, according to Rackspace's documentation.

Multi-factor sign-in

Webmail administrators can set up multi-factor authentication for their users.

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.

Rackspace Email

Pricing could not be confirmed. See rackspace.com.

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.

Rackspace Email

No public discounts listed.