# Axigen review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Mail server with calendars and webmail for Windows and Linux Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Axigen is mail server software for Windows and Linux with webmail, calendars, tasks, notes and contacts. It is sold as business, MSP and ISP editions, and a free edition covers 10 users. Business plans start at 10 users, priced through an online configurator. - **Category:** Email Apps - **Made by:** Axigen - **Website:** https://www.axigen.com - **Runs on:** Windows, Linux, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want the price up front, because paid prices come from a configurator. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Axigen has a free plan. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free Mail Server: 10 domains, 10 users, 10 groups, aliases and public folders, for home, small business and test use. - **Free trial:** Full-featured 60-day evaluation of the business mail server. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free Mail Server | $0 | 10 domains, 10 users and 10 groups with webmail, calendaring, rules and filters. | | Business | Custom | Starting from 10 users; priced in the online configurator, not on a page we could read. | | MSP | Custom | Multi-customer plans starting from 150 users. | Read from https://www.axigen.com/buy/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Axigen before buying. ## Key features - **Calendars and collaboration:** Calendars, tasks, notes and contacts with folder sharing and sending on behalf of other users. - **Webmail:** Axigen WebMail has keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, filters and is localized in over 25 languages. - **Sync with clients:** Works with Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Mail, and syncs over CalDAV, CardDAV and Exchange ActiveSync. - **Security tools:** SPF, DKIM and DMARC compliance, 2-step verification and optional Bitdefender-powered AntiMalware and AntiSpam apps. - **WebAdmin and CLI:** A web administration console, a command-line interface and LDAP or Active Directory sync. - **Cloud-native option:** The site lists Docker and Kubernetes cluster deployment among its platforms. ## Good for - Small teams that fit within 10 free users - Businesses replacing an Exchange-style mail server on Windows or Linux - Service providers that need MSP or ISP editions ## Worth knowing - Paid prices are not published on pages we could read; they come from a configurator. - Antimalware, antispam and premium blacklists are separate add-ons. - Technical support is sold as support packs that include maintenance. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Axigen is mail server software with webmail, calendars, tasks and contacts, and a free edition for 10 users. Paid business prices sit behind a configurator, and antispam and antimalware are paid add-ons. - **Value for money: C.** Business plans start at 10 users, but prices come from an online configurator and are not on a page we could read, so this is a C. MSP plans start from 150 users. - **Free plan and trial: B.** A free edition covers 10 domains, 10 users and 10 groups with webmail and calendaring, and a 60-day full trial exists. You need a server to run it. - **Features: C.** Mail, calendars, tasks, notes, contacts and sync with clients. Antimalware, antispam and premium blacklists are separate add-ons. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. It is a server you install and administer, through WebAdmin or the command line. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Linux and web, with sync for Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Mail, plus Active Directory and OpenLDAP. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Axigen's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among email apps - Axigen's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 29 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 24. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 69 of 122) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/email ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Axigen you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 69 of the 122 other email apps grade higher. - You could make: Calendar: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. - You could not: A real app for Windows and Linux. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Mail among them. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Bitdefender, Active Directory, OpenLDAP **Tags:** Email client, Calendar, Self-hostable ## Alternatives - [SmarterMail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smartermail): Business mail server for Windows and Linux with webmail. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/axigen-vs-kerio-connect) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.axigen.com/buy/ - https://www.axigen.com/mail-server/free/ - https://www.axigen.com/mail-server/business/ - https://www.axigen.com/mail-server/features/ - https://www.axigen.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/axigen Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).