Migadu review (2026): is it worth $19 a year?
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Migadu report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for unlimited addresses on your own domain
Migadu hosts email for your own domain with unlimited addresses, from $19 a year on Micro. Its own drawbacks page lists no 2FA on mailboxes, no encryption, a basic calendar and an English-only interface. Daily send limits apply on every plan.
Who Migadu is for
- Fits if you own a domain and want many addresses without per-mailbox prices
- Works for people who are comfortable setting up DNS records
Who Migadu is not for
- 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
Why Migadu gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyMicro 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.
- CFree plan and trialA free trial with no card, though the listing doesn't state its length. No free plan. Refunds are 100% within 14 days.
- CFeaturesUnlimited 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.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You point your domain's DNS at it and use standard mail apps, with no first-party apps.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only on the listing, plus standard IMAP clients. No phone or desktop app of its own, and no integrations listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Migadu's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/migadu#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/migadu.svg" alt="Migadu: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Migadu stands among email apps
Migadu's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 70 other email apps we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 35 of 70) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $1.58 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 6 of the 56 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 71 email apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Migadu’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 35 of 70, level with 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 70, level with 42
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 70, level with 44
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 70, level with 48
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 70, level with 19
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 email apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Migadu, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Migadu 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: 45 of the 70 other email apps grade higher. It costs $19 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
What this rests on. Migadu’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Migadu?
Migadu hosts email for your own domains and prices each account by usage, not by mailbox: any number of domains, mailboxes and addresses share one set of daily message and storage allowances. It uses standard protocols (SMTP, IMAP, POP3 and webmail), has no ads, and is run by a self-funded company registered in Switzerland.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Migadu pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Migadu is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per year (Micro, no monthly option).
- Starts at
- $19 per year (Micro, no monthly option)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial, no credit card required; length not stated
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Micro | $19per year, no monthly option | 5 GB, 200 incoming and 20 outgoing messages a day, with some features unavailable. |
| Mini | $9per month, flat per account | 30 GB, 1,000 incoming and 100 outgoing messages a day, best-effort support. |
| Standard | $29per month, flat per account | 100 GB, 3,000 incoming and 500 outgoing messages a day, with office-hours support. |
| Maxi | $99per month, flat per account | 500 GB, 10,000 incoming and 2,000 outgoing messages a day, with 24x7 priority support. |
Read from migadu.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Migadu before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly 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.
Stated on migadu.com - NonprofitDiscounts 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.
Stated on migadu.com
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Common questions
Does Migadu have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Migadu is listed for Web.
Does Migadu have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Migadu is listed for Web.
Is Migadu open source?
Migadu is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.