The Purelymail Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Purelymail in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Purelymail
The Insider’s Guide
Flat-fee email hosting for your own domains and users
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email apps, read from Purelymail’s own pages.
Made by Add Rabbit LLC · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Purelymail’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Purelymail’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 54 of the 122 other email apps we grade
Purelymail hosts email for custom domains over IMAP, POP3 and SMTP, with a Roundcube webmail. The default plan is a flat $10 a year with no stated cap on users, domains or storage, and a pay-as-you-go option is available for heavy use. It is built for people who bring their own domain.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Purelymail, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You point your own domain at it, and the vendor says its interface isn't always intuitive.
- 1
Best for cheap flat-fee mail for your own domains
Purelymail hosts mail for your own domains at a flat $10 a year, with no hard limits on users, domains or storage.
- 2
Paid plans start at $0.83 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per year.
- 3
You can try it first
Trial account with a limited amount of credits; the vendor says light use may last about a month.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Unlimited custom domains and users
Any number of users on any number of your own domains at no extra charge, with routing rules and catch-alls.
- 6
Standard mail access
IMAP with IDLE, POP3 and SMTP work with third-party apps, and Roundcube webmail is provided.
- 7
Filters and spam control
Sieve filters or webmail rules, with SpamAssassin spam filtering that can learn.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 54 of 122
That is against the other email apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Purelymail 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.
Purelymail at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $10 per year
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Trial account with a limited amount of credits; the vendor says light use may last about a month.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Add Rabbit LLC
- Category
- Email Apps
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for cheap flat-fee mail for your own domains
Purelymail hosts mail for your own domains at a flat $10 a year, with no hard limits on users, domains or storage. Marketing mail is banned, there's no 24/7 support, and the vendor says its interface isn't always intuitive.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | $10 a year works out under $1 a month, below 60% of the cheapest quarter of what email services charge. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A trial with a limited amount of credits that the vendor says may last about a month. The terms on a card aren't stated. |
| Features | C | Unlimited domains and users, filters, DAV calendars and contacts, 2FA. Automatic alias generation isn't supported, and mailing lists are banned. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You point your own domain at it, and the vendor says its interface isn't always intuitive. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | A web service with webmail and standard protocols. No apps of its own and no integrations listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Purelymail is for
- Fits if you have a few domains and want one low flat fee for all of them
- Works for people who just want plain mailboxes
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you send marketing mail or newsletters, as the terms ban it and accounts may be removed without refund
- Tight if you send a lot, as sending is capped at about 3,000 external messages a day, and less on trials
- Watch out: there's no 24/7 support staff
- Watch out: some small mail servers may block its mail for a day or two
Good to know
Good for
- People with several domains who want many mailboxes for one low fee
- Anyone who prefers using their own mail client
- Self-hosters who want to hand off mail delivery
Worth knowing
- Marketing mail, mailing lists, spam and domain warm-up are banned by the terms, and accounts breaking them may be removed without refund.
- Sending is limited to roughly 3,000 external messages a day, and trial accounts have much lower sending limits.
- The vendor says it has no 24/7 support staff and that some small mail servers may block its mail for a day or two.
- It lists automatic alias generation as not yet supported, and says its own interface is not always intuitive.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$0.83
A month to start, paid by the year
Purelymail is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $10 per year.
A trial with a limited amount of credits that the vendor says may last about a month.
Simple pricing
$10
per year, for all users and domains on the account
One flat fee with no hard limits on users, custom domains or storage; heavy use may be moved to advanced pricing.
Advanced pricing
$10
one-time credit purchase at sign-up, then used as you go
Pay per resource: $4 a year account fee, $0.56 per GB of storage a year, $0.23 per 1,000 emails sent externally.
Trying it first
Trial account with a limited amount of credits; the vendor says light use may last about a month.
Read from purelymail.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Flat-fee email hosting for your own domains and users. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: calendar, email client.
Automatic alias generation isn't supported, and mailing lists are banned.
- Unlimited custom domains and users
- Any number of users on any number of your own domains at no extra charge, with routing rules and catch-alls.
- Standard mail access
- IMAP with IDLE, POP3 and SMTP work with third-party apps, and Roundcube webmail is provided.
- Filters and spam control
- Sieve filters or webmail rules, with SpamAssassin spam filtering that can learn.
- Calendar, contacts and files over DAV
- CalDAV, CardDAV and WebDAV give basic calendar, contact and file sync.
- Encryption and 2FA
- Mail is encrypted at rest, and you can set the account so the vendor cannot read it without your password. Two-factor sign-in is supported.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Purelymail is made by Add Rabbit LLC.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
54/122
Other email apps it is graded above
Purelymail's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 54 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 19.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 88 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $0.83 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 1 of the 76 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 email apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Purelymail’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 88 of 122
- CFree plan and trialAbove 9 of 122
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 122
- CEase of useAbove 20 of 122
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 122
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 107 email apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Purelymail is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Purelymail 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.
It costs $10 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. Purelymail’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Migadu, MXroute, Fastmail, mailbox and Zoho Mail
The 5 tools Purelymail is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Migadu
Free trial · from $19/yr
- 1.6GPA
MXroute
From $59/yr
- 2.8GPA
Fastmail
Free trial · from $3/mo
Paid, ad-free email with calendar, contacts and custom domains.
- Only Fastmail lists Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- 2.6GPA
mailbox
Free trial · from €1/mo
Paid, ad-free email with cloud storage and office tools from Germany.
- mailbox is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- mailbox also covers tasks, documents, video calls and file sync.
- 3.2GPA
Zoho Mail
Free plan · from $1/mo
Ad-free business email hosting with calendar, tasks and notes.
- Zoho Mail has a free plan. Purelymail does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Zoho Mail lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Zoho Mail also covers tasks.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Purelymail free?
No, Purelymail is a paid product, but you can try it first. Trial account with a limited amount of credits; the vendor says light use may last about a month.
How much does Purelymail cost?
Purelymail lists 2 plans. Simple pricing: $10 per year, for all users and domains on the account.
What platforms does Purelymail work on?
Purelymail is available on Web.
Does Purelymail have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Purelymail is listed for Web.
Does Purelymail have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Purelymail is listed for Web.
Is Purelymail open source?
Purelymail is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Who makes Purelymail?
Purelymail is made by Add Rabbit LLC.
What are the alternatives to Purelymail?
The closest alternatives to Purelymail in our directory are Migadu, MXroute, Fastmail, mailbox and Zoho Mail.
How does Purelymail compare with other email apps?
Purelymail's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 54 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 19.
Is Purelymail good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Purelymail A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $0.83 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 1 of the 76 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Purelymail?
To replace Purelymail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Purelymail’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Purelymail's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Add Rabbit LLC. Prices change, so check purelymail.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Purelymail, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/purelymail
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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