{
  "checked": "2026-11-13",
  "method": "Each provider's own pricing and help pages, read on 13 November 2026. Every value is backed by a row in sources.json with the URL and a verbatim quote. USD list prices from the US pages, before tax. Pages opened from Norway showed EUR or NOK.",
  "plans": [
    {
      "id": "zoho-free",
      "name": "Zoho Mail Forever Free",
      "price": "Free",
      "storage": "5 GB",
      "notes": "Up to 5 users and 1 domain. Webmail and Zoho's app only"
    },
    {
      "id": "icloud",
      "name": "iCloud+ 50GB",
      "price": "$0.99 per account",
      "storage": "50 GB, shared with iCloud",
      "notes": "5 domains. Needs an Apple device to subscribe"
    },
    {
      "id": "zoho-lite",
      "name": "Zoho Mail Lite",
      "price": "$1, yearly only",
      "storage": "5 GB",
      "notes": "$1.25 with 10 GB"
    },
    {
      "id": "namecheap",
      "name": "Namecheap Private Email Launch",
      "price": "$1.24 ($14.88 a year)",
      "storage": "5 GB",
      "notes": "1 mailbox"
    },
    {
      "id": "hostinger",
      "name": "Hostinger Business Starter",
      "price": "$1.59 at renewal",
      "storage": "5 GB",
      "notes": "1 mailbox. $0.59 in the first year"
    },
    {
      "id": "proton-plus",
      "name": "Proton Mail Plus",
      "price": "$3.99 at renewal",
      "storage": "15 GB",
      "notes": "1 user, 1 domain. $2.49 in the first year"
    },
    {
      "id": "exchange",
      "name": "Exchange Online Plan 1",
      "price": "$4, yearly",
      "storage": "50 GB plus 50 GB archive",
      "notes": "Email only, no Office apps"
    },
    {
      "id": "fastmail",
      "name": "Fastmail Individual",
      "price": "$5 yearly, $6 monthly",
      "storage": "60 GB",
      "notes": "1 user"
    },
    {
      "id": "proton-essentials",
      "name": "Proton Mail Essentials",
      "price": "$6.99 yearly, $7.99 monthly",
      "storage": "15 GB",
      "notes": "3 domains"
    },
    {
      "id": "workspace",
      "name": "Google Workspace Business Starter",
      "price": "$7 yearly, $8.40 monthly",
      "storage": "30 GB",
      "notes": "Gmail on your domain, up to 300 users"
    },
    {
      "id": "m365",
      "name": "Microsoft 365 Business Basic",
      "price": "$7 yearly, $8.40 monthly",
      "storage": "100 GB plus 50 GB archive",
      "notes": "Web and mobile Office, Teams, 1 TB OneDrive"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "service": "Google Workspace",
      "plan": "Business Starter (card label: \"Starter\")",
      "fact": "List price with a 1-year commitment, per user per month, excluding tax. Read via the US-region URL; the default URL served to a Norwegian IP shows EUR.",
      "value": "$7.00 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "For all users $7.00 • Price is per user/month and does not include tax",
      "url": "https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html?hl=en_US&region=US",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Google Workspace",
      "plan": "Business Starter",
      "fact": "Price with the annual-commitment switch turned off (Flexible, month to month). Read in a browser after toggling; it is not in the static HTML.",
      "value": "$8.40 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "Starter 50% off for 3 months help $4.20$8.40**/ user per month",
      "url": "https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html?hl=en_US&region=US",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Google Workspace",
      "plan": "Business Starter",
      "fact": "The same page without a region parameter, served to a Norwegian IP, is priced in euros.",
      "value": "€6.80 per user/month (annual)",
      "currency": "EUR",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "All plans billed monthly, all prices €EUR",
      "url": "https://workspace.google.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Google Workspace",
      "plan": "Business Starter",
      "fact": "Storage is pooled across the organisation.",
      "value": "30 GB pooled per user",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Business Starter includes 30 GB pooled storage per user",
      "url": "https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html?hl=en_US&region=US",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Google Workspace",
      "plan": "Business Starter",
      "fact": "Seat cap; Meet calls up to 100 participants.",
      "value": "Max 300 users; 100 meeting participants",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Starter, Standard, and Plus plans can be purchased for a maximum of 300 users.",
      "url": "https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html?hl=en_US&region=US",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Google Workspace",
      "plan": "Business Starter",
      "fact": "Introductory discount for new customers. The card says 50% off for 3 months; the footnote says first 20 users, for 12 months.",
      "value": "50% off ($3.50 annual / $4.20 flexible), new customers only",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "This introductory price is only available for the first 20 users added, for 12 months.",
      "url": "https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html?hl=en_US&region=US",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic (with Teams)",
      "fact": "Price on an annual commitment, per user per month.",
      "value": "$7.00 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "$7.00 user/month, paid yearly (Annual subscription—auto renews)",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-business-basic",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic (with Teams)",
      "fact": "Price on a monthly subscription.",
      "value": "$8.40 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "Or buy for $8.40 user/month with a monthly subscription",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-business-basic",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic",
      "fact": "List price rose from $6.00 to $7.00 (16%) in Microsoft's 2026 commercial price update.",
      "value": "$6.00 -> $7.00 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Microsoft 365 Business Basic | 16% | $6.00 $7.00",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/2026-m365-packaging-pricing-updates",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic",
      "fact": "Effective date of the increase (announced December 4, 2025). Existing customers keep the old price until their renewal.",
      "value": "July 1, 2026",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Pricing updates take effect July 1, 2026. ... Existing customers remain on current pricing until renewal.",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/2026-m365-packaging-pricing-updates",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic (no Teams)",
      "fact": "The no-Teams version also rose. Viewed from Norway, the product page marked it \"not available in your market\".",
      "value": "$4.40 -> $5.40 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Microsoft 365 Business Basic (no Teams) | 23% | $4.40 $5.40",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/2026-m365-packaging-pricing-updates",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic",
      "fact": "The 2026 packaging update added 50 GB of mailbox storage.",
      "value": "+50 GB email",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Microsoft 365 Business Basic | +50GB email, URL time-of-click protection, Copilot Chat enhancements*",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/2026-m365-packaging-pricing-updates",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic",
      "fact": "Mailbox size per user in the Exchange Online service description (page updated 2026-11-11). The plan also includes 1 TB of OneDrive storage.",
      "value": "100 GB mailbox; 1 TB cloud storage",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "User mailboxes | 100 GB",
      "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-service-description/exchange-online-limits",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft 365",
      "plan": "Business Basic",
      "fact": "Storage row of Microsoft's plan comparison table.",
      "value": "100 GB primary + 50 GB archive",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "100 GB primary and 50 GB archive storage per user",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/exchange/exchange-online-business-plans-and-pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft Exchange Online",
      "plan": "Exchange Online (Plan 1)",
      "fact": "Email-only plan, cheaper than Business Basic, annual commitment. It is not in the July 2026 price-increase table.",
      "value": "$4.00 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Exchange Online (Plan 1) $4.00 user/month, paid yearly (Annual subscription—auto renews)",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/exchange/exchange-online-business-plans-and-pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Microsoft Exchange Online",
      "plan": "Exchange Online (Plan 1)",
      "fact": "Mailbox size.",
      "value": "50 GB primary + 50 GB archive",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "50 GB primary and 50 GB archive storage per user",
      "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/exchange/exchange-online-business-plans-and-pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Zoho Mail",
      "plan": "Forever Free",
      "fact": "Users, domains and storage on the free plan. The page footnote says it is available only in select data centers.",
      "value": "Up to 5 users, 1 domain, 5 GB per user",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Email hosting for one domain for up to 5 users 5 GB Mail storage per user",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Zoho Mail",
      "plan": "Forever Free",
      "fact": "No IMAP, POP or ActiveSync, so you cannot use Outlook or Apple Mail. Access is through webmail and Zoho's own mobile app.",
      "value": "No IMAP/POP/ActiveSync",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "IMAP/ POP/ Active Sync not included. Mobile app",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Zoho Mail",
      "plan": "Forever Free",
      "fact": "Adding a sixth user moves every user to a paid plan.",
      "value": "Max 5 free users",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "From the 6th user all users enter a paid plan",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Zoho Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Lite 5 GB",
      "fact": "Default USD price list. Sold as a yearly subscription only.",
      "value": "$1 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Mail Lite - 5GB yearly subscription only US$1 per user per month",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Zoho Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Lite 10 GB",
      "fact": "Default USD price list. Sold as a yearly subscription only.",
      "value": "$1.25 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Mail Lite - 10GB yearly subscription only US$1.25 per user per month",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Zoho Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Lite",
      "fact": "Prices vary by country. The EUR list covers most of Europe, Norway included.",
      "value": "€0,90 (5 GB) / €1,13 (10 GB) per user/month",
      "currency": "EUR",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Mail Lite - 5GB yearly subscription only €0,90 per user per month",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Proton Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Plus",
      "fact": "Cheapest personal plan that supports a custom domain: 1 user, 15 GB.",
      "value": "1 custom domain, 10 addresses",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "15 GB storage 1 user 10 encrypted email addresses Support for 1 custom email domain",
      "url": "https://proton.me/mail/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Proton Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Plus",
      "fact": "Month-to-month price.",
      "value": "$4.99/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "Billed at $4.99 for the first month, then renews at $4.99 every month.",
      "url": "https://proton.me/mail/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Proton Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Plus",
      "fact": "The 12-month price is a first-year discount. It renews at $47.88 a year ($3.99 a month).",
      "value": "$2.49/month for the first year ($29.88), then $47.88/year",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Billed at $29.88 for the first 12 months, then renews at $47.88 every 12 months.",
      "url": "https://proton.me/mail/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Proton Mail",
      "plan": "Proton Unlimited",
      "fact": "Next personal tier up: 3 custom domains, 500 GB.",
      "value": "$12.99 monthly; $6.49/month for the first year on annual billing",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Proton Unlimited $12.99 $6.49 /month",
      "url": "https://proton.me/mail/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Proton Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Essentials (business)",
      "fact": "Cheapest business mail plan, monthly billing.",
      "value": "$7.99 per user/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "Mail Essentials $7.99 /user per month ... Billed at $7.99 every month.",
      "url": "https://proton.me/business/plans",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Proton Mail",
      "plan": "Mail Essentials (business)",
      "fact": "Yearly billing: 3 custom domains, 15 GB per user. The page has a CHF/EUR/USD switch and opened in EUR (€6.99) from Norway.",
      "value": "$6.99 per user/month ($83.88/year)",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Mail Essentials $7.99 $6.99 /user per month ... 15 GB storage per user 3 custom email domains",
      "url": "https://proton.me/business/plans",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Fastmail",
      "plan": "Individual",
      "fact": "Cheapest plan with custom domains (Basic does not allow them): 1 user, 60 GB.",
      "value": "$6/month monthly; $5/month on annual billing ($60/year)",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "$6 per month Pay yearly and save $12 $5 per month $60 for 12 months",
      "url": "https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/us/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Fastmail",
      "plan": "Individual",
      "fact": "Custom domains are included on the Individual, Duo and Family plans.",
      "value": "Own domains supported",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Use your own domains (you@yourname) Supported on Individual plan",
      "url": "https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/us/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Fastmail",
      "plan": "Standard (business)",
      "fact": "Per-user business plan with custom domains, priced the same as Individual. Basic ($4 monthly, $3 annual) excludes custom domains.",
      "value": "$6 monthly; $5 per user/month annual",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Use your own domains (you@yourname) Not supported on Basic plan Supported on Standard plan",
      "url": "https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/us/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Fastmail",
      "plan": "Individual",
      "fact": "Prices vary by country: /pricing/ redirects by location, and a Norwegian IP gets NOK.",
      "value": "kr 78 monthly / kr 65 per month annual",
      "currency": "NOK",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "n/a (geo redirect observed)",
      "url": "https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/no/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "iCloud+",
      "plan": "iCloud+ 50GB",
      "fact": "Cheapest iCloud+ tier. Every iCloud+ tier includes Custom Email Domain. Price from the US page.",
      "value": "$0.99/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "iCloud+ 50GB $0.99/month ... iCloud Private Relay, Hide My Email, and Custom Email Domain",
      "url": "https://www.apple.com/icloud/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "iCloud+",
      "plan": "All iCloud+ tiers",
      "fact": "Domain and address limits.",
      "value": "5 domains, 10 addresses per domain",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "You can use up to five custom domains, with up to 10 personalized email addresses per domain.",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/102540",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "iCloud+",
      "plan": "All iCloud+ tiers",
      "fact": "The domain can be shared with Family Sharing members or, on iOS 16 or later, with people outside the family. Each person can make 10 addresses.",
      "value": "Up to 5 other people",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "You can share your domain with up to five other people.",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/102540",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "iCloud+",
      "plan": "All iCloud+ tiers",
      "fact": "Setup requirements. The address also works on icloud.com/mail. Managed accounts are not supported.",
      "value": "Apple Account with 2FA, iCloud Mail turned on",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "An Apple Account with two-factor authentication turned on. iCloud Mail set up on your devices.",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/102540",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "iCloud+",
      "plan": "Buying iCloud+",
      "fact": "Apple's purchase page lists only iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro and iCloud for Windows. Web-only accounts are told to sign in on an Apple device to get the full set of features.",
      "value": "Apple device or Windows PC needed to subscribe",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "To get the full set of iCloud features, just sign in to iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro.",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/102447",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Cloudflare Email Routing",
      "plan": "Email Routing (Workers Free)",
      "fact": "Inbound routing is free and unlimited. It forwards or processes mail and is not a mailbox. The old /email-routing/ docs now redirect to Email Service.",
      "value": "Free, unlimited inbound",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Inbound emails (Email Routing) Unlimited Unlimited",
      "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Cloudflare Email Routing",
      "plan": "Email Routing",
      "fact": "Without Email Sending, you can only send to your own verified destination addresses, not to arbitrary recipients.",
      "value": "Sending to verified addresses only",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Sending to verified destination addresses in your account is free on Workers Free and Paid plans",
      "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Cloudflare Email Routing",
      "plan": "Email Routing",
      "fact": "Routing limits.",
      "value": "200 rules per domain, 200 destination addresses per account, 25 MiB per message",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Destination addresses per account 200",
      "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/limits/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Cloudflare Email Service",
      "plan": "Email Sending (Beta)",
      "fact": "Sending to any recipient needs the Workers Paid plan. The docs label the feature Beta.",
      "value": "3,000 emails/month included, then $0.35 per 1,000",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "Not available 3,000 included per month, then $0.35 per 1,000 emails",
      "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Cloudflare Email Service",
      "plan": "Workers Paid",
      "fact": "Minimum charge for the Workers Paid plan, which Email Sending requires.",
      "value": "$5/month minimum",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "monthly",
      "quote": "minimum charge of $5 USD per month for an account",
      "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Cloudflare Email Service",
      "plan": "Email Sending (Beta)",
      "fact": "Transactional email only, so it is not meant as an everyday mailbox. An SMTP endpoint exists (smtp.mx.cloudflare.net:465, with an API token as the password).",
      "value": "Transactional only",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Can I use Email Service for marketing emails? No. Email Service supports transactional email only.",
      "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/reference/faq/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Namecheap Private Email",
      "plan": "Launch",
      "fact": "1 mailbox, 5 GB, 10 aliases, IMAP/SMTP/POP3 included, 30-day free trial.",
      "value": "$14.88/year (regular and renewal price)",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Launch $0.00 for 30 days $14.88/yr after trial",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Namecheap Private Email",
      "plan": "Launch",
      "fact": "First-year price with promo code MAILDEAL.",
      "value": "$11.88 for the first year ($0.99/month)",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "You pay $11.88/year with a promo code - Renews for $14.88/year",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email/",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Hostinger Business Email",
      "plan": "Starter",
      "fact": "12-month term at the Black Friday price, per mailbox, paid upfront. 5 GB storage.",
      "value": "$0.59/month ($7.08 for 12 months), renews at $1.59/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Today you pay $7.08 for 12 months. Renews at $1.59/mo for the same term.",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/business-email",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Hostinger Business Email",
      "plan": "Starter",
      "fact": "48-month term (the page default), paid upfront.",
      "value": "$0.39/month ($18.72 for 48 months), renews at $1.59/month",
      "currency": "USD",
      "billing": "annual",
      "quote": "Today you pay $18.72 for 48 months. Renews at $1.59/mo for the same term.",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/business-email",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Hostinger Business Email",
      "plan": "Starter",
      "fact": "Plan limits.",
      "value": "1 mailbox, 5 GB, 5 forwarding rules, 5 aliases",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "1 mailbox included 5 GB storage per mailbox 5 forwarding rules 5 email aliases",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/business-email",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Gmail",
      "plan": "Send mail as (free Gmail)",
      "fact": "To send from a custom-domain address, you need that provider's SMTP server, username and password. Gmail allows up to 99 send-as addresses.",
      "value": "Free, but needs an outside SMTP server",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "enter the SMTP server (for example, smtp.gmail.com or smtp.yourschool.edu) and the username and password on that account.",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Gmail",
      "plan": "Send mail as (free Gmail)",
      "fact": "Send-as for non-Google addresses is being removed.",
      "value": "Ends January 2027",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Starting January 2027, Gmail will no longer support the \"Send as\" feature for third-party email addresses",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Gmail",
      "plan": "Send mail as (free Gmail)",
      "fact": "Q3-Q4 2026 is a transition period in which Gmail may block new set-ups. POP fetching and Gmailify end in January 2027 as well.",
      "value": "New set-ups may already be blocked",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Prior to January 2027, we will restrict new configurations of this feature.",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/mail/answer/17101213?hl=en",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    },
    {
      "service": "Gmail",
      "plan": "Send mail as (free Gmail)",
      "fact": "Not affected: other Gmail addresses and Google Workspace aliases. The Gmail mobile app can still add non-Google accounts.",
      "value": "Google-hosted addresses only after January 2027",
      "currency": "n/a",
      "billing": "n/a",
      "quote": "Gmail-to-Gmail aliases and Google Workspace “Send as” functionality is not affected.",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/mail/answer/17101213?hl=en",
      "checked": "2026-11-13"
    }
  ]
}