# Email

> Sending, receiving, forwarding and inbox APIs.

38 records: 24 usable, 2 trial, 8 paid only, 3 rejected, 0 dead; 1 self-hosted of any group, listed last. This page lists the usable, trial and paid-only records; the rejected and dead ones are on https://fshy.ajam.dev/t/email/rejected.md. Each line: provider (its page in Markdown), record id (its JSON is https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/<id>), verdict, free tier, identity, card, phone, evidence, stale date, parsed price, summary. In full: https://fshy.ajam.dev/t/email/llms-full.txt.

Best per need: [Free email sending and receiving](https://fshy.ajam.dev/need/email.md)

## Usable (24)

- [Amazon SES](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/amazon.md) [`email/amazon-ses`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/amazon-ses): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 3,000 message charges/month for the first 12 months, or $200 of AWS credits over 6 months for new accounts
- [Brevo](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/brevo.md) [`email/brevo`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/brevo): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | phone? | documented | stale on 2026-11-30. 300 email sends per day with no time limit; 100,000 contacts stored
- [Buttondown](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/buttondown.md) [`email/buttondown`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/buttondown): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-03. Free for the first 100 subscribers, with the price assuming at most one email a day to the whole subscriber base; API included, no card
- [Cloudflare Email Routing](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/cloudflare.md) [`email/cloudflare-email-routing`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/cloudflare-email-routing): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. Unlimited inbound email on Workers Free and Paid; 200 destination addresses, 200 rules per domain, 30 domains per zone
- [Elastic Email](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/elasticemail.md) [`email/elastic-email`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/elastic-email): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | phone? | documented | stale on 2026-12-03. 100 emails per day and 3,000 emails per month on the Email API Free plan, up to 1,000 contacts, at USD 0 with no card
- [Forward Email](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/forwardemail.md) [`email/forward-email`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/forward-email): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. Unlimited domains, unlimited aliases, unlimited inbound email, 50 MB attachments, forward-only
- [ImprovMX](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/improvmx.md) [`email/improvmx`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/improvmx): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 1 domain, 25 aliases, 500 forwards/day, 7-day logs, API access
- [Loops](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/loops.md) [`email/loops`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/loops): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 4,000 sends per rolling 30 days, 1,000 contacts, marketing and transactional combined
- [mail.tm](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mail-3.md) [`email/mail-tm`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mail-tm): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | anonymous | no card | no phone | measured | stale on 2027-01-21. A disposable inbox with a 40 MB quota, created and read over a keyless REST API
- [MailerLite](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mailerlite.md) [`email/mailerlite`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mailerlite): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. 2,500 emails/month, 250 subscribers, 2 user seats
- [Maileroo](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/maileroo.md) [`email/maileroo`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/maileroo): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | phone? | documented | stale on 2026-12-03. 3,000 outbound emails per month with no daily cap, 1,000 inbound emails per month, 2 custom sending domains, at USD 0 with no card
- [Mailgun](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mailgun.md) [`email/mailgun`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mailgun): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | any-phone | no card | documented | stale on 2026-11-30. 100 messages/day, 1 custom domain, 1 inbound route, 2 API keys, 1-day log retention
- [Mailjet](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mailjet.md) [`email/mailjet`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mailjet): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 6,000 emails/month, 200/day, 1,000 contacts
- [Mailtrap](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mailtrap.md) [`email/mailtrap`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mailtrap): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 4,000 emails per month and 150 emails per day on the free tier, 1 user, 1 domain, 3 days of logs
- [OVH MX Plan](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/ovhcloud.md) [`email/ovh-mx-plan`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/ovh-mx-plan): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-03. 5 GB mailbox per account, free 100 MB web hosting with a domain, no database
- [Plunk (hosted)](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/useplunk.md) [`email/plunk-hosted`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/plunk-hosted): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 1,000 emails/month with unlimited contacts
- [Resend](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/resend.md) [`email/resend`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/resend): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 3,000 emails/month and 100/day, 3 domains, 3 inboxes, 30-day retention
- [Scaleway Transactional Email](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/scaleway.md) [`email/scaleway-tem`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/scaleway-tem): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 300 emails/month per organisation, 5 domains, then EUR 0.25 per 1,000
- [Sender](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/sender.md) [`email/sender-net`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/sender-net): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. Up to 2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails per month, never expires
- [SendPulse](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/sendpulse.md) [`email/sendpulse`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/sendpulse): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. Up to 15,000 emails per month, 3 sender addresses, 250 MB of image storage
- [SMTP2GO](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/smtp2go.md) [`email/smtp2go`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/smtp2go): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | any-phone | no card | documented | stale on 2026-11-30. 1,000 emails/month, 200/day, and 25/hour until a sender domain is verified
- [TempsMail](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/tempsmail.md) [`email/tempsmail`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/tempsmail): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. A disposable inbox and read API, free with an account key
- [ZeptoMail (Zoho)](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/zoho.md) [`email/zeptomail`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/zeptomail): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. 1 free credit worth 10,000 emails, valid 6 months; 100/day until the account is validated
- [Zoho Mail](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/zoho.md) [`email/zoho-mail`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/zoho-mail): qualifies-with-caveat | free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-03. 5 users, 5 GB each, 1 custom domain, 25 MB attachment limit

## Trial (2)

- [Mandrill (Mailchimp Transactional)](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mailchimp.md) [`email/mandrill`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mandrill): trial-only | free tier | card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. Up to 500 free sends to a verified domain, one demonstration block
- [SendGrid](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/twilio.md) [`email/sendgrid`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/sendgrid): trial-only | free tier | any-phone | no card | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. A 60-day free trial for a new account: 100 emails a day, no credit card; no recurring free plan

## Paid only (8)

- [Cloudflare Email Sending](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/cloudflare.md) [`email/cloudflare-email-sending`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/cloudflare-email-sending): paid-only | no free tier | card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-11-22. Not available on Workers Free; 3,000 emails/month included on Workers Paid at USD 5/month, then USD 0.35 per 1,000
- [Fastmail](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/fastmail.md) [`email/fastmail`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/fastmail): paid-only | no free tier | card | phone? | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. No free plan: a free trial of up to 30 days with no card, capped at 120 sent messages per day; the cheapest plan with custom domains and IMAP is Individual...
- [MailBig](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mailbig.md) [`email/mailbig`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mailbig): paid-only | no free tier | card | phone? | reported | stale on 2026-11-19. No free tier is stated; the cheapest plan is Micro Plus at £3.37/yr (25% recurring off the £4.49/yr regular price): 15 mailboxes, 15 GB combined email...
- [Mailo](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mailo.md) [`email/mailo`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/mailo): paid-only | no free tier | card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. No free custom-domain mailbox: Mailo Free has a 1 GB mailbox and no customized domain names; Premium has customized domain names, a 20 GB mailbox and 5 GB...
- [Migadu](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/migadu.md) [`email/migadu`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/migadu): paid-only | no free tier | email | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. No free plan: Micro replaced the free plan and costs $19/year, billed yearly only; a time-limited free trial needs no card, its length unverified: behind a...
- [Purelymail](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/purelymail.md) [`email/purelymail`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/purelymail): paid-only | no free tier | card | phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. No free plan: Simple pricing is $10 a year with no hard limits on users, custom domains or storage; a trial account starts with a limited credit balance and...
- [Tuta (formerly Tutanota)](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/tuta.md) [`email/tuta`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/tuta): paid-only | no free tier | anonymous | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. No free custom-domain mailbox: the Free plan has 1 GB of storage and no custom domains; Revolutionary at €3 per month paid yearly adds 20 GB, 15 extra...
- [Yandex 360](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/yandex.md) [`email/yandex-360`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/yandex-360): paid-only | no free tier | any-phone | no card | documented | stale on 2026-12-05. Free personal mail at a Yandex address only; the free version of Yandex 360 for Business, which carried mail on a custom domain, is no longer available as...

## Self-hosted, the last resort (1)

Software or a node that the user installs, runs and maintains. Self-hosted options are listed last, because this site is for users who have no hardware. This page lists the self-hosted records that are usable, trial or paid only.

- [Plunk (self-hosted)](https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/github-useplunk.md) [`email/plunk-selfhost`](https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/record/email/plunk-selfhost): self-hosted, last resort | verdict qualifies-with-caveat | anonymous | no card | no phone | documented | stale on 2026-12-03. No allowance stated for self-hosted instances: https://docs.useplunk.com/concepts/billing says 'Pricing on this page applies to the hosted version at...