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Cloudflare Email Routing
Cloudflare Email Routing forwards inbound mail for free on any domain on Cloudflare DNS, with the same authentication stack (SRS, ARC, DKIM) as paid services.
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ForwardMX Email Forwarding Service
ForwardMX is a UK-based forwarding service with SMTP sending and optional mailboxes. No free tier. The agency-friendly option for managing many domains.
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ImprovMX Email Forwarding Service
ImprovMX forwards email for custom domains with a usable free tier and paid SMTP sending. The right choice for simple forwarding; not a mailbox replacement.
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Namecheap Email Forwarding
Namecheap includes free email forwarding with every domain registration. 100 aliases, catch-all, no SMTP sending. The zero-cost default for Namecheap customers.
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Pobox Email Forwarding (Discontinued)
Pobox was one of the oldest email forwarding services (founded 1995). It was acquired by Fastmail in 2015 and fully merged in November 2024. No longer available.
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Fastmail Email Hosting and Forwarding
Fastmail is a full email host with custom domain support, Masked Email aliases, and JMAP API. Overkill for forwarding alone; the right choice if you need mailboxes.
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EmailForwardMX Email Forwarding
EmailForwardMX is a forwarding service owned by ForwardMX Limited, the same company behind ForwardMX. Similar features and pricing. See ForwardMX for the full review.
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Mailwip (formerly Hanami) Email Forwarding
Mailwip (formerly Hanami) is an independent email forwarding service with SMTP sending, webhooks, and IMAP access on higher tiers. Small operator; low entry price.
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Forward Email Forwarding and Hosting Service
Forward Email offers unlimited free forwarding and $3/month encrypted mailbox hosting. Source-available codebase. Generous free tier; modest sending limits.
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Google Domains Email Forwarding (Now Squarespace)
Google Domains was a domain registrar with free email forwarding. It was sold to Squarespace in September 2023. Forwarding continues under Squarespace Domains.
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Zeptomail (by Zoho) as a WordPress SMTP Server
Zeptomail is Zoho’s transactional-only email relay. Credit-based pricing at $2.50/10K emails with no monthly fee. Best for sites already using Zoho.
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Best Amazon SES plugin for WordPress: WP Offload SES vs FluentSMTP vs WP Mail SMTP Pro
The six WordPress mailer plugins with native Amazon SES support, compared by fit. Which is free, which needs Pro, and where each one is the right choice.