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Email Forwarding Services

Email forwarding services route mail sent to one address (often on a domain you own) to a mailbox you actually read. The services below are the ones worth considering for a custom-domain WordPress site — including the ones bundled into Cloudflare and ImprovMX, and the ones that quietly broke when SPF tightened. What matters: how the service rewrites envelope addresses, whether SRS is in play, and whether outbound sending is supported.

  • Fastmail Email Hosting and Forwarding

    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.

  • Namecheap Email Forwarding

    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.

  • Google Domains Email Forwarding (Now Squarespace)

    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.

  • Forward Email Forwarding and Hosting Service

    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.

  • EmailForwardMX Email Forwarding

    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.

  • Pobox Email Forwarding (Discontinued)

    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.

  • Mailwip (formerly Hanami) Email Forwarding

    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.

  • ForwardMX Email Forwarding Service

    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.

  • ImprovMX Email Forwarding Service

    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.