Hosting for WordPress Email

WP Engine sends default WordPress mail through MailChannels with an undisclosed hourly cap. No mailboxes. Port 25 blocked; 465/587/2525 open.

SiteGround bundles full domain email and signs WordPress mail with an auto-published DKIM. Hourly caps: 400 (entry plans), 800 (GoGeek and Cloud).

Presslabs (Kubernetes-based managed WordPress) provides no bundled email. Transactional wp_mail() routes through a preconfigured relay; no email hosting.

Pressable’s built-in relay sends WordPress mail without a plugin; 200 emails/hour and 4 unique sender addresses per 24 hours. No bundled mailboxes. Titan add-on at $3.50/inbox/month.

Pantheon has no email service. PHP mail() and SMTP fail due to dynamic IPs with no PTR records. API-based relay (Postmark, Mailgun, SMTP2GO) is the only path.

Pagely (GoDaddy-owned enterprise managed WordPress) provides no bundled email. MailChannels handles transactional wp_mail() by default; no sending limit published.

Nexcess was a managed WordPress and WooCommerce hosting provider, acquired by Liquid Web in 2019. The Nexcess brand was fully absorbed into Liquid Web in October 2025. nexcess.net now redirects to liquidweb.com. Existing customers retain access via my.nexcess.net, but all new managed WordPress plans are sold under the Liquid Web brand. This entity exists for reference. The managed WordPress product that was Nexcess continues as Liquid Web’s managed WordPress offering at equivalent pricing (from $19/month). Email accounts are included; routes through the platform’s mail infrastructure. See the Liquid Web entity for the current assessment. Migration notes The Nexcess managed WordPress…

Liquid Web VPS/dedicated: cPanel email, open SMTP ports, no sending cap. Managed WordPress (formerly Nexcess) from $19/mo; platform relay handles wp_mail().

Kinsta sends WordPress mail through MailChannels with auto-signed DKIM. No bundled mailboxes. Port 25 blocked; 465/587/2525 open. Daily caps 150-3,000.

iThemes Hosting was a managed WordPress hosting product powered by Liquid Web infrastructure. Liquid Web acquired iThemes in January 2018. The hosting product launched later that year but was subsequently discontinued as customers were funneled into Liquid Web and Nexcess managed WordPress plans. The iThemes brand was rebranded to SolidWP, which now focuses exclusively on WordPress security and backup plugins (Solid Security, Solid Backups). No hosting product remains. This entity exists for reference. Former iThemes Hosting customers are now on Liquid Web infrastructure.

InMotion Hosting (Launch/Power/Pro, all unlimited mailboxes) routes outbound through MailChannels since Dec 2024. 250/hour per domain; SMTP open.

Hostinger bundles up to 100 free mailboxes per domain. Default wp_mail uses PHP mail() unsigned. Standard SMTP ports open. Mailbox cap is 100/day per account.

GreenGeeks tiers sending limits by plan (100/300/500 per hour on Lite/Pro/Premium) and includes 50 mailboxes on Lite 25. SMTP open; no external-SMTP block.

Flywheel routes wp_mail through SendGrid without a plugin. Daily sending limits are undisclosed. Port 25 blocked; 465 and 587 open. No bundled mailboxes or forwarding.

FastComet (WHG-owned since April 2025) tiers mailboxes 5/25/Unlimited/Unlimited and runs outbound through SpamExperts. SMTP open; no published sending limit.

DreamHost bundles email with DreamPress; shared plans charge $1.99/mailbox/month after 3 months. PHP mail() unsigned; port 25 blocked. 100 recipients/hour cap.

Cloudways provides no bundled email. Port 25 blocked; wp_mail() fails by default. Email requires the Elastic Email addon, Custom SMTP addon, or a WordPress SMTP plugin.

Bluehost includes domain email on all WordPress plans. Default wp_mail uses PHP mail(), unsigned. Sending limit is 500 emails/hour per domain. SMTP ports open.

Hosting.com (formerly A2) caps shared mailboxes at 5/10/20/40 by plan and sending at 100/hour, 2,400/day. External SMTP blocked; outbound via MailChannels.