Pressable is a managed WordPress host owned by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Jetpack). It runs on Automattic’s WP Cloud infrastructure. All plans include a built-in mail relay for transactional email: 200 emails per hour per site, with a maximum of 4 unique sender addresses per 24-hour period. No SMTP plugin is needed for basic transactional email.
Pressable does not include email hosting (mailboxes) by default. An optional Titan email add-on is available at $3.50/inbox/month with a 90-day free trial.
Plans start at $25/month (Signature 1, 1 site, 30K visits).
Email on Pressable
What works out of the box
WordPress core’s wp_mail() routes through Pressable’s built-in mail delivery server. Password resets, form submissions, WooCommerce order confirmations, and comment notifications send without any configuration. The relay is preconfigured on every site.
Sending limits
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Transactional emails per hour, per site | 200 |
| Unique sender addresses per 24 hours, per site | 4 |
The 200/hr limit is documented and disclosed, unlike Flywheel (undisclosed) or WP Engine (undisclosed). It is lower than Kinsta’s 150-3,000/day range on a per-day basis (200/hr = up to 4,800/day if sustained, but the hourly cap is the practical constraint).
The 4 unique sender addresses per 24 hours is an unusual restriction. Sites that send from multiple addresses (e.g. admin@, support@, orders@, noreply@) will hit this limit with standard WooCommerce and membership plugin configurations.
Email hosting (Titan add-on)
Pressable partners with Titan for email hosting at $3.50/inbox/month (90-day free trial). Each inbox includes 10 GB storage, IMAP/POP3/SSL access, webmail, calendar, contacts, and mobile apps. This is purchased through the MyPressable dashboard.
At $3.50/month, the Titan add-on is more expensive than Forward Email ($3/month for mailbox hosting) and cheaper than Fastmail (€5/month). It is convenient for Pressable customers who want mailboxes configured from the same dashboard.
DNS management
Pressable manages DNS for domains with nameservers pointed to Pressable. MX records, SPF records, and other DNS entries can be added through the MyPressable Control Panel. For domains using external DNS, records must be configured at the DNS host.
What Pressable does not provide
Bundled email hosting. Mailboxes require the Titan add-on ($3.50/month per inbox) or an external provider.
High-volume sending. 200/hr per site with 4 sender addresses per day limits high-volume WooCommerce stores or membership sites that generate many notifications.
Email delivery monitoring. No bounce tracking or delivery analytics from the platform.
When to add a third-party relay
Add a dedicated sending service (Postmark, SMTP2GO, Mailgun) when:
- Hourly volume approaches 200 transactional emails.
- The site needs more than 4 unique sender addresses per day.
- Deliverability analytics, bounce handling, or suppression lists are required.
- The site needs dedicated IP reputation for critical transactional email.