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Emayler vs Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic is Exchange email plus Teams, OneDrive and web Office apps. One person costs $84 a year against $24 on Emayler Solo, and ten cost $840 against $120 on Emayler Pro. Microsoft's email-only Exchange Online Plan 1 is $48 per user per year. Every number below comes from Microsoft 365's own pricing and help pages, checked on November 14, 2026. Prices are in USD.
For one person
Your own address on your own domain, for a year.
Savings are per year. Emayler is compared with Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Plan 1, the cheapest Microsoft 365 plan here; Microsoft 365 with Emayler Solo.
| Feature | Emayler FreeFreeno card neededSave $48/yr | Emayler Solo$3/moor $24 billed yearlySave $24/yr | Microsoft 365 Business Basic$7/mobilled yearly, $84+$60/yr | Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Plan 1$4/mobilled yearly, $48+$24/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailboxes and addresses | ||||
| Mailboxes | 1 | 1 | 1per licence | 1per licence |
| Each extra person | Upgradeto a paid plan | UpgradePlus has 3 | $84per year | $48per year |
| Aliases | 3receive-only | Unlimited | 400per mailbox | 400per mailbox |
| Catch-all address | — | Rulesvia mail flow | Rulesvia mail flow | |
| Custom domains | 1 | 1 | Multiple | Multiple |
| Storage and sending | ||||
| Storage | 1 GBtotal | 10 GBtotal | 100 GBmailbox + 1 TB OneDrive | Mailboxno OneDrive |
| Shared across the team | — | — | ||
| Sending limit | 100per day per mailbox | 500per day per mailbox | 10,000recipients per day | 10,000recipients per day |
| Billing | ||||
| Refund window | Free | 14 dayson any payment | Variessee Microsoft terms | Variessee Microsoft terms |
For a team of ten
Ten people, each with their own inbox. Microsoft 365 charges for every person. Emayler Pro includes all ten. See all Emayler plans.
Savings are per year. Emayler is compared with Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Plan 1, the cheapest Microsoft 365 plan here; Microsoft 365 with Emayler Pro.
| Feature | Emayler Pro$12/moor $120 billed yearlySave $360/yr | Microsoft 365 Business Basic$70/mobilled yearly, $840+$720/yr | Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Plan 1$40/mobilled yearly, $480+$360/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailboxes and addresses | |||
| Mailboxes | 10 | 10licences | 10licences |
| Each extra person | $0up to 10 people | $84per year | $48per year |
| Aliases | Unlimited | 400per mailbox | 400per mailbox |
| Catch-all address | Rulesvia mail flow | Rulesvia mail flow | |
| Custom domains | 10 | Multiple | Multiple |
| Storage and sending | |||
| Storage | 100 GBshared by all 10 | 100 GBmailbox + 1 TB OneDrive | Mailboxno OneDrive |
| Shared across the team | — | — | |
| Sending limit | 500per day per mailbox | 10,000recipients per day | 10,000recipients per day |
| Billing | |||
| Refund window | 14 dayson any payment | Variessee Microsoft terms | Variessee Microsoft terms |
On every plan
What stays the same whichever plan you pick.
| Feature | Emaylerevery plan | Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Plan 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sending | |||
| Sending starts | After approvalreceiving works at once | Immediately | Immediately |
| Attachment size | 10 MBper attachment | 35 MBdefault, up to 150 MB | 35 MBdefault, up to 150 MB |
| Apps and extras | |||
| IMAP and SMTP for mail apps | — | ||
| Phone apps | Mobile webno native app yet | ||
| Calendar | — | ||
| Files and documents | — | OneDrive+ web Office | — |
| Video calls | — | Teamsincluded | — |
| End-to-end encrypted | — | — | — |
| Trial and data | |||
| Free plan or trial | Free planno time limit | 1 monthfree trial | Not listedon the plan page |
| Where data lives | Canadamay also process in US | Microsoftregional data centres | Microsoftregional data centres |
Microsoft 365 fine print
- Business Basic was $6 per user per month before Microsoft's July 2026 price change. It is now $7, paid yearly, on an annual subscription that renews automatically.
- If you added your own domain, Microsoft requires you to remove it before you can cancel the subscription.
- When a subscription ends it moves through Expired, Disabled and Deleted. While Disabled, only admins can reach the data. Once Deleted, buying a new subscription does not bring it back.
- The default message size is 35 MB to send and 36 MB to receive. Admins can raise it to 150 MB, but mail leaving Microsoft is capped near 112 MB after encoding.
- The one-month trial charges the full price when it ends unless you turn off recurring billing.
- Shared mailboxes do not need a licence, which can cut the cost of addresses like support@.
Emayler fine print
- New Free accounts send from their mailbox address and can add up to three receive-only aliases. Grandfathered Free accounts keep unlimited aliases and alternate sending addresses. Paid plans include unlimited aliases, alternate sending addresses and catch-all.
- Sending switches on after your domain verifies and we approve the account. Paid plans allow up to 100,000 sends a month per account and 100 an hour per mailbox; Free allows 1,500 a month and 20 an hour.
- Yearly plans are charged upfront and can be refunded within 14 days of payment. Cancelling renewal keeps the plan active to the end of the paid period. Renewal price increases come with at least 30 days' notice.
- Mail is kept until you delete it, with no age-based deletion on any plan. IMAP and SMTP access for desktop and phone mail apps is not available yet.
What Microsoft 365 does better
- Outlook and Exchange, which work with almost every desktop and phone mail app.
- Teams, 1 TB of OneDrive per user and web versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- 100 GB mailboxes per user and free shared mailboxes.
- Higher sending volume: 10,000 recipients a day per mailbox.
What Emayler does better
- One account price instead of a per-user fee. Ten mailboxes on Pro cost $120 a year in total.
- Unlimited aliases on paid plans, so billing@, hello@ and support@ cost nothing extra.
- Storage is pooled across the account, so one busy inbox can use what quiet ones do not.
- A Free plan with one mailbox on your own domain and no age-based deletion.
- A 14-day refund window on every payment, including yearly plans.
Which one to choose
Choose Microsoft 365 if you need Outlook with Exchange, Teams, or Office files shared across a company.
Choose Emayler if you want a handful of addresses on your domain and a clean web inbox, at a flat price. Emayler is email only. Today it has a web inbox, with no IMAP or SMTP access for desktop or phone mail apps, and no calendar, documents or video calls. Sending switches on after we verify your domain and approve the account.
Switching from Microsoft 365
- Keep your domain where it is registered. Your address belongs to the domain, not the provider.
- Add the domain in Emayler and copy the MX, SPF and DKIM records into your DNS. The domain guide covers each one.
- Copy your old mail across with IMAP import while Microsoft 365 is still active.
- Cancel Microsoft 365 only after new mail arrives in Emayler and the import finishes.
Questions
Is Emayler cheaper than Microsoft 365?
Yes. One person costs $48 a year on Microsoft 365 and $24 on Emayler Solo. Ten mailboxes cost $480 on Microsoft 365 and $120 on Emayler Pro.
Can I move from Microsoft 365 to Emayler without changing my address?
Yes. Update your domain's MX, SPF and DKIM records to point at Emayler and copy existing mail across with IMAP import.
Does Emayler work with Outlook or Apple Mail?
Not yet. Emayler has a web inbox today, and IMAP and SMTP access for desktop and phone mail apps is not currently available.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Emayler refunds any payment within 14 days, including yearly plans.
Sources: Microsoft 365 business plans and pricing, Exchange Online limits, What happens when a subscription ends, Cancel a business subscription. Prices are USD list prices and can vary by region and billing term.
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