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I don't want Google Suite. I don't want Google Workspaces. I want plain old Gmail with a custom domain.

Google kept moving the goalposts and now they tell me that I'm a freeloader for not paying for the features I didn't ask for.

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This is exactly how I feel, and now I'm not sure where to move because I have 8 domains configured and services like ProtonMail want me to pay them for every domain (which just makes no sense to me, I can't figure out how the code that makes this a costly problem looks, my guess is it's a money grab tbh).

Sure I don't often use them all, but it comes in handy at times to be able to quickly use a different domain.

Been looking at Tutanota, but not sure how I feel about being required to use their clients.

Any other good suggestions?

Highly recommend Fastmail. Fantastic server side search and web app (plus has calendar which is essential for an email app imo). There also is nothing holding you back from bringing your own mail client (that can actually interact with the server eg tagging). They also allow connecting to other accounts such as gmail letting you have a single inbox on Fastmail itself.

Favorite “hidden” feature is the ability to do sieve scripting which combined with wildcards and send from identities lets me auto sort emails by path. Eg apps-tech-hackernews@example.com. Also the standard account comes with 100 domains and are real easy to setup.

Been using it for a year now and I haven’t had a single issue. Also the pricing is very reasonable.

I've been using Migadu for years: you only pay for a single account and can link as many domains as you wish.

Also they're pretty cheap and support was helpful when I messaged them.

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