Purelymail vs Zoho
Email hosting — side-by-side specs, real prices, and how each scores on our methodology.
Purelymail 8.0 /10 editorial Flat $10/year email hosting with unlimited users and domains, hosted on AWS
$10 /account/yr ✓ renews at the same price
Zoho 8.6 /10 editorial Ad-free business email with a 5-user free tier; IMAP/POP and S/MIME on paid plans
from $0 /user/mo ✓ renews at the same price
Zoho scores higher on our methodology (8.6 vs 8.0); Zoho starts cheaper ($0/user/mo vs $10/account/yr).
Spec by spec
| Purelymail | Zoho | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Datacenter locations | 1 locations | 19 locations |
| Protocols | IMAP, POP3 | IMAP, POP3 |
| Payment methods | Card | Card, PayPal |
| API access | Admin | Mailbox, Admin |
| Support channels | Ticket | Chat 24/7, Ticket, Phone |
| Encryption | At rest | At rest |
| Money-back period | 30 days | 45 days |
| Custom domains | Unlimited | — |
| Uptime SLA | — | 99.9 % |
| Aliases | Yes | Yes |
| KYC required | None | Email only |
| Catch-all | Yes | Yes |
| Anonymity | Partial | None |
| Calendars & contacts | Yes | Yes |
| Migration tooling | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
Scores come from our published methodology; renewal prices always shown beside intro prices. Full profiles: Purelymail · Zoho