Fastmail review

Fastmail is a dedicated email company rather than an office suite, and its business plans focus on doing mail, calendars and contacts well. The Standard plan, which Fastmail labels most popular, includes custom business addresses on your domain, 60 GB of storage per user (50 GB for mail, calendar and contacts and 10 GB for files), shared addresses like support@, layered shared calendars, a company address book, private memos on messages, offline support, Scheduled Send and Snooze. It also works with third-party apps such as Outlook and iPhone Mail. Admins can choose EU or USA as the primary data residency, and every plan includes 24/7 support. The Basic plan is cheaper but its feature list does not include custom domain addresses, so companies setting up domain email should start on Standard. There are no bundled documents or video meetings. From our location the page showed Polish zloty, so the USD price is marked pending.

Who it is for

small teams that want a fast, ad-free inbox without an office suite

Price

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Key features

• Custom business addresses with your domain on Standard and Professional plans
• Standard plan includes 60 GB per user: 50 GB for mail, calendar and contacts, 10 GB for files
• Shared email addresses such as support@ plus shared calendars and a company address book
• Choice of primary data residency in the EU or USA
• Works with third-party apps such as Outlook and iPhone Mail on Standard and up

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free trial of up to 30 days
• Strength: No ads or tracking, per Fastmail's pricing page
• Strength: 24/7 support from real people on every plan
• Weakness: Basic plan does not list custom domain addresses, so domain email starts on Standard
• Weakness: No bundled document editor or video meetings
• Weakness: Pricing page shows local currency outside the US, so we could not verify the USD price

Key facts

• Free trial: Up to 30 days
• Standard plan storage: 60 GB per user
• Data residency: EU or USA

Where it ranks

Fastmail is No. 4 in our Best Business Email Hosting verdict and No. 3 in Best Secure Email Services.