Business email: cheapest modeled plans
Eligible plans ordered by monthly equivalent at the workload below. A low subscription fee alone does not establish the cheapest total.
What this comparison covers
One mailbox per person on an existing domain. No bulk or transactional sending. Suite storage may be shared with files and other services. Domain registration and extra storage are excluded.
Evaluating 2 products from 2 published in this category. USD monthly equivalents, before tax. Features and service compatibility need separate evaluation.
- Billable people
- 10 people
- Storage per mailbox
- 5 GB / person
Cost ranking at this workload
2 eligible products. Quote-only, expired and unsupported configurations are excluded from cost rankings.
Fastmail
Custom-domain mail and calendars.
$50.00 / month
Business Standard · annual commitment · Annual commitment $600.00
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Billable seats: $50.00
- Annual commitment. The comparison shows its monthly equivalent; seats and workload are held constant for the full year.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
Business Standard · annual commitment: $50.00/month at reference usage.
Google Workspace
Business mail with pooled suite storage.
$70.00 / month
Business Starter · annual commitment · Annual commitment $840.00
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Billable seats: $70.00
- Annual commitment. The comparison shows its monthly equivalent; seats and workload are held constant for the full year.
- One-year commitment, billed monthly. The annual total is a contractual commitment, not an upfront invoice. Assumes no other services consume pooled storage.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
Business Starter · annual commitment: $70.00/month at reference usage.
Questions before you decide
Which Business email product is cheapest?
Fastmail has a lowest modeled cost among the eligible products shown at reference usage. Ties share a rank. This is not a claim about every vendor or workload.