I’m looking for a mail provider with an API that allows me to create a small web email client to handle them all at the same location. The reason for this is that I would like to automatically pull transaction data or whatever from my database by the sender’s email, implement some AI responses, etc.
I’m checking out Zoho, which is pretty cheap, but they seem to require approx 5USD per “user”. I am one user, but I would like to create maybe support@mysite.com and welcome@mysite.com etc. and I can’t be arsed to pay for 8 separate users due to this.
ZeptoMail seemed sick, but it’s only for “transactional emails”; you’re not allowed to receive emails. Ultra cheap though.
I might be misunderstanding what you are asking for here, but if it was me, I would just pay for a single Gmail license then create alias emails that all point to the same inbox.
@Ariel
Yes, I believe so. You can set up multiple domains under one Google Workspace and have multiple aliases set up.
I don’t know why you would need a custom mail web UI, but there’s not really anything stopping you from creating one. The inbox is available via IMAP, etc.
@Kai
The reason for the custom UI: let’s say a customer emails me, ‘Hey, my product is blue instead of green.’ I want to be able to right there automatically fetch the customer data, what he has ordered, tracking status, etc.
Or maybe they ask about something specific, and I know my AI has that knowledge, can check the DB, and can generate a good response.
This above is one of my domains.
Then perhaps my girlfriend wants her own custom email domain name, and I want her to be able to use the plain Mac Mail client.
I believe MXRoute allows me to do anything like this, but if Google can do it cheaper, that would be great.
Why not simply buy a cheap VPS to host all your domains? Unlimited domains, unlimited mailboxes, everything under your control, no hidden costs, no surprises. Cheap VPSs cost nothing these days. I have a €5/month machine with 20 domains and 55 mailboxes; it’s a no-brainer.
I don’t think Zoho works like that. You can have multiple emails and domains under one user. I don’t use them, but once tried out their cheap or free plan, but I could be wrong.
I’ve been happy using MXRoute and make multiple email accounts then use a client to view them all. I don’t like how some mail providers combine the sent box or inbox.
Not sure about the API, but you could run a script that checks your inbox and then do whatever you want with the mail.
@Darby
MXRoute seems perfect! 49USD/year, unlimited domains & unlimited email accounts, 10GB storage ‘limited to 300 outbound emails per hour. We are not intended for bulk mailing’.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned this, but why not just put auto-forwarders from each mailbox to a central mailbox and then just deal with that single mailbox?
Bela said:
How about you use a ticket system which pulls the mails directly, and then you can handle them all below one roof?
Can you recommend any? I want to add 4 domains and pull stuff from my database, so there needs to be full API customization + HTML for buttons or something.
Chao said:
I would also like to know. Ping me if someone posts an answer, please.
MXRoute seems to be by far the cheapest and best alternative that I’ve found so far. 49USD/year, unlimited domains & unlimited email accounts, 10GB storage.
‘limited to 300 outbound emails per hour. We are not intended for bulk mailing’. Which fits me perfectly. I’m looking for a small amount of support emails and handling my personal email.
Sawyer said:
I bought an email on Namecheap. It’s quite cheap, around €1 per month per mailbox.
You mean, without buying/owning the domain, right? I mean, with $2 you can get hosting with unlimited emails… $1 for 1 seems very expensive and predatory…