Compared
MailDock vs Migadu
Hosted mail priced by volume rather than per mailbox — unusual, and deliberately so.
Migadu solves the same complaint MailDock does — per-mailbox pricing is wrong for people with many addresses — and solves it as a hosted service instead of as software you run. If you do not want to run a server, they are the better answer to that complaint.
What Migadu does better
- You run nothing, and the per-mailbox problem is still solved.
- Unlimited mailboxes and domains within a sending quota, which suits exactly the same shape of user.
- A small, well-regarded team with a clear privacy position.
Where MailDock fits better
- The mail is on your machine, not theirs — which is the one thing a hosted service cannot offer.
- No sending quota to think about; your limits are your own.
- A webmail and admin console that are part of the product.
- Migration connectors, and an API to automate against.
Side by side
Shape, not price. Theirs changes without telling us, and a page quoting it would be wrong the week after — check their site.
| Migadu | MailDock | |
|---|---|---|
| Where mail lives | Migadu’s infrastructure | On a machine you rent and control |
| What you pay for | By volume, not per mailbox | One server, per year, whatever the mailbox count inside your tier |
| Mailbox count | Unlimited within the plan’s quota | Capped by tier, uncapped on Enterprise |
| Sending limits | A quota in the plan | Whatever your host and reputation allow |
| Who operates it | Migadu | You |