Business email · compared
Mailaholic vs Zoho Mail
Two low-cost ways to get email on your domain
The short answer
Both give a small business email on its own domain at a low price, and both have a free plan. Zoho Mail is priced per user, and its free plan covers up to 5 users with 5 GB each but works in the browser only, without IMAP. Mailaholic is priced per domain — up to 15 mailboxes for ₹299 a month — and includes IMAP/SMTP on every plan, Free included. Zoho is the established choice with bigger mailboxes; Mailaholic is newer and in public beta.
Side by side
| Mailaholic | Zoho Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| How it is priced | Per domain: Free, Lite ₹99, Pro ₹299 or Business ₹699 a month | Per user: Mail Lite from about US$1 a user a month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | 2 mailboxes, 100 emails a day, 500 MB each, no attachments | Up to 5 users, 5 GB each, one domain |
| IMAP and SMTP on the free plan | Yes | No — IMAP, POP and ActiveSync are on paid plans |
| Storage per mailbox | 500 MB on every plan | 5 GB on Free and Mail Lite, more on higher plans |
| DNS setup | MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC checked live as you add them | Set up in the Zoho Mail admin console |
| Billing | Monthly, in rupees | Mail-only plans are billed yearly |
| Beyond email | Email only | Optional Zoho Workplace suite with documents and meetings |
| Maturity | Public beta | Long-established product from Zoho, Chennai |
Checked October 2026 against each product’s own website. Prices and plans change — check both before you buy.
Which one should you pick?
Choose Mailaholic if
- You want Outlook, Apple Mail or Thunderbird over IMAP without paying.
- Several mailboxes share one domain and you would rather pay one price than per person.
- You prefer paying month to month instead of a year up front.
Choose Zoho Mail if
- You need more than 500 MB per mailbox.
- You want a product with a long track record rather than a public beta.
- You may grow into a full suite of documents, meetings and CRM later.
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Questions
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Sources: mailaholic.email/pricing, zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html, zoho.com/mail/help/adminconsole/subscription.htm...