Zoho Mail vs Fastmail Masked Email

Zoho Mail8.7Visit Fastmail Masked Email8.6Visit

Higher score Zoho Mail #5 in Personal Email Services 8.7/10 Free plan · 15-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Zoho Mail

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Fastmail Masked Email #6 in Personal Email Services 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Fastmail

• Zoho Mail fits best

  Affordable custom-domain email for small teams

• Fastmail Masked Email fits best

  Masked email and privacy controls

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Side by side

Feature	Zoho Mail 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Fastmail Masked Email 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Personal Email Services	#6 in Personal Email Services
Best for	Affordable custom-domain email for small teams	Masked email and privacy controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$1/user/mo (best)	$4/user/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	15 days	30 days
Free trial length	15 days · no card needed	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA	2FA
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zoho Mail 0/3 · Fastmail Masked Email 0/3
Custom domain	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email aliases	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ad-free inbox	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Mailbox storage	5 GB	5 GB
Attachment limit	30 MB	50 MB (best)
Platform access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free plan supports one domain and up to five users Paid Mail Lite plans add calendar, apps, and migration assistance Premium adds retention, eDiscovery, S/MIME, and mobile access management	Generates unique masked addresses and lets you block or delete them Supports aliases, catch-all addresses, and replies from masked addresses Includes migration tools, calendar, contacts, and broad platform coverage
Cons	Free plan is web-only and limited to 5 GB per user Free availability is restricted to selected data centers Mail Lite and Premium require annual billing	No free plan; paid access starts at $4 per user per month Basic excludes IMAP, POP, SMTP, CalDAV, and CardDAV access Masked Email is part of Fastmail rather than a separately priced product
Our verdict	Zoho Mail provides business email hosting for organizations and individuals that want custom-domain addresses, with plans ranging from a free webmail tier to paid options with apps and administrative features. It also brings calendar,… Read the review →	Fastmail Masked Email generates unique email addresses for online accounts, helping keep a real address private and allowing individual addresses to be blocked or deleted. It is a feature of the broader Fastmail hosted email service, which… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zoho Mail — where it wins

  • Free plan supports one domain and up to five users
  • Paid Mail Lite plans add calendar, apps, and migration assistance
  • Premium adds retention, eDiscovery, S/MIME, and mobile access management

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is web-only and limited to 5 GB per user
  • Free availability is restricted to selected data centers
  • Mail Lite and Premium require annual billing

• Fastmail Masked Email — where it wins

  • Generates unique masked addresses and lets you block or delete them
  • Supports aliases, catch-all addresses, and replies from masked addresses
  • Includes migration tools, calendar, contacts, and broad platform coverage

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid access starts at $4 per user per month
  • Basic excludes IMAP, POP, SMTP, CalDAV, and CardDAV access
  • Masked Email is part of Fastmail rather than a separately priced product

• Zoho Mail8.7/10 · Free plan · 15-day trial

  A low-cost custom-domain mailbox that scales from web-only basics to managed email.

  Visit Zoho MailFull verdict →
• Fastmail Masked Email8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A paid Fastmail service for masked addresses, hosted email, calendars, and contacts.

  Visit FastmailFull verdict →