cripta.to review
Strong operational coverage for teams that want private mail infrastructure on Hetzner Cloud.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
cripta.to manages a private mail server deployed to the customer’s own Hetzner Cloud account. It is aimed at teams that want control over their mail infrastructure without handling deployment, DNS, TLS and routine server operations alone. The service provides browser-based webmail and supports JMAP, IMAP and SMTP through Stalwart Mail Server, while customers retain control of the underlying infrastructure and can export their mail data for migration or self-hosting.
The pricing is split between monthly service plans and one-time installation setup. Starter costs €29 per month for one custom domain, unlimited mailboxes and aliases, server-disk storage, anti-spam, full-text search and managed backups; its setup plan costs €99 once. Pro costs €99 per month and adds a dedicated encrypted data volume, up to 10 TB of volume, monitoring and managed backups, with a €199 one-time setup plan. Hetzner compute charges are paid separately, so the total infrastructure cost sits above the listed subscription price. The published plans suit teams that value managed operations, but the entry cost is relatively high for a web-only mail service.
Its strongest fit is operational control across a customer-owned environment. cripta.to automates deployment and configures DNS, TLS, DKIM, SPF and DMARC, with integrations for Hetzner Cloud, Cloudflare and Rspamd. Monitoring, security updates, spam filtering and backups reduce the amount of ongoing administration, while full mail-data export supports migration. Teams that need mobile apps, another cloud provider or a simpler hosted mailbox subscription should choose a different type of email service. For teams committed to Hetzner Cloud and private infrastructure, cripta.to offers a focused managed approach.
cripta.to pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Automates DNS, TLS, DKIM, SPF and DMARC configuration
- Supports JMAP, IMAP, SMTP, webmail, spam filtering and search
- Includes monitoring, updates, managed backups and full data export
- Where it doesn't
- Starts at €29 per month, before Hetzner compute charges
- One-time setup fees add €99 for Starter or €199 for Pro
- Access is web-only, with no listed mobile apps
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