
You don’t want an email provider that consistently can’t let you login or fetch new emails quickly. And don’t forget to read their terms of service for how they might be using your data and compliance with General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act ( CCPA).Įven if you’re not in the European Union (EU) or California, many companies extend those features to all customers because it’s easier on their internal infrastructure. Major kudos for Domain-based Message Authentication and Conformance (DMARC). Read their setup guide and check if they provide Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) DNS records for email authentication. Since you wouldn’t be securing that data yourself, read about the email provider’s history of cyber attacks and how they responded to them. Think of how much information you share in email communications that could be valuable to a cyber attacker.

If you choose the latter option, you must research your options wisely for some key features.

Just transfer a server backup or drag-and-drop using Thunderbird. And it’s easy to migrate email between cPanel servers. This can be an issue for those using unmanaged server hosting ( Cloud Server Hosting or Bare Metal Dedicated Hosting) but needing email hosting as well.ĬPanel-managed server hosting includes a functioning mail server by default.

Custom email domains look more professional than or Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of free email providers with a custom domain feature.
