Faivelo vs IONOS Mail
IONOS sells Mail Basic 1 at $1.10 a month on a three-year term, then $2 a month, for one 2 GB account with a free domain (ionos.com/office-solutions/email-hosting, checked 6 October 2026). Faivelo is $6 a month flat for unlimited mailboxes, month to month, with no multi-year term.
What IONOS Mail costs as your team grows
IONOS Mail Mail Basic 1 is $2 per user per month. Faivelo Starter is $6/month flat, however many mailboxes you create.
| Team size | IONOS Mail / year | Faivelo / year | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $24 | $72 | — |
| 5 people | $120 | $72 | $48 |
| 10 people | $240 | $72 | $168 |
| 25 people | $600 | $72 | $528 |
| 50 people | $1,200 | $72 | $1,128 |
IONOS Mail Mail Basic 1 at $2 per user or mailbox a month, on the billing basis the provider's own pricing page states (cited on this page). Faivelo Starter $6/mo ($72/yr); higher Faivelo tiers add storage and sending volume, not seats.
Feature by feature
| IONOS Mail | Faivelo | |
|---|---|---|
| Mailboxes | 1 account on Mail Basic 1; 25 on Mail Basic 25 | ✓Unlimited on every plan |
| Pricing model | Per account, three-year first term then a higher monthly price | ✓Flat rate, unlimited mailboxes, monthly or yearly |
| Storage | 2 GB per account on Mail Basic; 50 GB per user on Mail Business ($3 a month on a three-year term) | ✓10 GB to 2 TB pooled by plan |
| Domain | ✓Free domain included with Mail Basic | Bring your own, or buy one at checkout |
| Bulk marketing email | Not included | ✓Built in — 3,000 to 100,000/mo (Growth+) |
| DNS setup | Set up by IONOS for an IONOS domain | ✓Automatic — records injected via your registrar |
| DKIM, SPF & DMARC | Handled by IONOS for its own mail | ✓Configured automatically |
| IMAP & SMTP access | IMAP included | Included |
| API & MCP for AI agents | No mailbox API | ✓REST API on every plan; hosted MCP server (Growth+) |
When IONOS Mail is the better fit
- You want the domain and one small mailbox on a single cheap invoice for years
- You need 25 accounts of 2 GB each and nothing more (Mail Basic 25 is $2 a month on a three-year term, then $4)
- You want Hosted Exchange from the same vendor (Mail Pro)
Why teams switch to Faivelo
- No three-year term: Faivelo is monthly, and you can leave any month
- Mailboxes are not a 2 GB box each; storage is pooled by plan
- Every role address is included, not another account on the count
- DNS written for you at supported registrars, marketing email from Growth, an API on every plan
Migration
Moving from IONOS Mail takes no time at all
- 1Add your domainFaivelo injects MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC through your registrar automatically. Nothing to copy.
- 2Copy your mailThe migration tool pulls each mailbox's history over IMAP while your old service keeps working.
- 3Flip and cancelMail starts arriving at Faivelo the moment DNS switches; cancel the per-seat bill.
Faivelo vs IONOS Mail, answered
Mail Basic 1 is $1.10 a month for a three-year term, then $2 a month; Mail Basic 25 is $2 a month for three years, then $4; Mail Business is $3 a month on a three-year term with the renewal price not stated on the page (ionos.com/office-solutions/email-hosting, checked 6 October 2026). Faivelo Starter is $6 a month, with no term.
For one small mailbox, yes, by a wide margin. The gap closes when you need room: 2 GB per account fills quickly, and Mail Business at 50 GB is $3 a month per user on a three-year term, so three people on Mail Business cost $9 a month against Faivelo's flat $6 with 10 GB pooled on Starter or 200 GB on Growth at $12.
Yes. IONOS issues free developer API keys, so Faivelo can write the records for you after you paste the key once; the by-hand path in the IONOS DNS editor also works. The free IONOS domain stays yours as long as you keep paying for it.
Check the renewal date in your IONOS contract overview first. Copy the mailbox to Faivelo over IMAP, switch the MX records, and cancel the IONOS mail contract for the end of its term so you are not paying for both longer than you need.
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