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Faivelo vs Zoho Mail
Zoho Mail Lite is the cheapest per-seat email around at $1 per user — with 5 GB mailboxes and the meter still running on every hire. Faivelo trades the per-seat meter for one flat rate.
What Zoho Mail costs as your team grows
Zoho Mail Mail Lite is $1 per user per month. Faivelo Starter is $6/month flat, however many mailboxes you create.
| Team size | Zoho Mail / year | Faivelo / year | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $12 | $72 | — |
| 5 people | $60 | $72 | — |
| 10 people | $120 | $72 | $48 |
| 25 people | $300 | $72 | $228 |
| 50 people | $600 | $72 | $528 |
Zoho Mail Mail Lite at $1/user/mo, billed monthly, as of July 2026. Faivelo Starter $6/mo ($72/yr); higher Faivelo tiers add storage and sending volume, not seats.
Feature by feature
| Zoho Mail | Faivelo | |
|---|---|---|
| Mailboxes | 1 per paid seat ($1/user/mo) | ✓Unlimited on every plan |
| Pricing model | Per user, per month | ✓Flat rate — unlimited users |
| Storage | 5 GB per user (Mail Lite) | ✓10–500 GB pooled by plan |
| Bulk email campaigns | Separate product (Zoho Campaigns) | ✓Built in — 1,000 to 250,000/mo |
| DNS setup | Manual — copy records at your registrar | ✓Automatic — records injected via your registrar |
| DKIM, SPF & DMARC | Manual DKIM/SPF setup | ✓Configured automatically |
| IMAP & SMTP access | Included on paid plans | Included |
| API & MCP for AI agents | Zoho Mail API (per-seat accounts only) | ✓REST API + hosted MCP server (Pro+) |
When Zoho Mail is the better fit
- You are a solo user who wants the absolute lowest entry price
- You already use Zoho CRM, Books or Desk and want one vendor
- You need per-user admin controls from a mature suite ecosystem
Why teams switch to Faivelo
- Flat pricing passes Zoho's per-seat cost at just 6 users — then keeps saving
- 5 GB per Zoho seat vs pooled storage you allocate however you like
- Campaigns included — Zoho sells that separately (Zoho Campaigns)
- Automatic DNS and authentication instead of manual record copying
Migration
Moving from Zoho 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 Zoho Mail, answered
At 6 users the math crosses: 6 × $1 = $6/mo, Faivelo's flat Starter price. Beyond that every Zoho hire costs more while Faivelo stays flat — and each Faivelo mailbox has pooled storage instead of a 5 GB cap.
Yes — campaigns are built into every paid plan (1,000–250,000 emails/month by tier) with CSV import, personalization, open/click tracking and one-click unsubscribe. On Zoho that is a separate subscription.
Yes, over standard IMAP — Faivelo's migration tool copies each mailbox's history, and the docs cover the DNS cutover step by step.
No. Unlimited aliases and a catch-all are included on every plan — even the free forwarding tier.
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