Best paid alternative to Google Apps and Outlook.com ?

jeffster · 24 Jul 2013, 11:06 PM

Hi Guys,

Due to recent privacy concerns, I would like to move my email, contacts and calendaring hosting away from Google Apps (I have a free grandfathered account) and outlook.com

I currently have three domains, two of which are hosted on Google Apps and one on outlook.com.

My main concern is being able to access my calendar on my HTC One X Android handset.

I have tried Pobox, and whilst setting up email was a breeze, I simply could not get the calendar to sync to my phone.

I would have preferred to use ActiveSync, but as Google appear to no longer support this, it will have to be CalDav and CardDav.

I could of course pick any one from a number of providers (Polarismail, Fastmail, Runbox, Posteo, EUMX, etc etc) to host my email and leave my calendar on Google Apps, but I would much prefer to use a single unified solution of email, calendar and contacts at the same provider.

I am happy to pay around $8 / £5 a month for a solution and was intrigued by Atmail Cloud, but the minimum 5 mailbox criteria put me off.

Also, I have considered a hosted Microsoft Exchange service, if indeed I could buy a single mailbox solution.

Any thoughts / suggestions, ladies and gentlemen ?

Thanks In Advance.

Regards,

Jeff

soromak · 24 Jul 2013, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffster

Hi Guys,

Due to recent privacy concerns, I would like to move my email, contacts and calendaring hosting away from Google Apps (I have a free grandfathered account) and outlook.com

I currently have three domains, two of which are hosted on Google Apps and one on outlook.com.

My main concern is being able to access my calendar on my HTC One X Android handset.

I have tried Pobox, and whilst setting up email was a breeze, I simply could not get the calendar to sync to my phone.

I would have preferred to use ActiveSync, but as Google appear to no longer support this, it will have to be CalDav and CardDav.

I could of course pick any one from a number of providers (Polarismail, Fastmail, Runbox, Posteo, EUMX, etc etc) to host my email and leave my calendar on Google Apps, but I would much prefer to use a single unified solution of email, calendar and contacts at the same provider.

I am happy to pay around $8 / £5 a month for a solution and was intrigued by Atmail Cloud, but the minimum 5 mailbox criteria put me off.

Also, I have considered a hosted Microsoft Exchange service, if indeed I could buy a single mailbox solution.

Any thoughts / suggestions, ladies and gentlemen ?

Thanks In Advance.

Regards,

Jeff

Why have you ruled Polarismail and EuMX out of the list of offering integrated solutions? I use both of them and they both offer ActiveSync and Cal/CardDAV, so I have got all my devices in sync. They are also cheaper than typical MS Exchange hostings.

jeffster · 24 Jul 2013, 11:39 PM

Hi there Soromak,

I havent ruled them out, just looking at other options (I do have a polarismail account, used as a back up, as all email sent to Google Apps / Outlook.com is forwarded to my Polarismail account by a filter)

I am not solely considering MS Exchange , I am considering MS Exchange in addition to offer solutions.

cptlo306 · 25 Jul 2013, 04:58 AM

Aside from the ones already mentioned (Polarismail, etc.), you could get a single Office 365 mailbox with 25gb limit for $4/month.

jeffpan · 25 Jul 2013, 10:01 AM

transfer your domain to gandi.net with 15 USD per year and you will get a 5 mailbox users sharing 1GB of storage, I am just happy with them coz I love the roundcube interface and all webmail/pop3/smtp are SSLs.

2456Zebra · 25 Jul 2013, 02:46 PM

I don't have the expertise to know any of your technical requirements but for a dummy like me, and learning the hard way over the last few days, I'm happy with Zoho Mail (so far). They seem to have a bunch of other products that might do the things you want. Just a passing thought to check out quickly. Goodluck.

Cory · 26 Jul 2013, 03:13 AM

If your using an HTC One X have you tried using the Google Calendar app (included on the phone) and sync your Calendar as a Google account? In my experience on Android its instant sync.

jeffster · 26 Jul 2013, 07:42 AM

I am currently testing EUMX, which looks good so far.

Cory - You are correct, but, as stated in my thread opening post,I am looking at moving away from google Apps.

Cory · 26 Jul 2013, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffster

I am currently testing EUMX, which looks good so far.

Cory - You are correct, but, as stated in my thread opening post,I am looking at moving away from google Apps.

Sorry about that Jeff. Read it to fast.

ccl1 · 28 Jul 2013, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffster

, but I would much prefer to use a single unified solution of email, calendar and contacts at the same provider.

have you tried zimbra?
you can have email, calendar, contacts with it, but not sure how well the sync to phone works since i've never used it.

i see mrmail has a paid activesync addon for their paid versions https://www.mrmail.com/zimbra-packages/

cptlo306 · 28 Jul 2013, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ccl1

have you tried zimbra?
you can have email, calendar, contacts with it, but not sure how well the sync to phone works since i've never used it.

i see mrmail has a paid activesync addon for their paid versions https://www.mrmail.com/zimbra-packages/

It works pretty well from my experience.

just1acc · 28 Jul 2013, 07:55 PM

Does Mrmail support alias in free version? At least one or two, like Yahoo and Outlook.com?

cptlo306 · 28 Jul 2013, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by just1acc

Does Mrmail supports alias in free version? At least 1 or two, like Yahoo and Outlook.com?

I don't think so but I'm not 100% sure.

just1acc · 28 Jul 2013, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cptlo306

I don't think so but I'm not 100% sure.

Okay. Thanks for the info.

MrMail needs too much info before getting start. Plus for free version I can see there is no AJAX interface available. Not exited enough to sign up for one.

ccl1 · 29 Jul 2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by just1acc

Okay. Thanks for the info.

MrMail needs too much info before getting start. Plus for free version I can see there is no AJAX interface available. Not exited enough to sign up for one.

heh i've seen you mention that before, but trust me when i say.. you can make up anything, and half fill out the info. thats what i did. its not like they do background checks to verify the correct info :P
unless you mean you can't be bothered to fill out fake info

i don't know if its a quirk or not but you can still use ajax. i'm just using the free one and can set it as default. not sure about aliases. i don't use the @mrmail email account anyway. basically using zimbra for pop access to another account.

24 Jul 2013, 11:06 PM	#1
jeffster Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 70	Best paid alternative to Google Apps and Outlook.com ? Hi Guys, Due to recent privacy concerns, I would like to move my email, contacts and calendaring hosting away from Google Apps (I have a free grandfathered account) and outlook.com I currently have three domains, two of which are hosted on Google Apps and one on outlook.com. My main concern is being able to access my calendar on my HTC One X Android handset. I have tried Pobox, and whilst setting up email was a breeze, I simply could not get the calendar to sync to my phone. I would have preferred to use ActiveSync, but as Google appear to no longer support this, it will have to be CalDav and CardDav. I could of course pick any one from a number of providers (Polarismail, Fastmail, Runbox, Posteo, EUMX, etc etc) to host my email and leave my calendar on Google Apps, but I would much prefer to use a single unified solution of email, calendar and contacts at the same provider. I am happy to pay around $8 / £5 a month for a solution and was intrigued by Atmail Cloud, but the minimum 5 mailbox criteria put me off. Also, I have considered a hosted Microsoft Exchange service, if indeed I could buy a single mailbox solution. Any thoughts / suggestions, ladies and gentlemen ? Thanks In Advance. Regards, Jeff

28 Jul 2013, 07:55 PM	#12
just1acc Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 441	Does Mrmail support alias in free version? At least one or two, like Yahoo and Outlook.com? Last edited by just1acc : 28 Jul 2013 at 11:41 PM. Reason: Grammar

24 Jul 2013, 11:39 PM	#3
jeffster Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 70	Hi there Soromak, I havent ruled them out, just looking at other options (I do have a polarismail account, used as a back up, as all email sent to Google Apps / Outlook.com is forwarded to my Polarismail account by a filter) I am not solely considering MS Exchange , I am considering MS Exchange in addition to offer solutions.

25 Jul 2013, 04:58 AM	#4
cptlo306 Essential Contributor Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 260	Aside from the ones already mentioned (Polarismail, etc.), you could get a single Office 365 mailbox with 25gb limit for $4/month.

25 Jul 2013, 10:01 AM	#5
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,140 Representative of: tls-mail.com	transfer your domain to gandi.net with 15 USD per year and you will get a 5 mailbox users sharing 1GB of storage, I am just happy with them coz I love the roundcube interface and all webmail/pop3/smtp are SSLs.

25 Jul 2013, 02:46 PM	#6
2456Zebra = Permanently banned = Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 11	I don't have the expertise to know any of your technical requirements but for a dummy like me, and learning the hard way over the last few days, I'm happy with Zoho Mail (so far). They seem to have a bunch of other products that might do the things you want. Just a passing thought to check out quickly. Goodluck.

26 Jul 2013, 03:13 AM	#7
Cory Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 459	If your using an HTC One X have you tried using the Google Calendar app (included on the phone) and sync your Calendar as a Google account? In my experience on Android its instant sync.

26 Jul 2013, 07:42 AM	#8
jeffster Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 70	I am currently testing EUMX, which looks good so far. Cory - You are correct, but, as stated in my thread opening post,I am looking at moving away from google Apps.