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SimploMail Inbox vs Outlook

If you are looking for a professional email address with your own domain, you have several options. Microsoft Outlook is one of the most popular email applications, and Microsoft also provides business email through Exchange Online. SimploMail Inbox is a simpler option if you mainly need professional email addresses for your domains.

The biggest difference is the price

SimploMail Inbox costs $1 per month when you pay annually. That is $12 for an entire year for one mailbox. If you prefer to pay month by month, it costs $2 per month.

Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 1 is the closest Microsoft comparison for a custom-domain mailbox. Microsoft currently lists it at$4 per user per month when paid annually in the US. That is$48 per year. It includes custom business email such asyou@yourcompany.com and a 50 GB mailbox.

So the price looks like this:

But what if you are building multiple SaaS projects?

If you are building mobile applications, SaaS products, websites, or other online projects, you probably have more than one project running. Each project usually has its own domain name. You may also want at least one professional email address for each project.

For example:

• hello@saasone.com
• hello@saastwo.com
• hello@saasthree.com
• hello@saasfour.com
• hello@saasfive.com

The cost of email addresses can add up quickly when you have several projects.

What does that look like with Outlook?

If you use Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 1, each mailbox costs$48 per year when paid annually. If you have 5 projects and each project needs one email address:

5 × $48 = $240 per year

What about SimploMail Inbox?

With SimploMail Inbox, one mailbox costs $12 per year when you choose the annual plan. For the same 5 projects:

5 × $12 = $60 per year

That is $180 less per year for five email addresses. And if you have more projects, the difference becomes even larger.

If you are building several SaaS products or running multiple online projects, paying for a separate mailbox for every project can become a significant expense. SimploMail Inbox gives you a simple way to keep professional email addresses for your different projects without paying for a larger productivity suite for every project.

SimploMail Inbox is focused on email

SimploMail Inbox is built around one simple idea. You get a professional email address using your own domain, such as:

• hello@yourcompany.com
• support@yourcompany.com
• info@yourcompany.com

You can then connect your mailbox to an email client such as Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook, Thunderbird, or another email app that supports standard email protocols. You do not need to buy a larger Microsoft 365 package just to have a professional email address.

Simple pricing

There are only two SimploMail Inbox pricing options:

• Annual: $12 per mailbox per year
• Monthly: $2 per mailbox per month

If you choose the annual plan, that works out to just $1 per month. You only pay for the mailboxes you need.

Why choose SimploMail Inbox?

SimploMail Inbox keeps things simple.

You get a professional email address with your own domain for$12 per year when you choose the annual plan.

You can use the email client you already like. You can read and send your SimploMail emails from Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook, Thunderbird, and other supported email clients.

If you only need professional email, you can avoid paying for a larger productivity bundle.

Which one should you choose?

If you need Microsoft's larger business ecosystem, including services such as OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and other tools, Microsoft 365 may be what you are looking for.

If you mainly need professional email addresses with your own domains, SimploMail Inbox gives you a simple and affordable option.

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