# Purelymail

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/purelymail/

31 people recommended Purelymail in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. People who said how long they have used it report a median of 2 years, among 10 people. It was recommended in 10 of 12 months, in 18 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Cheap custom-domain email with unlimited mailboxes and domains for about $10 a year, with easy setup and reliable delivery. Main caveat: worries about a management change.

Summary written by Claude from 41 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 39 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Very cheap for the price (17 comments in the sample): "Happy Purelymail user here. $10/year is the default plan, on advanced pricing I end up paying less than $5/year which is absolutely crazy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49962158)) "It’s much cheaper, having an unlimited plan for just $10/year, or even less if you choose usage-based pricing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230090)) "Ten dollars a year (though it's expected that price will go up) for as many mailboxes as you like." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46747986))
- Reliable, works without fuss (4 comments in the sample): "haven't had any issues around deliverability or availability" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748117)) "It does exactly what I want in the way I expect it to." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50215800)) "I've never had a single mail delivery issue." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45814888))
- Easy setup and quick support (3 comments in the sample): "First time I set up a domain with purelymail only took me about 15 minutes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748529)) "They responded within an hour and fixed the problem as well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748486)) "Great customer service and easy to get going" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49965787))
- Unlimited mailboxes and domains (1 comment in the sample): "Unlimited domains, unlimited users, easy to setup." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748169))

## What people warn about

- Worry about new ownership and direction (2 comments in the sample): "The direction feels different after the management change, and I have less confidence now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47514882)) "the new design blows and I'm really unsure about the new owner" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49566757))

## Other email services people recommend

- [Fastmail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fastmail/): 309 recommend, 51 mixed, 81 criticize
- [Gmail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gmail/): 156 recommend, 108 mixed, 745 criticize
- [Proton Mail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/proton-mail/): 133 recommend, 50 mixed, 206 criticize
- [Tuta Mail](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tuta/): 40 recommend, 7 mixed, 16 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://purelymail.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Purelymail", https://hackerapproved.com/p/purelymail/ (31 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.