If you\u2019re completely happy with your email provider, move on, there\u2019s nothing to see here. But if you\u2019re unhappy with your provider\u2019s reliability, spam filtering, or stability as a business, or if you\u2019re tired of having a 1990s-style address from aol.com or hotmail.com, you can switch. There are innumerable email providers, and many are undoubtedly good at what they do. But we\u2019ve seen these services performing the best over the years. We\u2019ll start with recommendations for business and then look at options for individuals.<\/p>\n
For a business, email is essential. You cannot put up with downtime, lost email, unpredictable spam filters, or any other nonsense. Plus, you need support for custom domains, multiple users, role accounts, two-factor authentication, and an admin console where you can manage it all (or someone can manage it for you). Although there are other providers in this space, the safe choices are Google and Microsoft. (We realize this falls into the category of \u201cNo one ever got fired for buying IBM.\u201d It\u2019s basically true in this case\u2014email isn\u2019t an area to experiment with unknown quantities.)<\/p>\n
The main way to decide between Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 is to examine how focused your business is on core productivity apps. If you\u2019re already relying heavily on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, it makes sense to go with Microsoft. However, if your company is more Web-based or uses a variety of non-Microsoft productivity apps, Google is probably the better option.<\/p>\n
Either way, it\u2019s a big decision, and please check with us before making any major moves. Depending on your situation, there may be less obvious reasons to choose one or the other, or even a third option that\u2019s perfect for your situation. Plus, transitioning between providers may require significant work to ensure that you retain all your email archives.<\/p>\n
For individual users, you want reliability and good spam filtering, and some people might appreciate being able to use a custom domain name. However, most people don\u2019t need support for multiple users, an admin console, or other big-company features. Plus, you probably don\u2019t want to pay much, if anything. Again, tons of companies offer email\u2014many for free\u2014but the ones we recommend are Apple, Google, and Fastmail:<\/p>\n
Although switching your personal email isn\u2019t as difficult as changing email providers is for a business, it\u2019s still not something to be undertaken lightly. Contact us if you need advice on which service provider would be best for you and if you need assistance setting up forwards and bringing your old mail over to your new account.<\/p>\n
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