Question 1

What is MailRift?

Accepted Answer

MailRift is a professional email hosting service that lets you send and receive email on your own custom domain. You get a clean webmail interface, up to 100 email mailboxes per domain, 25 GB of storage, and team sharing — all for a flat CHF 4.90/month per domain.

Question 2

How do I set up email on my own domain?

Accepted Answer

Sign in with Google, add your domain, and follow the guided DNS setup. You'll add a few DNS records (MX, SPF, DKIM) to your domain registrar, and MailRift verifies them automatically. Most users are up and running in under 5 minutes.

Question 3

Can I try MailRift for free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every account gets a free trial with a test subdomain, 1 email mailbox, 3 outbound emails, and 1 MB of storage. No credit card required. You can upgrade to a paid plan anytime to unlock the full feature set.

Question 4

How much does MailRift cost?

Accepted Answer

MailRift costs CHF 4.90 per month per domain. That includes up to 100 email mailboxes, 25 GB of storage, full send and receive, team sharing, and the webmail interface. There are no per-seat fees or hidden charges. Cancel anytime.

Question 5

Where is my email data stored?

Accepted Answer

All data is stored and processed exclusively on AWS in Frankfurt, Germany (eu-central-1). MailRift is fully compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / DSGVO). Emails are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS.

Question 6

Can I use MailRift for my business or team?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. MailRift supports team sharing — you can grant specific team members access to individual mailboxes or entire domains with fine-grained permissions. For larger organizations, we offer enterprise plans with custom pricing, unlimited storage, and dedicated support.

Question 7

What email features does MailRift include?

Accepted Answer

MailRift includes a full webmail UI for reading, composing, and managing email. You get folders (inbox, sent, drafts, archive, trash, plus custom folders), conversation threading for grouped discussions, email forwarding to external addresses, unlimited + aliases for sub-addressing, read/unread tracking, email search, HTML email support with attachments, team sharing with fine-grained permissions, IMAP and SMTP protocol access, and the ability to send and receive from any browser.

Question 8

Do I need my own domain to use MailRift?

Accepted Answer

Yes, MailRift is designed for people who own a domain and want professional email on it (e.g. you@yourdomain.com). You can register a domain at any registrar like Namecheap, Cloudflare, or GoDaddy, then point it to MailRift.