Email hosting
What Email hosting actually is
Email hosting stores @yourdomain.com mailboxes with webmail, IMAP/SMTP, spam filtering and, on better plans, catch-all, routing and archiving. It is a product even when the website lives elsewhere.
How it is sold
Split DNS: website A/AAAA at the web host, MX/SPF/DKIM/DMARC at the mail host. Mixing cheap shared mail with a high-volume store is how messages land in spam.
Who it is for
- Companies that need domain mail without Microsoft 365
- Registrars bundling mail with .in / .com domains
- Teams that outgrew 1–2 cPanel accounts
What to watch
- Shared sending reputation
- Mailbox size
- Whether the web host even offers mail (Kinsta and WP Engine usually do not)
How it differs from nearby products
- Shared hosting — Shared includes a few mailboxes; email hosting is for deliverability and per-user quotas.
- Windows hosting — Exchange-style or Plesk mail is a Windows/Plesk path, not the same as cPanel mail.
Ranked hosts for Email hosting
Hostinger
Indian startups needing cheap shared or VPS with INR billing
Support 8.0Quality 7.6Experience 8.0Value 9.3Reliability 7.5
SiteGround
Managed WordPress with excellent support
Support 9.2Quality 8.6Experience 8.3Value 7.0Reliability 8.3
ScalaHosting
Managed VPS with sPanel instead of cPanel
Support 8.8Quality 8.6Experience 8.2Value 8.0Reliability 8.3
Infomaniak
Swiss-hosted VPS and web hosting with a green energy pitch
Support 8.8Quality 8.4Experience 8.5Value 8.0Reliability 8.0
From₹250/mo
FastComet
Shared hosting with many global PoPs including India
Support 8.6Quality 8.0Experience 8.2Value 8.4Reliability 7.7
20i
UK reseller and unlimited hosting with a Singapore node
Support 8.6Quality 8.2Experience 8.6Value 8.4Reliability 8.0
ChemiCloud
Support-led managed WordPress and shared
Support 9.2Quality 8.4Experience 9.0Value 7.5Reliability 8.1
IONOS
Inexpensive EU/US VPS with a consumer-friendly control panel
Support 8.0Quality 8.0Experience 8.3Value 8.8Reliability 7.7
From₹340/mo
HostArmada
Budget global shared with an India datacenter
Support 8.4Quality 8.0Experience 8.5Value 8.3Reliability 7.6
A2 Hosting
Turbo shared hosting and any-OS VPS
Support 8.2Quality 8.4Experience 8.4Value 8.2Reliability 7.8
AccuWeb Hosting
Windows and India-friendly VPS with GST billing
Support 8.4Quality 7.4Experience 8.5Value 8.2Reliability 6.8
NameHero
LiteSpeed Turbo shared hosting
Support 8.6Quality 8.6Experience 8.0Value 7.6Reliability 8.0
Gandi
Domains plus simple French/LU hosting from a registrar
Support 8.0Quality 7.8Experience 8.0Value 7.6Reliability 7.1
InMotion Hosting
US agencies wanting shared-to-dedicated growth
Support 8.4Quality 8.0Experience 8.0Value 7.8Reliability 7.6
UltaHost
Budget VPS and shared hosting across many cities including India
Support 8.0Quality 7.8Experience 7.8Value 8.6Reliability 7.4
MilesWeb
Indian SMEs that want phone support and GST-compliant hosting
Support 8.2Quality 7.2Experience 7.7Value 8.8Reliability 7.1
GreenGeeks
Green-energy shared and WordPress hosting in NA/EU
Support 8.2Quality 7.6Experience 7.8Value 8.0Reliability 7.3
Namecheap
Cheap domains bundled with starter hosting
Support 7.8Quality 7.0Experience 8.0Value 8.4Reliability 6.5
InterServer
Unlimited US shared hosting and Windows VPS
Support 8.0Quality 7.4Experience 7.8Value 8.5Reliability 6.8
From₹420/mo
YouStable
India-based LiteSpeed/NVMe shared and VPS with GST billing
Support 8.2Quality 7.4Experience 8.0Value 9.0Reliability 7.2
ResellerClub
Agencies and resellers who bill Indian clients
Support 7.8Quality 7.0Experience 7.9Value 8.5Reliability 6.5
DreamHost
Privacy-friendly US shared and WordPress
Support 8.0Quality 7.4Experience 7.7Value 7.8Reliability 6.7
Hostwinds
Inexpensive US and Amsterdam VPS with hourly billing
Support 7.8Quality 7.4Experience 7.4Value 8.2Reliability 6.7
From₹420/mo
HostPapa
Canadian shared hosting and small business sites
Support 8.0Quality 7.0Experience 8.0Value 7.6Reliability 6.4
BigRock
Domains plus basic hosting bought together in India
Support 7.5Quality 6.8Experience 7.8Value 8.0Reliability 6.2
Bluehost
Beginner WordPress with a familiar US brand
Support 7.2Quality 6.8Experience 6.8Value 7.4Reliability 6.2
GoDaddy
Domains plus basic hosting bought in one Indian or US checkout
Support 7.4Quality 6.6Experience 6.8Value 6.8Reliability 6.1
HostingRaja
Ultra-budget Indian shared hosting and resellers
Support 7.4Quality 6.6Experience 7.8Value 8.6Reliability 6.1
Hosting.com
Simple US shared hosting under a generic brand
Support 7.2Quality 6.8Experience 7.6Value 7.5Reliability 6.2
HostGator
Familiar US shared and reseller plans for small sites
Support 7.0Quality 6.4Experience 7.0Value 7.2Reliability 5.9
Questions buyers ask
Should web and email be the same company?
Convenient, but not required. Splitting them means a web outage does not kill mail.
Who in this catalogue sells mail?
Hostinger, GoDaddy, BigRock, Namecheap, IONOS, Gandi, Infomaniak, 20i, SiteGround and most cPanel shared hosts.