Introduction
Zoho Mail is an email provider with a full productivity ecosystem, including calendar, docs and CRM. Mango Mail is a more affordable, dedicated email host built around unlimited domains and mailboxes under one storage based plan. Here is how the two compare, category by category.
Pricing Philosophy
Mango Mail
Mango Mail keeps pricing simple. You pay for your storage plan, and can create as many domains, mailboxes, and aliases as you need within your plan. This makes costs predictable as your organization grows.
Zoho Mail
Zoho Mail is priced per user or mailbox with plans each mailbox costing between $1 to $7 depending on the plan. Zoho also offers a permanent free tier for up to 5 users with 5GB of storage per user, though the free tier lacks IMAP, POP and ActiveSync access. Because pricing is per-seat, costs rise directly with the number of people you add.
Per Mailbox Billing vs Storage Based Billing
Many providers, such as Zoho, charge based on the number of user accounts. If you need addresses like "[email protected]", "[email protected]" or "[email protected]", each requires a distinct mailbox, which means paying for an additional seat each time.
Mango Mail's storage based model removes that constraint entirely on all of its plans. You can create as many separate addresses and mailboxes as you need within your storage plan, without paying per seat.
Multiple Domains
Mango Mail lets you manage everything from one account without added per domain or per seat cost, on every tier. Zoho Mail also supports hosting multiple domains under a single organization account on its paid plans, but each mailbox user on those domains still counts against your per seat billing.
Standard Email Protocols
Both providers support the core protocols. IMAP, POP3, SMTP and custom domains are supported by both, and you can continue using desktop clients like Thunderbird, Outlook, Apple Mail or mobile mail apps, though on Zoho's free tier IMAP and POP access are not included, so third party clients require a paid plan.
Feature Breakdown
| Feature | Mango Mail | Zoho Mail |
| Pricing model | Mango Mail keeps pricing simple. Unlimited mailboxes and domains within each plan | Per user or mailbox, Mail Premium and Workplace tiers |
| Unlimited domains in one account | Yes | Supported on paid plans, but each mailbox user still counts toward per seat billing |
| Migration Transfer tools | Included on all plans | Included on all plans |
| Catch-all, Plus, and Subdomain addressing | Supported | Supported |
| 1-Click DNS | Mango Mail offers 1-Click DNS with supported providers to automatically configure your DNS for you without manual editing. | Unsupported |
| Compliance certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) | Not documented | Documented for some plans |
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Mango Mail if you
- Prefer storage based pricing that does not scale per mailbox, on any tier
- Manage many domains or need many hosted addresses without a per seat fee for each one
- Want predictable costs as your organization grows
- Just need email hosting, without a bundled productivity suite you may not use
Choose Zoho Mail if you
- Want built in Calendar, Tasks, Notes and Contacts alongside email, or deeper integration with the wider Zoho ecosystem such as CRM or WorkDrive
- Are comfortable with per user pricing as your team scales
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mango Mail cheaper than Zoho?
It depends on your team size, number of domains and storage needs. For a small number of users each needing generous storage, Zoho's per seat pricing can be competitive. For many domains or many separate addresses, Mango Mail's storage based model tends to avoid the per seat costs that add up on Zoho.
Does Mango Mail charge per mailbox?
No. Mango Mail's pricing is based on data usage across your account, not the number of mailboxes or domains you have.
Does Zoho charge per mailbox?
Yes. Zoho Mail's paid plans are priced per user or mailbox, though a free tier covers up to 5 users, and aliases or group addresses can extend a single mailbox to multiple addresses at no extra cost.
What happens if I have two businesses on Mango Mail?
You can fit both under one plan. Mango Mail allows you to attach as many domains and users to your account as your plan's storage can fit, so whether you have one business or several, you only pay for one subscription.
Can I migrate from Zoho to Mango Mail?
Mango Mail's built-in transfer tool, SimpleTransfer, moves attachments, folder structure, and mail data automatically allowing you to migrate data from Zoho seamlessly.
