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CeyMail vs Fastmail

Fastmail offers clean, fast, ad-free email at $5/user/month (billed annually). It’s a solid alternative to Gmail, but your email still lives on Fastmail’s servers. CeyMail puts you in full control at a lower total cost with AI-powered security features Fastmail doesn’t have.

72% cheaper for 50 usersFull data ownershipAI spam screeningAI log analysisOutbound screening

Feature Comparison

Side by side

Setup & Management

Setup time

CeyMail
5 minutes
Fastmail
Minutes (cloud)

Self-hosted option

CeyMail
Fastmail

Web dashboard

CeyMail
Fastmail

Custom domain email

CeyMail
Fastmail

Calendar & contacts

CeyMail
Fastmail
Security & Privacy

Data ownership

CeyMail
Your server
Fastmail
Fastmail’s servers (Australia)

AI spam filtering

CeyMail
Cloud + Local AI
Fastmail
Basic

AI log analysis

CeyMail
Business+
Fastmail

Outbound email screening

CeyMail
Fastmail

DKIM/SPF/DMARC

CeyMail
Fastmail

Custom spam rules

CeyMail
Fastmail
Pricing & Lock-in

Cost (50 users/year)

CeyMail
~$830
Fastmail
$3,000

Per-user pricing

CeyMail
Flat rate
Fastmail
$5/user/mo

Vendor lock-in

CeyMail
None
Fastmail
Low

Data export

CeyMail
Standard Maildir
Fastmail
IMAP/JMAP

Pricing

Save $2,170/year

Based on 50 users, annual billing. CeyMail Pro + a $29/mo VPS.

CeyMail

$830/yr

$49/mo (Pro) + VPS

Pro plan $490/yr + $29/mo VPS hosting

Fastmail

$3,000/yr

$5/user/mo (Standard)

Annual billing

72% less expensive with CeyMail

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