A Runbox alternative is a closer comparison than the rest of the privacy tier, because Runbox doesn't price per seat. It prices an account — storage and a domain count together — with unlimited aliases on every plan.
That's the same shape we sell, which makes this a comparison of rungs rather than of models.
What a Runbox Alternative Is Priced Against
From their pricing page, per year:
| Plan | Price | Mail storage | Domains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | €19.95 | 2 GB | 1 |
| Mini | €34.95 | 10 GB | 5 |
| Medium | €49.95 | 25 GB | 10 |
| Max | €79.95 | 50 GB | 25 |
| Max100 | €119.95 | 100 GB | 50 |
| Max250 | €179.95 | 250 GB | 100 |
Six rungs is a lot of granularity and it works in the buyer's favour — you can size the plan to what you actually hold. Unlimited aliases on your domains come with every tier, and there's a 30-day trial with no card.
Line the middle up against ours honestly. Their Medium at €49.95 gives 25 GB and 10 domains; our Starter at $42 gives 15 GB and 50 domains. Their Max250 at €179.95 gives 250 GB and 100 domains; our Agency at $279 gives 200 GB and 1,000 domains. Neither is a landslide, which is unusual for this series.
The Two Things That Aren't in the Plan
Two line items sit outside the table, and both matter for the case a Runbox alternative would make.
Custom domain hosting is €4.95 extra. The plans include a domain count, but hosting addresses on your own domain is an add-on. For a single domain that's small; it's worth confirming what it costs across ten or a hundred before comparing plan prices.
Subaccounts cost money. Additional accounts are 40% cheaper than a main account — a Mini subaccount is €14.95 against €34.95 — which is a real discount and still a per-person charge. Five colleagues on Mini is roughly €95 a year rather than one plan price.
So the model is account-based at the top and per-person underneath. That's the join where the comparison actually happens.
The Daily Numbers
Runbox publishes its limits plainly, which is more than most: 5,000 incoming messages a day, 500 outgoing recipients a day, and a 100 MB maximum message size.
The 100 MB message size is generous — most providers cap attachments around 25 MB, and it removes a category of everyday annoyance. The 500 outgoing recipients is comfortable for correspondence and, as everywhere in this series, not a bulk-mail allowance.
Ours are daily and per plan too, from 200 a day on Nano to 2,500 on Agency with a separate account-wide ceiling. See sending limits. Neither of us is a sending platform and neither pretends to be.
Where a Runbox Alternative Changes Shape
With the pricing model this close, the differences are in the layer around the mailbox.
Colleagues don't cost extra. Mailboxes are capped by tier rather than charged per person, so the fifth and fiftieth cost nothing. That's the direct answer to subaccount pricing.
Addresses a team answers. support@ as a shared mailbox with real membership, so everyone sees the full thread. Unlimited aliases don't provide this — an alias delivers copies.
DNS applied for you through a previewed Cloudflare change or one Domain Connect click, which is what makes a hundred-domain plan usable rather than theoretical. See DNS setup.
Mailboxes you don't host. Clients still on Google Workspace read over IMAP from the same interface. See the unified inbox.
Plus bulk provisioning with setup invites, address verification in the same account, and your own branding on the dashboard and webmail.
Thirty Days, No Card
Their trial runs 30 days and asks for no payment details, which is worth more than it looks in a market where several competitors want a card before you can see the product.
It also makes the comparison easy to settle without anybody's marketing. Point a spare domain at each side for a month and watch the two things a feature table cannot show you: how long DNS setup actually took, and what happened the first time a second person needed the same address.
The Verdict, Whoever You Are
One person with several domains. Genuinely close. Runbox Mini at €34.95 covers 5 domains with 10 GB and unlimited aliases, and their granular tiers let you buy exactly what you hold. Compare on storage rather than on model, because the models match.
A small team. This is where a Runbox alternative starts to win, and it's the subaccounts rather than the plan. Five people means five subaccounts on top of the plan; on a flat plan colleagues are included.
A team with shared addresses. Unlimited aliases cover role addresses but not shared answering. Two people on support@ get copies and answer the same customer twice, which needs membership to fix.
Mail for several companies. Their 100-domain tier is real capacity, so the constraint isn't domains — it's provisioning them, adding client staff as paid subaccounts, and having no client-facing branding.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Runbox cost?
€19.95 a year for Micro up to €179.95 for Max250, with storage from 2 GB to 250 GB and domain counts from 1 to 100. Custom domain hosting adds €4.95.
Does Runbox charge per user?
Not for the main plan, but additional accounts cost 40% less than a main account rather than nothing — so colleagues are a per-person charge.
Are aliases unlimited?
Yes, on your domains, on every plan. It's a strong part of the offer.
Is a Runbox alternative cheaper?
For one person, often not — their tiers are granular and priced fairly. From about three colleagues the subaccount charges tip it.
What are the sending limits?
500 outgoing recipients a day and 5,000 incoming messages, with a 100 MB maximum message size that's more generous than most.
Can aliases replace a shared mailbox?
No. An alias delivers copies to each person, so nobody sees who already replied. That needs one mailbox with several members.
Is migrating easy?
Yes. Both speak IMAP, so folders and read state survive the move and the result is verified against the source. See bulk migration.
