Mektup vs Zoho Mail

Zoho Mail is business email priced per user, part of Zoho's suite of apps, with a free plan for small teams that leaves out IMAP. Mektup is flat: unlimited mailboxes on 25 domains for $20 a month, IMAP everywhere, and an API, MCP and webhooks for software and agents.

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Features

 MektupZoho Mail
Pricing$20 a month flatPer user a month; free for up to 5 users on 1 domain
MailboxesUnlimitedOne per user
Domains25 on one accountBy plan
IMAP and SMTPEvery mailboxPaid plans
API, MCP, webhooks on new mailYesZoho Mail API
Website forms into a mailboxBuilt inZoho Forms, separate app
Calendar, documents, office appsNoIn Zoho Workplace

From Zoho's pricing page on 23 October 2026.

When to choose which

Zoho Mail for a small team that wants cheap or free mailboxes and Zoho's other apps. Mektup for many mailboxes and domains on one account, and when your software or AI agents need to read and send the mail.

Questions

Is Mektup a Zoho Mail alternative?

Yes, for email on your own domains: webmail, IMAP and SMTP on every mailbox, many domains on one account. It also gives software and AI agents a REST API, MCP and webhooks on the same mailboxes.

Is Zoho Mail free?

Zoho's pricing page lists a free plan for up to 5 users on one domain, with 5 GB per user, without IMAP, POP or ActiveSync. Paid plans are per user per month.

Which is cheaper?

For a handful of people, Zoho's per-user plans usually are. Mektup's flat $20 wins when you need many mailboxes, many domains, or mailboxes for software and agents.

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Starter is $20 a month. Agencies get a quote for every client domain on one account.