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Fastmail pricing
Fastmail publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, Fastmail pricing is $3/month across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $3/month
- Model
- Per user per month
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
Fastmail plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $3/month | 3 | Entry tier |
| Standard | $5/month | 3 | +$2/month, 3 more features |
| Professional | $9/month | 3 | +$4/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Basic
$3/monthThe entry tier. It covers 6gb storage, no custom domain support, core mail, calendar and contacts.
Standard
$5/monthOver Basic, this tier adds:
- 60GB storage
- Custom domain support
- Masked email and aliases
Professional
$9/monthOver Standard, this tier adds:
- 150GB storage
- Multiple custom domains
- Priority support
What the product covers
The full Fastmail feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Custom domain hosting
- Masked email
- Unlimited aliases
- Integrated calendar and contacts
- Migration tools
- JMAP support
People bring Fastmail in for someone who wants their email address tied to a domain they own rather than a free provider they do not, a small business wanting hosted mail on its own domain without running mail server infrastructure, a person leaving gmail specifically to stop an ad-funded provider processing their mail, a household migrating several accounts to one paid provider with shared billing. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Fastmail are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Productivity
Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $5.99/month. Fastmail starts at $3/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastmail (this page) | $3/month | Per user per month | - | |
| Bluemail | Free | quote | - | vs Fastmail |
| Mealime | Free, then $5.99/month | Freemium subscription | - | vs Fastmail |
| HEY | $99/year | Per user per month | - | vs Fastmail |
| Day One | Free | Free tier plus subscription | - | vs Fastmail |
| Streaks | $5.99/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Fastmail |
| Canary Mail | Free | Per user per year, or one-time purchase | - | vs Fastmail |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Fastmail badges page.
Before you pay for Fastmail
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $3/month and $9/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Fastmail against the tools that do have one before committing.
Fastmail runs on web, ios, android, macos, windows, and is published by FastMail Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The full record is on the Fastmail review, and the rest of the category is under best productivity tools.
Fastmail pricing questions
- How much does Fastmail cost?
- Fastmail publishes 3 tiers, from $3/month for Basic up to $9/month for Professional. The cheapest paid tier is $3/month.
- Does Fastmail have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Fastmail is listed as Per user per month. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Basic and Standard on Fastmail?
- Standard costs $5/month against $3/month, and adds 60gb storage, custom domain support, masked email and aliases.
- Is the Professional plan on Fastmail worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 150gb storage, multiple custom domains, priority support. It costs $9/month against $3/month for Basic. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Fastmail expensive for a productivity tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $5.99/month; Fastmail starts at $3/month.
- Which productivity tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 productivity tools listed alongside Fastmail have a free tier: Bluemail, Mealime, Day One, Canary Mail, Bring!.
- What am I actually paying for with Fastmail?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for someone who wants their email address tied to a domain they own rather than a free provider they do not, a small business wanting hosted mail on its own domain without running mail server infrastructure, a person leaving gmail specifically to stop an ad-funded provider processing their mail.
- Does Fastmail charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Fastmail prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Fastmail against before paying?
- The closest productivity tools in this directory are Bluemail, Mealime, HEY, Day One. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Fastmail covering price, platforms and features.