VayloMailSee pricingThe short answer
Choose Fastmail if you want email together with a calendar, contacts and file storage in one hosted service, priced per plan or per user.
Choose VayloMail if you want your own mail server with a dedicated IP that no other customer uses, standard IMAP for your own software, and one price for the server rather than a price that grows with each person.
Side by side
| VayloMail | Fastmail | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Managed dedicated mail server | Hosted email, calendar, contacts and file storage |
| Price model | £35 a month per server, or £315 a year | Per plan on personal plans, per user on business plans, billed monthly or on 12- to 36-month terms |
| Sending IP | Dedicated IP, yours alone | Not listed as a feature on the pages checked |
| Your own domain | Yes, on your own server | Yes on Individual, Duo, Family, Standard and Professional plans; not on Basic |
| IMAP for your own software | IMAP on port 993 (TLS). No fixed concurrency cap; capacity depends on workload | IMAP on port 993 (TLS) on paid plans. A limit of 500 successful logins per user every 10 minutes across all services |
| Sending limits | No fixed VayloMail sending cap; server, recipient and acceptable-use limits apply | Daily limits per user set by plan, for example 8,000 messages a day on Standard |
| Calendar, contacts and files | Not included | Included |
| Backups | Nightly offsite, 14-day retention | Described as backed up; no retention period listed |
| Uptime SLA | None published | None listed; a status page is linked |
| Data location | Ask support about server location | Choose EU or USA as primary data residency |
| Setup | Usually 5–15 minutes after checkout, via VayloMail nameservers | Add Fastmail's MX records in your existing DNS |
Fastmail's prices and limits change. This comparison uses its public pricing and help pages as checked on 24 October 2026. Check current pricing before you decide.
When Fastmail is the better choice
- You want email with a calendar, contacts and file storage in one service, managed per user.
- You have one or two people, and a per-plan price is typically the lower monthly cost. Check current pricing.
- You want to choose EU or USA as the primary location for your data.
- You want masked email addresses and aliases to keep projects or sign-ups separate.
- You want to try the service first. Fastmail lists a free trial of up to 30 days.
When VayloMail is the better choice
- You want a mail server and IP that no other customer shares, so its sending reputation depends on your mail alone.
- Your own software reads mailboxes over IMAP, and you want to size that workload with support rather than work within a per-user login limit.
- You want one flat price for the server instead of a price that grows with each person.
- You need email only, with no calendar, contacts or file storage in the same subscription.
What VayloMail includes
- A dedicated, isolated mail server with its own dedicated IP
- Email on a domain you already own
- IMAP (993, TLS), SMTP submission (587, STARTTLS), ManageSieve (4190) and webmail
- SPF, DKIM, DMARC, TLS and reverse DNS configuration
- Nightly offsite backups with 14-day retention
- Management of the server, and a customer portal for billing and cancellation
£35 a month, or £315 billed annually. No setup fee, no contract. See pricing and technical details.
Using both
Some teams keep Fastmail for staff and run a separate domain or subdomain on VayloMail for automation mailboxes. A domain's MX records can point to only one mail system, so plan the DNS before changing anything. Ask support to agree a DNS plan.
Questions, answered
How does Fastmail's price compare with VayloMail's?
Fastmail prices per plan on personal plans and per user on business plans, billed monthly or on longer terms with lower monthly rates. VayloMail is £35 a month per server, or £315 billed annually. For one or two people, Fastmail is typically the lower monthly cost. Per-user pricing grows with each person, while VayloMail's price stays the same for one server. Check current pricing on both sites.
Does Fastmail offer a dedicated IP?
Not on the pricing or help pages we checked. VayloMail includes a dedicated IP with each server.
Can I use IMAP and my own domain with Fastmail?
Yes, on paid plans. Fastmail's Basic plan has no IMAP, SMTP, CalDAV or CardDAV access and no custom domains. Fastmail's help centre documents a limit of 500 successful logins per user every 10 minutes across all services, including IMAP and SMTP logins.
Does Fastmail include a calendar and files?
Yes. Fastmail includes a calendar and contacts, and file storage on its plans. VayloMail does not include documents, calendar or video.
Can I move from Fastmail to VayloMail?
Migration is not included. Copy existing mail with a standard IMAP tool, plan the DNS change, and then switch MX records.