VayloMailSee pricingThe short answer
Choose Migadu if you run many domains and addresses at modest message volume, want one account to cover them, and do not need your own server or a dedicated IP.
Choose VayloMail if you want a mail server and dedicated IP that serve only your mail, IMAP for your own automation without a fixed concurrency cap, and one flat price for the server.
How each one is priced
Neither service charges per mailbox, so the difference is the unit you pay for.
Migadu charges a flat fee per account. Its plans are tiers set by daily incoming and outgoing message allowances and a soft storage allowance. Those allowances are counted across all domains and mailboxes on the account, and additional addresses do not add cost. Migadu says it prices on actual usage, not on the number of addresses. Its entry tiers have a lower published price than VayloMail's monthly price, and its higher tiers allow more messages a day.
VayloMail charges one flat price per dedicated server: £35 a month, or £315 billed annually. The price does not change with the number of mailboxes or the volume you send. A server has finite capacity, and capacity depends on the server and the workload, so support can help size it before you start.
Migadu's model suits many domains at modest volume. VayloMail's suits one server of your own, with its own IP. Check current pricing on both sites.
Side by side
| VayloMail | Migadu | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Managed dedicated mail server | Hosted email for many domains and addresses, with an admin panel and built-in DNS records |
| Price model | £35 a month per server, or £315 a year | Flat fee per account, in tiers set by daily message allowances and storage |
| Addresses and domains | Not priced per mailbox. Ask support about domains per server | Additional addresses add no cost. Unlimited domains and addresses on paid plans |
| Dedicated IP | Yes, yours alone | Not mentioned on the pages checked |
| Protocols | IMAP on port 993 (TLS), SMTP submission on 587, ManageSieve on 4190, webmail. POP3 is not listed | IMAP, SMTP and POP3, SIEVE filtering, webmail, and forwarding to up to 25 addresses |
| Daily sending | No fixed VayloMail sending cap; server, recipient and acceptable-use limits apply | Daily incoming and outgoing allowances set by plan. Over the tolerance, incoming mail is deferred and outgoing mail is rejected |
| Simultaneous IMAP connections | No fixed cap; capacity depends on workload | No connection limit stated on the pages checked |
| Backups | Nightly offsite, 14-day retention | Mailboxes described as continuously backed up; no retention period listed |
| Uptime SLA | None published | None stated |
| Storage | Finite; ask support for storage allocation | Soft limit set by plan; no hard storage quota |
Migadu's plans and limits change. This comparison uses its public pricing and home pages as checked on 24 October 2026. Check current pricing before you decide.
When Migadu is the better choice
- You run many domains and addresses at modest message volume, and want one account to cover them.
- You do not need your own server or a dedicated IP, and a sending setup without one is fine for your mail.
- You want POP3, forwarding, or a self-service admin panel with DNS records set up for you.
- You want a lower entry price. Migadu's entry tiers have a lower published price than VayloMail's. Check current pricing.
When VayloMail is the better choice
- You want a mail server and IP that serve only your mail, so its sending reputation depends on your mail alone.
- Your mail volume would reach a plan's daily allowance, and you prefer no fixed sending cap. Server, recipient and acceptable-use limits still apply.
- Your own software reads mailboxes over IMAP, and you want no fixed concurrency cap, sized with support.
- You want one flat price for one server, rather than tiers that rise with volume.
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
A domain's MX records can point to only one mail system. To run both, use separate domains or subdomains, and ask support to agree the DNS plan first.
Questions, answered
Is Migadu priced per mailbox?
No. Migadu charges a flat fee per account, and additional addresses do not add cost. Its limits are counted across the whole account, so the plan you need depends on your daily message volume and storage.
How do the two prices compare?
Both avoid per-mailbox pricing. Migadu's entry tiers have a lower published price than VayloMail's £35 a month. VayloMail's price is for one dedicated server with its own IP. Check current pricing on both sites before you decide.
Does Migadu have a dedicated IP?
Not on the pages we checked. VayloMail includes a dedicated IP with each server.
Does Migadu limit how much I can send?
Yes. Each plan sets daily incoming and outgoing allowances. Above the plan's tolerance, Migadu defers incoming mail and rejects outgoing mail. VayloMail sets no fixed sending cap; server, recipient and acceptable-use limits apply.
Can I host many domains on a VayloMail server?
Ask support first. The published information covers one server on your domain and does not state a domain-count limit, so agree the plan before you add domains.
Can I move from Migadu to VayloMail?
Migration is not included. Copy existing mail with a standard IMAP tool, plan the DNS change, and then switch MX records.