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VERDICT

Should I use Mailforge?

Create hundreds & thousands of domains and mailboxes in minutes with premium deliverability and free automated setup starting at $3 or less for every mailbox. - mailforge.ai

Worth it. Buy if you run cold outbound at volume and want cheap, fast-to-set-up sending mailboxes. Skip if you need primary business email, dedicated IPs, or a verifiable security posture.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources; independent review base is thin (2 Product Hunt reviews).

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Pay per mailbox

$3/mailbox/mo, toward $2 at volume

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Cold email agencies
  • High-volume outbound teams
  • Multi-domain senders
  • Budget-constrained lead gen

Not for

  • Regular business email — use Google Workspace
  • Low-volume senders with one domain
  • Teams needing private dedicated IPs
  • Buyers needing compliance guarantees or audited security

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Third-party scanner scored trust 35/100, citing unverified social links; verify before enterprise purchase

medium

Shared IPs mean deliverability partly depends on other senders' behavior

medium

Marketing claims (5x savings) come mainly from vendor-ecosystem blogs, not neutral testers

medium

Cheapest tier isn't Google/Microsoft hosting; branded mailboxes cost more (Primeforge)

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Mailboxes from $3/month; claims ~3x cheaper per mailbox
  • Automated setup of domains and mailboxes in under 10 minutes
  • Purpose-built shared infrastructure for cold email deliverability
  • Free automated setup included
  • G2 4.9/5 per directory; ~10,000 users reported

Cons

  • Only 2 Product Hunt reviews; independent feedback is thin
  • No security page found on official site
  • Shared infrastructure gives less control than dedicated setups
  • Most review content comes from sister-company blogs

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x5security x2
  • No security page and weak third-party trust score, returned no security page; Gridinsoft scored the domain 35/100 citing unverified social links.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $3/mailbox/mo, toward $2 at volume

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. $3/mailbox; claims ~3x cheaper than alternatives
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Automated domain/mailbox setup under 10 minutes
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Bulk domains, shared infra; less control than dedicated
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. No security page; scanner flags unverified links
  • 4.9/5 G2 rating per GTM Folio directory
  • $3/mailbox/mo Starting price drops toward $2 at volume
  • 5.0/5 Product Hunt only 2 reviews
  • ~10,000 Reported users GTM Folio used-by count

Pricing

Pay per mailbox

$3/mailbox/mo, toward $2 at volume

  • Bulk domains and mailboxes
  • Free automated setup
  • Shared cold-email infrastructure

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

  • No security page and weak third-party trust scorereturned no security page; Gridinsoft scored the domain 35/100 citing unverified social links.⁴

What users say

User feedback is scarce: Product Hunt shows 5.0 from just 2 reviews, and directories cite G2 4.9/5.

Alternatives

Compare Mailforge with each alternative.

  • Mission Inbox

    Competitor starting at $14/month with a 7-day trial.

Companies that could

  • Woodpecker⁸ Uses Infraforge instead
  • ChannelCrawler Uses Infraforge instead
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources; independent review base is thin (2 Product Hunt reviews).

Cheap shared mailboxes ($3/mo) built for cold email volume; skip for regular business email or private infra.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; independent review base is thin (2 Product Hunt reviews).

Sources

  1. Mailforge official sitemailforge.ai
    official
  2. Mailforge on Product Huntproducthunt.com
    review
  3. GTM Folio listinggtmfolio.com
    review
  4. Gridinsoft trust scan of mailforge.aigridinsoft.com
    security
  5. Woodpecker blog review of Mailforgewoodpecker.co
    review
  6. ColdIQ Mailforge reviewcoldiq.com
    review
  7. Infraforge vs Mailforge (same vendor)infraforge.ai
    official
  8. Woodpecker case study (Infraforge)infraforge.ai
    official
  9. Skywork hands-on Mailforge reviewskywork.ai
    review
  10. Mailforge security page checkmailforge.ai
    security

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