Forward Email
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're an individual or small site wanting you@yourdomain.com forwarding or an affordable, open-source private mailbox.
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Forward Email and Posteo both land on Worth it.
Buy if you're an individual or small site wanting you@yourdomain.com forwarding or an affordable, open-source private mailbox.
Buy it if you're an individual who wants private, ad-free, green email on standard IMAP for €1/month.
| Compare | Forward Email | Posteo |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Worth it |
| Best for | Privacy-focused individuals | Privacy-minded individuals |
| Who it's not for | Teams needing shared inboxes or admin consoles | Teams or businesses . single-user mailboxes, no admin or shared-workspace tools |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.² | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.16 |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | Free email support claimed; no user data |
| Public sentiment | Privacy-minded users on Reddit and Privacy Guides largely recommend it, with occasional cautionary notes.⁷ | Privacy-focused forum users generally recommend Posteo as a cheap, private standard-IMAP email provider, with the missing official app the main complaint. |
| Biggest gotcha | Guess: free plan is forwarding-only; storage, IMAP and sending need paid plans | No official apps: expect manual IMAP setup in Thunderbird or similar. |