Free professional email solutions that new startup founders should know about

Ah, so you just formed a new startup. Everything is great and shiny; however, your emails are not taken seriously. Why? Because it goes something like "supercoolcompany@gmail.com". The name "Super Cool Company" might not be a problem, however, that pesky little "@gmail.com" is. Either it be while generating leads, email marketing or just in general reaching out to someone. A "@gmail.com" address, usually doesn't scream "professional". Something like "mail@supercoolcompany.com" might give you a slight edge because of how premium it looks.

However, popular solutions like Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 are not free to use. So here are some of the solutions that have a free tier for professional emails.

1. Zoho Mail

   

   Whether you have heard about Zoho or not, it is undeniable that its growing in the workspace market. Lucky for us, we can leverage the "Forever Free Plan" which offers free email hosting for 5 users with a 5 GB storage limit with a 25 MB attachment limit. You can map your DNS records very easily in one click and you are good to go.

Keep in mind that you have to scroll a bit to find the option to choose free tier. So be sure to look for it quite well.

2. Twilio SendGrid

Twilio SendGrid, previously just "SendGrid", is a popular bulk email marketing service which provides great APIs to work with. It can be also used to create a custom business email for free. However, it is not as easy as using Zoho but If you are a tech enthusiast, figuring things out should be a fun little side project for you. You can also integrate your address with Gmail or any other email client which enables you to send and receive emails comfortably without any learning curve.