Fastmail vs HEY

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Fastmail

$60/yr

39% less than HEY

Who has a free plan
  • Fastmailno free plan
  • HEYno free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Fastmail, HEY

Worth subscribing

On price, Fastmail wins.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONFastmailEmailHEYEmail
Monthly billing$6/moIndividual$8.25/moPersonal address
Per year$60/yrannual plan · −17%$99/yr
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tierno free tier; up to 30-day free trialno free tier; HEY for You and Families have a 30-day trial, while HEY for Domains has no free trial
Additional costsTaxes are extra; paid storage upgrades are available up to 300 GB per user but public add-on prices were not shown; registering a custom domain costs extra if you do not already own one.Ultra-short @hey.com addresses cost extra each year: $999/year for 2 characters and $349/year for 3 characters; 4+ characters are included with the normal personal plan.
Can you rebuild it?Worth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sittingWorth subscribingnot realistically solo
Free alternatives+3—
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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