Email hosting alternative to the no-longer free Google Apps software

[ZeroDamage]

I've registered a couple of new domains. One of them needs email hosting and with Google Apps no longer a free option, I am open to suggestions for alternatives. Anyone have any recommendations? I can cost something but I want it to be worth the money. Rackspace?  Hushmail?

[stutters]

You're willing to pay something but you're not willing to give Google $5? Their spam filter is worth that alone, let alone the access to other tools in Apps (Docs, Sheets, etc.).

[infernalpudding]

Have you given FastMail.com a look? They seem to be a pretty popular paid solution for folks migrating away from Google for email.

 

On another note, last year I opened up one of the free tier Zoho.com accounts to power email for a domain. The interface isn't as nice as fastmail's in my opinion, but no problems with it thus far and hey, another free option is always nice. I should note that I send and receive relatively little email with it, so I may not have noticed any minor outages had any occurred.

Edited February 26, 2015 by infernalpudding

[ZeroDamage]

You're willing to pay something but you're not willing to give Google $5? Their spam filter is worth that alone, let alone the access to other tools in Apps (Docs, Sheets, etc.).

 

Google can  either get paid OR scan my emails for ads but both is not an option. So no, Google isn't on my list.