iCloud+ vs Fastmail (2026)
Head-to-head on pricing, performance, support and features - based on our independent reviews of both hosts.
Score comparison
| iCloud+ | Fastmail | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.9 | 8.6 | Fastmail |
| Performance | 8.2 | 8.8 | Fastmail |
| Support | 8.1 | 8.5 | Fastmail |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 8.0 | iCloud+ |
| Ease of use | 8.7 | 8.9 | Fastmail |
Side by side
| iCloud+ | Fastmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0.99/mo | $4/mo |
| Hosting types | Email Hosting | Email Hosting |
| Money-back guarantee | - | 30 days |
| Uptime SLA | - | - |
| Support | chat, phone, knowledge-base · 24/7 | email, tickets, knowledge-base · 24/7 |
| Free migration | ✓ | |
| Website builder | ||
| Green hosting | ✓ |
Which should you pick?
Choose iCloud+ if this fits: best custom-domain email for apple households. For individuals and families already inside Apple's ecosystem, iCloud+ makes a personal domain nearly free: a dollar a month buys polished mail on your own domain with Hide My Email and Private Relay thrown in. It is not, and does not try to be, business email.
Choose Fastmail if this fits: best email experience for individuals and small teams. Fastmail is what email feels like when a company does nothing else: a genuinely fast client, first-class standards work, and pricing without games. It trades the encryption guarantees of Proton for usability, and for most users that is the right trade.
Overall, our scores favor Fastmail (8.6 vs 7.9) - but the right choice depends on which trade-offs matter to you. Read the full iCloud+ review and Fastmail review.