Hetzner alternative
The alternative to email in Hetzner web hosting.
At Hetzner, mailboxes are part of the web hosting plans. Conbool Mail is a product of its own for the business mailbox: one plan per mailbox, shared mailboxes, online archive and administration in a portal.
- Focus
- Business mailbox instead of hosting package
- Without a licence
- Shared mailboxes, lists, rooms
- Price
- From €1.29 per mailbox per month, net
Conbool Mail and Hetzner compared.
| Feature | Conbool Mail | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Offer | Mailbox as its own product, one plan per mailbox | Mailboxes as part of the web hosting plans |
| Number of mailboxes | One plan per mailbox | Unlimited mailboxes per plan |
| Storage | 5, 50 or 100 GB per mailbox | 10 to 300 GB of storage per plan |
| Calendar and contacts | Webmail, ActiveSync, CalDAV and CardDAV | CalDAV and CardDAV according to the documentation |
| Operation | Data centres in Germany or your own data centre | Own data centres in Nuremberg |
| Price | From €1.29 per mailbox per month, net | See the Hetzner price list |
Details on Hetzner according to the provider's public information, as of October 2026. Plans change, the provider's own information is authoritative. All names mentioned are trademarks of their owners.
Hetzner fits when
- website and mailboxes should come from one hosting package.
- you need many simple mailboxes at a package price.
- your website is hosted at Hetzner anyway.
Conbool Mail fits when
- you want to create, block and report on mailboxes for a company centrally.
- you need shared mailboxes, distribution lists and rooms without a licence of their own.
- you need an online archive or tamper-proof archiving.
Switching from Hetzner to Conbool Mail.
Mailboxes move via IMAP, one by one or as a list from a CSV file. Messages and folders are copied, the addresses stay the same. Website and domain can stay with Hetzner.
Questions about the Hetzner alternative
What alternative is there to email in Hetzner web hosting?
Conbool Mail is a business mailbox with webmail, calendar, contacts, ActiveSync and online archive, run in Germany and licensed per mailbox.
Can website and domain stay with Hetzner?
Yes. Email and website are controlled by separate DNS records. You only change the records for email.
What does Conbool Mail cost compared with Hetzner?
Conbool Mail costs €1.29 for Kiosk, €2.99 for Plan 1 and €5.49 for Plan 2 per mailbox per month, net. Hetzner prices are listed in the provider's price list.
How do the mailboxes move from Hetzner?
Through the migration in the portal via IMAP. It runs in the background, and nothing is deleted at the destination.
Go through the switch with your mailboxes.
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