Hostinger Business Email

Hostinger Business Email provides professional email hosting with custom domains powered by Kodee AI Assistant for intelligent inbox management. Unlike free email services (Gmail, Yahoo) or expensive enterprise platforms (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365), Hostinger positions between these extremes: professional branded email addresses at budget-friendly pricing with AI features typically found only in premium services.

The platform targets small businesses, freelancers, and entrepreneurs who need credible email addresses (yourname@yourbusiness.com) without paying $6-12/month per user for enterprise email suites. The integration of AI for email writing, replies, summaries, and intelligent search provides productivity advantages uncommon in budget email hosting.

Business Email Plans

Starter Business Email — $0.35/month per mailbox for 48-month terms (renews at $1.59/month):

• 1 mailbox included per subscription
• 10GB storage per mailbox
• 10 email forwarding rules
• 10 email aliases (alternative addresses to same inbox)
• 1,000 emails per day sending limit
• Expandable storage available
• Spam, virus, and phishing protection
• End-to-end encryption for security
• Webmail access through modern interface
• IMAP/SMTP for desktop and mobile clients

Premium Business Email — $1.95/month per mailbox (renews at $3.99/month):

• 1 mailbox included
• 50GB storage per mailbox (5x Starter capacity)
• 50 email forwarding rules
• 30 email aliases
• 3,000 emails per day sending limit
• Free domain registration for one year
• Kodee AI Mailbox Assistant
• AI-powered email search using natural language
• Smart AI-driven email replies
• AI instant email summaries
• AI writing assistance for composing
• Enhanced security features

Premium Business Email Deal — $1.56/month for 5 mailboxes (renews at $3.99/month per mailbox):

• 5 mailboxes for the price of 4 (best value)
• All Premium features for each mailbox
• 50GB storage per mailbox
• Kodee AI Assistant access for all users
• Ideal for small teams requiring multiple addresses

Kodee AI Mailbox Assistant

The Kodee AI Assistant (Premium plans only) transforms email management through conversational AI interactions and intelligent automation:

AI Email Writing: Compose professional emails by describing intent rather than crafting language. Kodee generates complete messages maintaining brand voice and appropriate formality levels. Customize writing tone preferences (professional, casual, friendly, formal) for consistent messaging.

Smart AI Replies: Generate context-appropriate responses to received emails. The AI analyzes incoming messages and suggests relevant replies, accelerating response times without sacrificing personalization. Users can set reply style preferences for AI learning.

Email Summaries: Long email threads condense into brief summaries highlighting key points, action items, and decisions. Particularly valuable for catching up after vacations or navigating complex multi-participant conversations.

Natural Language Search: Find emails by asking questions in plain language ("Show me emails from John about the project proposal") rather than constructing complex search queries with operators and filters. The AI interprets intent and retrieves relevant messages.

Automated Organization: Configure rules for Kodee to automatically respond to certain topics, organize incoming messages by sender into dedicated folders, and flag priority contacts—all without manual sorting.

Smart Inbox Features

The Smart Inbox automatically organizes email presentations:

• Priority highlighting — Important contacts and urgent replies surface prominently
• Automatic categorization — Promotional, social, and transactional emails separate automatically
• Unread management — Intelligent grouping of unread messages by importance
• Threaded conversations — Related emails group together for context
• Quick actions — Archive, delete, or snooze directly from inbox views

Custom Domain Email Addresses

Professional branded email addresses (info@yourbusiness.com, sales@yourbusiness.com, support@yourbusiness.com) provide credibility advantages over free email services:

Brand Recognition: Email addresses matching website domains reinforce brand consistency and professionalism in every correspondence.

Trust Building: Recipients perceive custom domain emails as more legitimate than free service addresses, improving email open rates and response rates—particularly valuable for cold outreach and customer service.

Flexibility: Create department-specific addresses (sales@, support@, info@) or employee-specific addresses (firstname@) without limit constraints.

Email Aliases and Forwarding

Email aliases allow multiple addresses (info@, contact@, hello@) delivering to single mailboxes, reducing mailbox costs while maintaining professional appearance. Ideal for small businesses where one person handles multiple roles.

Forwarding rules automatically redirect emails matching criteria to other addresses—useful for vacation backups, team distribution, or consolidating multiple accounts.

Security and Privacy

End-to-End Encryption: Email transmissions encrypt during sending and receiving, preventing interception of sensitive business communications.

Spam and Virus Protection: Multi-layer filtering blocks spam, phishing attempts, and malware before reaching inboxes. Hostinger reports high accuracy rates in threat detection without excessive false positives.

Phishing Protection: Advanced detection identifies impersonation attempts and suspicious sender patterns common in business email compromise attacks.

Audit Logs: Track all mailbox activity including logins, email sends, and access patterns—valuable for security monitoring and compliance documentation.

Multi-Device Access

Webmail Interface: Modern, responsive webmail provides full email functionality through browsers without installing software. Mobile-optimized for smartphone and tablet access.

IMAP/SMTP Support: Connect business email to desktop clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, Apple Mail) and mobile apps (iOS Mail, Gmail app, Outlook mobile). IMAP keeps messages synced across all devices.

Calendar and Contacts: Built-in calendar and contact management accessible across devices, supporting meeting scheduling and contact organization.

Email Migration Assistance

The email import tool migrates existing emails from other providers (Gmail, Outlook, GoDaddy, competitor hosts) to Hostinger. The migration preserves folder structures, contact lists, and calendar data, minimizing disruption during transitions.

Migration typically completes within hours for standard mailboxes, with larger archives requiring additional time. Support assists with complex migrations or troubleshooting.

Sending Limits and Deliverability

Daily sending limits (1,000 on Starter, 3,000 on Premium) prevent mail server abuse while accommodating legitimate business email volumes. Most small businesses send under 100 emails daily, making these limits non-restrictive.

Hostinger maintains email server reputation management, monitoring for spam complaints and bounce rates. This shared responsibility approach keeps delivery rates high without requiring individual sender reputation management.

Auto-Responders and Vacation Messages

Automatic reply configuration handles:

• Vacation messages notifying senders of absence
• Business hours responses acknowledging after-hours emails
• Department routing directing inquiries to appropriate contacts
• Custom auto-replies based on sender or subject filters

Catch-All Email Addresses

Configure catch-all addresses to receive emails sent to mistyped or non-existent addresses on your domain. Prevents lost customer inquiries due to typos (saels@ instead of sales@).

Storage Management

Storage quotas (10GB Starter, 50GB Premium per mailbox) accommodate years of email history for typical users. Expandable storage options available for users archiving extensive email records or receiving large attachments frequently.

The webmail interface displays storage usage, helping users manage capacity before reaching limits.

Team Collaboration

While not a full collaboration platform like Google Workspace, Business Email supports team communication through:

• Shared calendars for meeting scheduling
• Contact list sharing across team members
• Email forwarding for team distribution
• Department email addresses (support@, sales@)

24/7 Support

Expert support available around the clock via live chat and email, with average response times under 2 minutes. Support handles email configuration, deliverability troubleshooting, migration assistance, and technical issues. Agents speak 8+ languages for international customer service.

Integration Capabilities

Business Email connects with:

• CRM tools for customer relationship management
• Marketing platforms for campaign management
• Productivity apps through IMAP/SMTP protocols
• Mobile device management for corporate phone integration

Comparison to Alternatives

Hostinger Business Email competes favorably against:

vs. Google Workspace ($6-18/user/month): Significantly cheaper with core email functionality and comparable AI features. Lacks integrated Docs/Sheets/Drive but suitable for businesses not requiring full office suites.

vs. Microsoft 365 ($6-22/user/month): Similar cost advantage. Appropriate for email-focused needs without Microsoft Office requirements.

vs. Free Email (Gmail, Yahoo): Professional branding, custom domains, no ads, better privacy, and business-appropriate features justify modest costs.

Pricing Structure

Promotional pricing at $0.35/month per mailbox (Starter) or $1.95/month (Premium) requires 48-month commitments. Renewal rates approximately 4-5x introductory pricing but remain competitive with alternatives. The 30-day money-back guarantee allows risk-free testing.

The 5-mailbox Premium deal ($1.56/mailbox) provides best value for small teams, effectively offering one free mailbox.

Ideal Use Cases

Hostinger Business Email serves small businesses requiring professional email without enterprise budgets, freelancers establishing credibility, startups minimizing costs while maintaining professionalism, e-commerce stores needing customer service email addresses, consultants and service providers, and content creators monetizing personal brands. The Kodee AI Assistant on Premium plans particularly benefits solo entrepreneurs managing high email volumes without administrative support.