Tech riderRev. 7 Oct 2026
SMTP Zen Email Forwarding
- 1Runs onAndroid, iOS, Web
- 2Costsfree trial · paid from $1.20/mo
- 3Custom domainYes
- 4Alias limit10
- 5Catch-all forwardingYes
- 6Outbound or reply mailYes
- 7Delivery logsYes
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: smtpzen.com
Overview
SMTP Zen Email Forwarding is ranked #19 of 25 in email forwarding services on Specifiction. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $1.20/mo.
SMTP Zen Email Forwarding plans and pricing
All plansRoll your own $1.20/mo 1 mailbox · 1 email forwarder/alias · 2GB base disk quota · unlimited domains and bandwidth · fully customizable smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
Starter SMTP $2.99/mo 5 mailboxes · 10 email forwarders/aliases · 5GB base disk quota · unlimited domains and bandwidth smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
Freelancer SMTP $5.99/mo 10 mailboxes · 10 email forwarders/aliases · 10GB base disk quota · unlimited domains and bandwidth smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
Pro SMTP $11.99/mo 20 mailboxes · 10 email forwarders/aliases · 20GB base disk quota · unlimited domains and bandwidth smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
Compared on email forwarding services
- Free plan
- Nosmtpzen.com
- Paid from
- $1.20/mosmtpzen.com
- Custom domain
- Yessmtpzen.com
- Alias limit
- 10smtpzen.com
- Catch-all forwarding
- Yessmtpzen.com
- Outbound or reply mail
- Yessmtpzen.com
- Delivery logs
- Yessmtpzen.com
Facts
- Service
- The forwarding service routes messages for custom domain addresses to inboxes you already use, without a separate mailbox for each address.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Routing
- It supports named forwarding addresses and catch-all rules, with forwarding rules managed across multiple domains.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Mailbox distinction
- Forwarding handles inbound routing and does not provide an inbox or authenticated outbound SMTP; a hosted mailbox is needed to send as the custom domain.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Setup
- Setup consists of adding a domain, following the displayed DNS instructions, creating forwarding rules, and testing receipt.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Email authentication
- The email hosting plans state that SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are enforced, and the service describes TLS-encrypted connections.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Email clients
- SMTP Zen documents setup for iOS and Android mail apps and lists SMTP, IMAP, and POP connection settings.docs.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Developer connections
- The maker provides SMTP examples for Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, and Go, using port 465 with implicit TLS or port 587 with STARTTLS.docs.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Included webmail
- SMTP Zen says its hosted mailbox service includes Crossbox webmail with unified inboxes, search, keyboard shortcuts, calendar, and contacts.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Most plans include a 2-day free trial, while custom plans may be excluded.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Sending limit
- The site says most accounts can send about 400 outbound emails per mailbox per hour, including aliases.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Use restrictions
- SMTP Zen says it is not for cold outreach or mass marketing blasts and disallows sending to scraped, rented, or purchased lists.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker identifies developers sending app emails, small teams, freelancers managing client domains, and domain investors as intended users.smtpzen.com · 7 Oct 2026
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Sources
- smtpzen.com/email-forwarding-service· checked 7 Oct 2026
- smtpzen.com/email-hosting· checked 7 Oct 2026
- docs.smtpzen.com/developers/smtp-imap-settings· checked 7 Oct 2026
- docs.smtpzen.com/developers/backend-smtp-examples· checked 7 Oct 2026
- smtpzen.com· checked 7 Oct 2026