Custom domain email is still awkward for solo projects
Running several on different domains can make email management messy. Free tools such as can send incoming mail to a personal Gmail inbox, but they do not solve replies from the . Replies still come from the personal address unless another sending service, such as Resend or SES, is added.
That creates one more service to set up and maintain. The setup also lacks conversation grouping, so replies arrive as separate messages instead of one clear thread. It may be bearable for one person, but sharing the mailbox with even one teammate becomes risky because messages are forwarded to separate Gmail accounts.
is a paid option, but at $6 per user per month per domain, the cost rises quickly across multiple projects. Mailbox was built as a email platform that connects domains through Cloudflare and aims to manage mail for those domains in one place.
Key points
- Free forwarding helps receive email but does not fully solve replies from a .
- Sending from the domain may require another service such as Resend or SES.
- Without conversation grouping, customer replies are easier to miss or duplicate.
- can become expensive when one person runs several domains.
- Mailbox connects domains through Cloudflare and centralizes domain email management.