toolgrep / Email & messaging / Forward Email
Alternatives to Forward Email
Forward Email: Free email forwarding for custom domains with open-source email hosting, sending, and a developer API. 8 products similar to Forward Email, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 8 of 8 have a free tier, 7 of 8 have an API, 3 of 8 offer an MCP server, 3 of 8 are open source.
- Alias Email
Free email alias service that forwards messages to your main inbox
- ImprovMX
Email forwarding for custom domains, with SMTP sending and a JSON send API.
- KaiMail
Email forwarding for custom domains
- addy.io
Open-source anonymous email forwarding with unlimited aliases
- anon.li Alias
Privacy-first email aliases and forwarding
- SimpleLogin
Open source anonymous email alias service
- Resend
Email API for developers
- Mailtrap
Email delivery platform for developer and product teams: Email API/SMTP sending, email testing sandbox, and email marketing.
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Email | Freemium · from $3/month | yes | yes | yes | — | yes |
| Alias Email | Freemium · from $3.33 | yes | no | no | no | no |
| ImprovMX | Freemium · from $9/month | yes | yes | no | — | no |
| KaiMail | Freemium · from ¥550/month | yes | yes | no | no | — |
| addy.io | Freemium · from $1/month (Lite, billed yearly); Pro $3/month billed yearly or $4/month billed monthly; Duo $4.50/month; Family $7.50/month | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| anon.li Alias | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
| SimpleLogin | Freemium · from $4/month (Premium, billed monthly) or $36/year; Free plan with 10 aliases | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Resend | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Mailtrap | Freemium · from $15 | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
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