Top 10: GMail alternatives for business

2018. Zoho Mail gets Sticky notes, Email snippets



In Zoho Mail, email snippets have been enhanced to emphasize e-commerce-related emails that adhere to the appropriate schema format. When you receive an email that contains the embedded schema, the displayed email will feature dedicated icons within the mail listing, along with key details from the email succinctly highlighted. Moreover, the developers have introduced sticky notes functionality, enabling users to conveniently attach notes directly to their mailbox. Additionally, user profile enhancements for administrators have been implemented. Notably, a noteworthy addition for Zoho CRM users is the ability to select a default calendar for saving event invites within Zoho Mail.


2014. Outlook.com ads smart filters like in GMail. Zoho Mail increases free limit to 10 users



Leading small business email services continue to impress us with their continuous introduction of new features and free options. Today, Microsoft has unveiled a significant update to Outlook.com. The primary highlight of this update is the inclusion of smart filters that can automatically categorize incoming emails or execute specific actions based on various criteria. These filters offer functionality that surpasses what is available in GMail. For instance, you can establish a rule that automatically moves an unread message to a designated folder if it remains unread for three days. Additionally, it is now possible to respond to emails within the same interface, eliminating the need to switch to a separate view. Meanwhile, Zoho Mail, a strong competitor to Outlook.com and GMail, has raised its free user limit to 10. Although GMail and Outlook.com are often regarded as completely free, this is not entirely accurate. While the personal versions are indeed free, the business versions, which offer comparable features to Zoho Mail (such as a custom domain and administrative panel), are part of Google Apps and Office 365 and come at a cost starting from $5 per user per month.

2013. GMail, Outlook.com, Yahoo Mail and Zoho Mail: small business email news



Over the past few days the number of interesting news came from the most popular email services for small business - GMail, Outlook.com, Yahoo Mail and Zoho Mail. First of all, last week Yahoo Mail together with website-hosting Yahoo Small Business was down for several days, and of course left a lot of small business customers mad as hornets. Now many of them are going to move to another service. And Microsoft (shortly before this event) decided to entice users from GMail and Yahoo. But, unfortunately , they began with GMail and now can't fully seize the moment. However, their new tool for importing emails and contacts from GMail to Outlook.com is already working. ***


2012. GMail integrates with Google Drive, Outlook.com comes to Android



Competition - is good for customers. When competition is strong, vendors stop being lazy and even forget about their political principles. And we've got the very interesting competition here: GMail vs Outlook.com. Microsoft recently turned its "mail for blondes" Hotmail into a solid and practical Outlook.com and now (as Microsoft says) it entices GMail users every day. Outlook.com advantages over GMail (according to Microsoft) are better spam protection and cleaner design. And different GMail features (discussion threads, hotkeys, themes ...) are gradually coming to Outlook.com. Today Outlook.com added an Android-application. Of course Android - is the competing platform, and so what? ***