CraneMail vs. MXRoute
Can anyone give me the lowdown on CraneMail versus MXRoute? I seem to recall once reading that CraneMail is a reseller account of MXRoute. (Correct me if I'm mistaken.) But that being said, what are the practical differences, if any, between choosing one over the other? Other than cost, obviously, which you can easily compare. Any technical, reliability, security, performance or other differences between them?
And getting back to pricing, assuming one is simply reselling the other, what accounts for the great discrepancy in the comparative pricing between them for, essentially, the same services? For 100GB CM is $10/year vs. $100/year at MX; for 250GB CM is $60/year vs. $150/year at MX (and only receiving 200GB at the latter); and for 1TB CM is $120/year vs. $550 at MX.
As an aside, I noticed inconsistent pricing for the CM 100GB plan on the Email Hosting page vs. the Email Hosting Deals page.
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No, those are two independent companies.
As an email service, MXroute is noticeably older. At the same time Francisco (CM owner) isn't a noob for sure (BuyVM + BuyShared), rather the opposite.
MXroute is more of a "pure email and just email", CM is kind of closer to the "fancy cloud stuff / suite / etc." with corresponding bells and whistles.
I strongly prefer the former, so I've been a customer of @jarland since 2017.
Anyway, regardless of which one you choose, ditch big tech, support small businesses.
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I also recommend MXRoute!
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Both are cheap and good, just buy them both and you will have backup option all the time. BF is near so probably there will be 3 years for 10-20$. Atm i have both + zoho as i like them and continue to support them. But if i must choose for 1 i would go with mxroute, its simpler for me and easier to setup and use..
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mxroute usually has BF deals that renew so tend to prefer them
Some important things to note:
None of them allows spam or marketing emails. This is why I recommend MXRoute if one has a company which sends lots of messages and there is huge communication involved.
CraneMail is good for bells and whistles, but I guess in the end it comes down to what a customer needs. Both are reliable.
Another thing to note: MXRoute will likely arrive with some offers on Black Friday. There are just a couple of weeks left.
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CM worked good for me. That said, I'm sure jar's MXRoute will just work as well. Can't go wrong with either, I'd reckon.
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They’re both great! Also both owners are no BS and actually give a shit!
One small benefit I prefer in CraneMail is ActiveSync on iOS. Apple recently removed imap push support that MXRoute leveraged.
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What bells and whistles, specifically, that are unique?
You wouldn't anticipate recurring BF deals from both?
CraneMail has a different panel - it takes some time to get used to, but it's great. It looks different than what people are used to in general, but this is what I mean by bells and whistles.
MXRoute uses the good old-fashioned DirectAdmin interface which is extremely popular and everybody knows and loves.
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I have both give awesome value for the monue involved having them owned by Sys Admins is a huge advantage when custom configs come up.
Also there is @Francisco's sexy ass in a towel from years ago.
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I use both services, but MXRoute is easier to set up.
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Very happy with my Cranemail account. Just wanted someone to handle mail delivery with SMTP & IMAP support. In the end I'm using a fair few of the bundle extras it comes with.