Swishmail vs Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365.

An honest comparison for businesses that mostly need dependable email - not another software suite.

FeatureSwishmailGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft 365
Starting price$8.10/mo for 5 mailboxes (~$1.62/mailbox)$7/user/mo (Business Starter)$6/user/mo (Business Basic)
Pricing modelPer plan - mailboxes pooled, extras $1.99 eachPer user, per monthPer user, per month (annual commitment)
IMAP / POP supportFull IMAP & POP over SSL/TLS, any clientIMAP available, some features web-onlyIMAP available, best in Outlook
Spam filteringConfigurable per account, whitelist/blacklist, premium firewall add-onAutomatic, limited per-user controlAutomatic (EOP), admin-managed
Email archivingAdd-on, tamper-proof compliance archiveRequires higher-tier plan (Vault)Requires higher-tier plan
SupportDirect phone & email - you talk to our engineersTicket & chat queuesTicket queues, community forums
Migration helpDone for you by our team, includedSelf-service toolsSelf-service tools
Contract termsMonth-to-month, prepay discounts up to 15%Monthly or annualAnnual commitment for best pricing
Office / collaboration suiteEmail-first: calendars, address books, tasksDocs, Sheets, Drive, Meet includedWord, Excel, Teams included

Competitor pricing and features as published by Google and Microsoft; check their sites for current terms.

Where the big suites win.

  • - You need a full office suite - collaborative documents, spreadsheets, video meetings - bundled with email.
  • - Your team lives inside Google Docs or Microsoft Office and wants everything under one login.
  • - You want a large app marketplace and third-party integrations tied to your email account.

Where Swishmail wins.

  • - You want email that just works, from a team that has run mail systems for 25+ years.
  • - You want to talk to a person when something goes wrong - not a ticket queue.
  • - You pay for mailboxes, not per-seat licenses: pooled plans cost less for most small businesses.
  • - You want hands-on help - migration, DNS, client setup - done for you, not documented at you.
  • - You want your data private and ad-free, with no profiling of your mail.

Ready to make the switch.

We handle the whole migration - mail, folders, contacts, and DNS - with zero downtime.

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