Head-to-head
DoYouMail vs Mailforge
Distributed email infrastructure - shared IP model
WINNER
DoYouMail
Horizontal cold email infrastructure - scale with dedicated servers, not crammed domains
$0.97
/mailbox
$39/server/mo - each server gets its own dedicated IP. Create 3-4 IDs per domain per server, add more servers to scale.
- 3-4 email IDs per domain per server - cold email best practice, not cramming
- Horizontal scaling: add more dedicated servers to grow, not more IDs on one domain
- 100% private dedicated enterprise-grade IP per server - no shared reputation
- Automated SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX per domain - every server ready in minutes
- Unlimited domains per server - spread IDs safely across domains
- Unlimited sending volume at cold-email-safe per-ID rates (~50/day/ID)
- Not a Google/Microsoft reseller - no TOS shutdown risk
- Dedicated USA/EU infrastructure - you own the server
Cold email scaling model
Horizontal - add more dedicated servers to scale, each with its own IP and safe per-domain limits
Max Unlimited (Nudge at 3-4 - cold email best practice) per domain - cold email best practice
Mailforge
Distributed email infrastructure - shared IP model
$3.00
/mailbox
$3/mailbox/mo billed yearly (~$75/mo for 25 slots), or $100/mo billed quarterly
- Shared infrastructure - your sending reputation depends on every other customer on the platform
- $3/mailbox minimum - 3x more than DoYouMail, and you share IPs
- Minimum 10 mailbox slots - no way to start small
- Domains cost $14/year extra
- No dedicated IP option - you cannot isolate your sending reputation
- Part of the Forge ecosystem - works best if you also use other Forge products
Scaling model
Shared - all customers share the same distributed infrastructure
IDs per domain: 2-3 recommended (good practice)
Feature comparison
| Feature | DoYouMail | Mailforge |
|---|---|---|
| Per-mailbox cost | $0.97 | $3.00 |
| IP type | 100% Private Dedicated | Shared |
| DNS setup | Automatic | Automatic |
| Mailbox limit | Unlimited | Minimum 10 mailbox slots |
| Domain limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Send limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Scaling model | Horizontal - add more dedicated servers to scale, each with its own IP and safe per-domain limits | Shared - all customers share the same distributed infrastructure |
| Max IDs per domain | Unlimited (Nudge at 3-4 - cold email best practice) | 2-3 recommended (good practice) |
| Reseller risk? | No - own infrastructure | No |
| Warmup included | On request | No |
| Platform | Dedicated enterprise email infrastructure | Distributed (shared) email infrastructure |
| Integrations | SMTP, IMAP, CSV exports for all major tools | Mystrika, Instantly (banned now), Smartlead, API |
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