slavoingilizov

It seems that these days email isn't just a means of communication, but it also serves as our identity. I've been using Gmail forever, but trust Google less and less given their stance on privacy. I also finally started caring enough about owning my own domain so I'm not at the mercy of Google if they decide to change T&C at some point in the future.

Having looked at options available, I'm not sure what a good email solution would look like. It seems I can go for Google Workspaces, but that isn't solving the trust problem. (side question - if I have my own server, but use Gmail as client, would google still read my data?). Fastmail has good reviews, but I'm not sure if spam and ease of use would be ok? If you have migrated away from Google, MS or Yahoo and started hosting yourself of using a private paid-for email solution, what would you recommend?

Here is a short-ish list of my requirements:

- Own domain (@my-own.com, not @gmail.com)

- Good spam filtering

- Secure (and trustable)

- No issues with deliverability or blacklisting

- As hassle-free as possible. I want to pay to avoid setting up my own servers