Mailforge sells shared-pool smtp mailboxes (by salesforge). Outboxes sells private SMTP mailboxes on servers we own in Germany, priced per domain, built by a person in 24 hours. Here is the same table for both, then an honest list of when each one is the better buy.
| What | Outboxes | Mailforge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €3.90 per domain per month, up to 5 mailboxes per domain (from €0.78 per mailbox); €9.90 per domain per quarter | $3 per mailbox per month billed yearly (2 months free); higher when billed monthly; minimum 10 mailbox slots |
| Per mailbox | from €0.78 | $3 (annual) |
| Minimum | 5 domains (€19.50 per month) | 10 mailbox slots |
| Infrastructure | Private SMTP on servers we own in Germany (Hetzner); agencies get a dedicated server with 2 IPs | Mailforge's own SMTP infrastructure on a shared IP pool spread across all customers |
| IP model | Shared across our own customers on the domain plan; dedicated server + 2 IPs on Agency (€249) and 4 IPs on XL (€499) | Shared pool |
| DNS setup | SPF, DKIM, DMARC and tracking domain set and tested before hand-over | Automated DNS setup |
| Domains | Bring your own, or we register them for €15 one-time in your name | .com domains $14 per year through them; SSL and domain masking $2 per domain per month extra |
| Sequencer export | CSV for Instantly and Smartlead; SMTP/IMAP sheet for Lemlist, Reply.io, Saleshandy and others | Works with Salesforge and the usual sequencers via SMTP/IMAP |
| Sending fees / limits | No per-send fee; sane per-mailbox limits, raised after warm-up | No per-send fee |
| Contract | Monthly or quarterly, cancel any time from your order page | Monthly or annual |
| Time to mailboxes | Next working day (order before 14:00 CET) | Self-serve, minutes |
| Support | A person reviews every order within the hour; email support | Chat support |
| Hosting & invoicing | EU (Germany), company in Luxembourg, EU VAT invoices | Not published |
Order online, a person checks it within the hour, and your CSV for Instantly or Smartlead is on your order page the next working day.
See pricing How it worksAt 25 mailboxes on 5 domains, Mailforge is about $75 a month on the annual plan; Outboxes is €19.50 a month, monthly, no commitment.
Mailforge: Shared-pool SMTP mailboxes (by Salesforge). Outboxes: private SMTP mailboxes on servers we own in Germany, priced per domain (€3.90 a month for up to 5 mailboxes) with a dedicated server and two IPs for agencies at €249 flat.
Yes. Point the nameservers to us or add the DNS records we show on your order page; mailboxes are built the next working day and you import the CSV into your sequencer. Warm the new mailboxes for two weeks before volume, as with any provider.