INT-IMAP: Options for Increasing IMAP Storage

The initial 10-pack of IMAP accounts only have a 10 GB "pool" of storage space that's shared with everyone. Review the options below if you need more storage space.

Upgrade your mailbox to Microsoft Exchange (recommended)

• Exchange mailboxes come with 100 GB of storage per mailbox and is not shared with other users.
• Each Exchange mailbox costs $12/month.
• This would eliminate any concerns about storage limits for this mailbox.
• Exchange mailboxes provide additional features like full synchronization of mail, calendars, contacts, tasks, and notes across all webmail, desktop, and mobile devices.

Add Additional IMAP Mailboxes

• Each additional mailbox costs $2.50/month and adds 1 GB of shared storage.
• This extra storage would be available to all users on the account.
• Note that you don't have to create or use the additional mailboxes—you can allocated the additional space to the existing mailboxes.

Purchase Additional Storage Without Adding Mailboxes (not recommended)

• Additional storage can be added at $0.0075 per MB, which equals $7.50 per GB.
• This option allows for extra storage without adding another mailbox.
• Adding additional mailboxes is a more cost-effective approach.

Remove Unused IMAP Accounts

• Delete mailboxes that are no longer needed.

• This won't increase your total storage space, but it would add their storage space back to the pool for others to use.

• If deleted users need to receive emails sent to their former company email address we can set up an alias/forwarder to forward messages to their personal mailbox. However, they will not be able to respond from their company email address and may appear unprofessional.

Summary

• Upgrading to Microsoft Exchange: $11/month per mailbox.
• Adding 1 GB of shared storage via an extra IMAP mailbox: $2.50/month.
• Adding 1 GB of extra storage space without a new mailbox: $7.50/month.

If you anticipate continued growth in storage needs, the Exchange option provides the most long-term flexibility, whereas adding IMAP mailboxes or extra storage is a more incremental approach.