Pricing Plans

The Pricing page allows you to view all available MinuteMail plans, compare features, and upgrade or downgrade your subscription. This guide explains each plan tier and how to make changes.

View live pricing and subscribe: MinuteMail Pricing

Accessing the Pricing Page

1. Click View pricing in the navigation bar (https://minutemail.co/pricing), or
2. Click the profile menu - your current plan is shown there, with a link to pricing

Plan upgrades and downgrades are confirmed on the plan-change page in the app (https://minutemail.co/app/plan-change).

Plan Overview

MinuteMail offers four subscription tiers designed for different usage levels:

Free Plan

$0/month

Perfect for testing and personal use:

• ✓ 50 API calls per day
• ✓ 2 active mailboxes
• ✓ 3 archived mailboxes retained

Limitations:

• No custom domains
• No team collaboration

Best For: Individual users, testing, light personal use

Hobbyist Plan

$9/month or $86/year

For regular users with moderate needs:

• ✓ 1,000 API calls per day
• ✓ 10 active mailboxes
• ✓ 20 archived mailboxes retained

Compared to Free:

• 10× more API calls
• 3× more active mailboxes
• 4× more archive slots
• Unlimited reactivation period

Best For: Developers, freelancers, small projects

Pro Plan

$29/month or $278/year (Most Popular)

Professional-grade features for power users:

• ✓ 10,000 API calls per day
• ✓ 50 active mailboxes
• ✓ 200 archived mailboxes retained
• ✓ 5 custom domains

Compared to Hobbyist:

• 10× more API calls
• 5× more active mailboxes
• 10× more archive slots
• Custom domain support

Best For: Agencies, developers, high-volume users, businesses

Team Plan

$99/month or $950/year

Collaboration and resource sharing for teams:

• ✓ 50,000 API calls per day (shared)
• ✓ 200 active mailboxes (shared)
• ✓ 1,000 archived mailboxes retained
• ✓ 20 custom domains
• ✓ 5 team members included

Compared to Pro:

• 5× more API calls
• 4× more active mailboxes
• 5× more archive slots
• 4× more custom domains
• Team collaboration features

Best For: Teams, organizations, agencies with multiple users

Billing Intervals

MinuteMail offers monthly and annual billing:

Monthly Billing

• Flexibility - Cancel anytime
• Standard Pricing - Full monthly rate
• Billing - Automatic charge each month

Yearly Billing (20% Savings)

• Discount - Save roughly 20% compared to monthly
• Commitment - Pay for full year upfront
• Savings Examples:
  • Team: $950/year vs $1,188/year (save $238)
  • Pro: $278/year vs $348/year (save $70)
  • Hobbyist: $86/year vs $108/year (save $22)

Toggle - Use the Monthly/Yearly switch at the top of pricing page to compare.

Current Plan Badge

Your active plan displays a badge:

• Current Plan - Green badge on your active tier
• Downgrade - Button on higher-tier plans (changes to lower tier)
• Upgrade - Button on lower-tier plans (changes to higher tier)

Upgrading Your Plan

To upgrade your subscription, visit the MinuteMail pricing page.

To Upgrade

1. Navigate to Pricing page
2. Find the plan you want
3. Click the Upgrade button
4. Choose billing interval (Monthly or Yearly)
5. Complete payment if required
6. Upgrade takes effect immediately

What Happens on Upgrade

• Access - Immediately gain new plan limits
• Billing - Prorated charge for remaining billing period
• Data - All existing mailboxes and data preserved
• Quotas - Higher limits available instantly

Immediate Benefits

Upgrading from Free → Hobbyist:

• ✓ API calls increase from 50 → 1,000/day
• ✓ Active mailboxes from 2 → 10
• ✓ Can reactivate archived mailboxes anytime

Upgrading to Pro:

• ✓ Unlock custom domain feature
• ✓ Create up to 50 active mailboxes
• ✓ 10,000 API calls per day

Upgrading to Team:

• ✓ Invite up to 5 team members
• ✓ Shared pool of 50,000 API calls/day
• ✓ 200 active mailboxes across team

Downgrading Your Plan

To Downgrade

1. Navigate to Pricing page
2. Click Downgrade on your current plan
3. Select the lower-tier plan
4. Confirm the change
5. Downgrade takes effect immediately

What Happens on Downgrade

• Access - Switches to the lower plan’s limits
• Billing - Handled via Stripe according to your billing interval
• Resource Limits - The plan-change page validates your usage first; if you exceed the target plan’s limits, the downgrade is blocked and the conditions are listed for you to fix

Required Actions Before Downgrade

If you exceed the new plan’s limits, you must reduce usage first:

Example: Team → Pro Downgrade

• Remove team members (keep only yourself)
• Delete mailboxes until under 50 active
• Remove custom domains until under 5
• Ensure archived mailboxes within 200 archive slots

You cannot confirm the downgrade until all resources are within the new plan’s limits.

Frequently Asked Questions

The pricing page includes an FAQ section:

Can I change my plan at any time?

Yes. Upgrades take effect immediately with a prorated charge; downgrades are validated against the target plan’s limits and applied once your usage fits within them.

What happens if I exceed my API call limit?

API calls are blocked after reaching the daily limit. The limit resets at 00:00 UTC daily. Consider upgrading for higher limits.

Do you offer annual billing discounts?

Yes! Yearly billing saves 20% compared to monthly. Toggle the pricing to see annual rates.

What payment methods do you accept?

All major credit and debit cards via Stripe:

• Visa
• Mastercard
• American Express
• Discover

What happens to my custom domains if I downgrade?

Custom domains are only available on Pro and Team plans. If you downgrade to Free or Hobbyist, you must first remove your custom domains - the plan-change flow lists this as a blocking condition. Export any data you need before removing them.

Click any FAQ to expand the answer.

Special Offers and Trials

Free Trial

• All plans start with Free - No credit card required
• Upgrade anytime - When ready for more features
• Test first - Try the platform before committing

Team Trial

• No dedicated trial - Start with Free plan
• Evaluate features - Test collaboration needs
• Upgrade when ready - Invite team members after upgrading

Payment Processing

All payments processed securely via Stripe:

• PCI Compliant - Industry-standard security
• Encrypted - All transactions protected
• Trusted - Used by millions of businesses worldwide

See Billing for payment management details.

Plan Selection Tips

Choose Free if you are:

• Experimenting with MinuteMail - Testing the platform before committing
• Privacy-conscious user - Need occasional disposable emails to avoid spam
• Hobbyist developer - Building small personal projects
• Student - Learning about email workflows and APIs

Choose Hobbyist if you are:

• Solo freelancer - Working on client projects independently
• Personal app developer - Building side projects with email features
• Regular privacy user - Frequently using temporary emails for online accounts
• Tinkerer - Exploring automation and testing workflows

Choose Pro if you are:

• SaaS developer - Testing user signup flows, password resets, and email verification in your application
• Agency owner - Managing multiple client projects needing custom domains
• Product manager - Testing email workflows across different features
• Professional developer - Building production applications with email testing needs

Choose Team if you are:

• QA team - Running automated tests across multiple projects and team members
• Development team - Multiple developers sharing testing resources
• Agency - Large team managing many client projects simultaneously
• Enterprise - Requiring collaboration, shared quotas, and many custom domains

Switching Billing Intervals

To change from monthly to yearly (or vice versa):

1. Cancel current subscription in Billing
2. Wait for current period to end
3. Resubscribe with new interval on Pricing page

Or contact support for immediate interval changes.

Refund Policy

• Monthly Plans - Prorated refunds for unused time
• Yearly Plans - Partial refunds based on unused months
• Cancellation - No refund if you cancel but continue using until period ends

Contact support for refund requests.

Plan Change Notifications

You’ll receive email notifications for:

• Plan upgrade confirmations
• Payment receipts
• Plan change completions

Next Steps

After selecting a plan:

1. Upgrade immediately - Click upgrade button, enter payment
2. Explore features - Test new limits and capabilities
3. Configure resources - Add custom domains, create mailboxes
4. Invite team - Add members (Team plan only)
5. Monitor usage - Check Usage page regularly

Related Documentation

• Billing - Manage subscriptions and payments
• Usage - Monitor quota consumption
• Team Members - Team collaboration features
• Custom Domains - Domain configuration