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White label email hosting: who really offers it in 2026

By Julien CoulaudPublished October 25, 20266 min read

White label means your client sees your brand, not the host's, and pays you, not the host. Few email providers do both, and most of the big ones only offer referral or partner deals. Here's who actually sells it, what it costs, and when you don't need it at all. Prices are US dollars, checked on October 25, 2026, on each provider's own page.

Julien Coulaud

Founder of Shipmail. Building business email hosting for solo founders and small teams.

  • White label
  • Email reseller
  • Agencies
  • Client email

Short answer

For true white label email hosting, with your brand on the control panel and your own prices, MXroute's reseller plans start at $30 a quarter and OpenSRS sells mailboxes wholesale at $0.50 per 5 GB a month. Shipmail is not white-label and has no reseller program. It fits agencies that run client email under their own account, up to 50 domains per organization, or set each client up in an organization the client pays for.

What white label email hosting actually means

White label email hosting is two things: your brand on what the client sees, and your price on what the client pays. If a provider only does one, it isn't really white label.

  • Branding: the control panel, and ideally webmail and server names, sit on your domain with your logo. The client never sees the host's name.
  • Billing: you buy at a wholesale rate and charge the client whatever you like. The host bills you, never the client.
  • Control: you create and suspend client accounts yourself, usually from one panel or an API.

A reseller program gives you the billing part. A referral or affiliate program gives you neither: the client buys from the host and you get a commission. All three get called white label in sales pages, so check which one you're looking at.

Ask yourself one question first: does the client care whose logo is on the inbox? Most small clients care that email works on their own domain, and that someone answers when it doesn't. If that's your client, you may not need white label at all.

White label and reseller email options compared

ProviderWhat you payYour brand, your billing?Best for
MXroute Reseller[1]$30/quarter for 75 GB, $45/quarter for 150 GB, $25/month for 200 GBYes: white-label control panel on your domain, your pricingFreelancers who want a branded panel without a contract
OpenSRS (Tucows)Sources[3]OpenSRS hosted email pricing[4]OpenSRS Hosted Email billing for resellers$0.50 per 5 GB mailbox a month, wholesaleYes: white-label options, you bill the clientHosting companies and larger agencies with a reseller account
Zoho Mail partner[6]No partner rates publishedPartner store and commissions; no rebranding on the pageAgencies whose clients want Zoho's suite
Google WorkspaceSources[8]Google Workspace referral and affiliate programs[9]Google Workspace Reseller API prerequisitesReferral: commission per user, up to 200 users a yearGoogle brand; reselling needs a signed reseller contractClients who live in Docs, Drive and Meet
ShipmailSources[11]Shipmail pricing[12]Shipmail terms of service[14]Shipmail organizations documentation$27/month for 10 client mailboxes (Pro plus 6 extra mailboxes)No: Shipmail brand; client pays Shipmail or you payAgencies that answer client mail as a team

Providers that sell real white label email

MXroute and OpenSRS are the two that publish reseller prices and offer white-label branding without a sales call. MXroute is the easy start for a freelancer, and OpenSRS suits a hosting business billing many clients.Sources[1]MXroute reseller plans[3]OpenSRS hosted email pricing

MXroute Reseller

What it is
Low-cost email hosting with a white-label reseller tier.
Best for
A freelancer or small agency that wants a branded panel and no contract.
Key fact
$30 a quarter for 75 GB, $45 a quarter for 150 GB, $25 a month for 200 GB.

You get a white-label control panel on your own URL, direct customer logins and per-customer storage limits, and you set your own prices. MXroute hides its branding behind your domain. The reseller page lists plans by storage only and gives no customer or domain caps. Regular MXroute plans, from $59 a year for 10 GB, already allow unlimited domains, but they come without the branded panel.Sources[1]MXroute reseller plans[2]MXroute pricing

OpenSRS (Tucows)

What it is
A wholesale platform that sells domains and hosted email to resellers.
Best for
Web hosts and agencies with enough clients to run a reseller account.
Key fact
$0.50 per 5 GB mailbox a month, billed monthly from your reseller balance.

OpenSRS prices mailboxes in 5 GB steps: $1 for 10 GB, $2.50 for 25 GB, $5 for 50 GB. White-label options are included. Charges come out of your prepaid reseller balance at the end of each month, and email forwards cost $0.02 each a month. You need a reseller account first, and you handle client billing and first-line support yourself.Sources[3]OpenSRS hosted email pricing[4]OpenSRS Hosted Email billing for resellers

Mailbox.org lists a reseller solution and an API to offer its service to your users on your own website, but publishes no reseller prices, so ask them. Its regular business plans start at 1 EUR a user a month.[5]

Partner programs that aren't white label

Zoho, Google and Titan all run partner programs, and none of them puts your brand on the product. You earn commissions or manage clients from a partner console, but the client still sees Zoho, Google or Titan.Sources[6]Zoho Mail partnership program[8]Google Workspace referral and affiliate programs[10]Titan partner program

Zoho Mail partner program

What it is
A channel program for resellers of Zoho Mail and Workplace.
Best for
Agencies whose clients want cheap per-user mail plus Zoho's apps.
Key fact
Commissions and a partner store; no rates or minimums published.

Partners manage customers' domains, users, policies and security from one partner store, with free bulk migrations. The program page mentions commissions in a five-tier structure but gives no numbers, and it doesn't mention rebranding. Retail Mail Lite is $1 a user a month billed yearly, so the client can always see what Zoho charges.Sources[6]Zoho Mail partnership program[7]Zoho Mail pricing

Google Workspace referral and reseller

What it is
Two routes: a referral program anyone can join, and an authorized reseller program.
Best for
Clients who already work in Docs, Drive and Meet.
Key fact
Referral pays a flat commission per user, capped at 200 users a year; amounts aren't public.

The referral program is the easy route: the client buys from Google, and you get a commission. Reselling, where you bill the client, needs approval as a Google Workspace partner and a signed reseller contract before you can use the Partner Sales Console. Either way the client signs in to Google, not to you.Sources[8]Google Workspace referral and affiliate programs[9]Google Workspace Reseller API prerequisites

Titan sells through web hosts and domain registrars such as GoDaddy, HostGator Brazil and Name.com, and lets them package it under their own brand. There's no self-serve signup on the partner page, only a contact form, so it's built for hosting companies, not a five-person agency.[10]

Where Shipmail fits, and where it doesn't

Shipmail isn't white label. Clients see the Shipmail name when they sign in, their mail apps connect to mx1.shipmail.to, and our terms rule out reselling the service without a written agreement. There's no public reseller program. If you need your brand on the inbox, pick MXroute or OpenSRS.Sources[12]Shipmail terms of service[13]Shipmail email client connection settings

Shipmail fits when what you really sell is the work: setting up the domain, running the mailboxes and answering client mail as a team. There are two ways to set that up.

  1. Step 1

    You run the client's email

    Add each client domain to your agency's organization, up to 50 with no fee per domain. You pay Shipmail, so ten client mailboxes cost $27 a month (Pro plus 6 extra mailboxes). Give each teammate Selected mailboxes access, so they only see the clients they work on. What you charge for setup and support is your business.

  2. Step 2

    The client owns and pays

    Create a separate organization for the client and choose My client pays. Shipmail emails the client a link to own the organization and pick a plan, and you stay on as an Admin with access to every mailbox. Pro is preselected, because Solo has no room for you as an Admin. When the contract ends, nothing needs to move.

Sources[11]Shipmail pricing[15]Shipmail team roles and mailbox access documentation[14]Shipmail organizations documentation

Each client domain can also have its own logo, which shows on that client's booking pages and booking emails. That's the closest Shipmail gets to client branding, and it's the client's brand, not yours.[16]

Which setup to choose

  • Your brand on the panel, your price on the invoice, a handful of clients: MXroute Reseller.
  • Dozens or hundreds of client mailboxes billed through your own hosting business: OpenSRS.
  • Clients who need Docs and Meet: Google Workspace, through the referral program or a reseller.
  • Clients who want the cheapest per-user mail and Zoho's apps: Zoho's partner program.
  • You answer client mail as a team, or clients should own their accounts while you manage them: Shipmail.
Sources[1]MXroute reseller plans[3]OpenSRS hosted email pricing[8]Google Workspace referral and affiliate programs[6]Zoho Mail partnership program[14]Shipmail organizations documentation

One warning about reselling. When you bill the client, you're also their support desk and their single point of failure. If you stop paying the host or close your business, their email goes with you. Put the domain in the client's own name either way, and keep the DNS logins somewhere they can reach.

Sources17 sourcesVerified 2026-10-25
  1. [1]
    MXroute reseller plans

    MXroute reseller plans: Reseller 75 at $30 a quarter for 75 GB, Reseller 150 at $45 a quarter for 150 GB, Reseller 200 at $25 a month for 200 GB. Every plan includes a white-label control panel on your own URL, direct customer logins, per-customer storage limits, your branding and your pricing, and hides MXroute branding behind your own domain. The page lists no customer or domain caps.

    mxroute.com · 2026-10-25

  2. [2]
    MXroute pricing

    All plans include unlimited domains, unlimited accounts, 400 emails an hour per account, and SMTP/IMAP/POP3. Small $59/year for 10 GB, Medium $69/year for 25 GB, Large $79/year for 50 GB; larger storage plans from $100/year for 100 GB.

    mxroute.com · 2026-10-25

  3. [3]
    OpenSRS hosted email pricing

    OpenSRS hosted email per user per month: $1.00 for 10 GB, $2.50 for 25 GB, $5.00 for 50 GB, $7.50 for 75 GB, built in 5 GB increments at $0.50 each. White-label options are listed as included. Selling requires an OpenSRS reseller account.

    opensrs.com · 2026-10-25

  4. [4]
    OpenSRS Hosted Email billing for resellers

    A standard 5 GB OpenSRS mailbox is $0.50 a month, with larger tiers up to 100 GB at $10.00. Hosted Email is billed monthly and debited from the reseller account balance at the end of each calendar month. Email forwards are $0.02 per forward per month.

    support.opensrs.com · 2026-10-25

  5. [5]
    mailbox.org pricing

    mailbox.org business plans, net per user per month: Light 1 EUR (2 GB, annual payment), Standard 4 EUR (20 GB mail, 10 GB drive, custom domains), Premium 12 EUR (50 GB mail, 100 GB drive). Business service packages are listed from 25 EUR a month net. IMAP and POP3 included. Lists a reseller solution, and its API lets a reseller offer the service to users on the reseller's own website; no reseller prices are published.

    mailbox.org · 2026-10-25

  6. [6]
    Zoho Mail partnership program

    Zoho Mail's reseller and channel partner program: commissions in a five-tier structure, free bulk migrations, and a partner store where partners manage customers' domains, users, policies and security settings. The page publishes no commission rates, prices or minimums, and does not mention rebranding the service.

    zoho.com · 2026-10-25

  7. [7]
    Zoho Mail pricing

    US prices from the page's price list: Mail Lite $1 per user per month with 5 GB ($1.25 with 10 GB) and Mail Premium $4 with 50 GB, both billed annually with no monthly plan; Workplace Standard $3 annually or $4 monthly. Mail Free covers up to 5 users on one domain with 5 GB each and no IMAP, POP or ActiveSync, in select data centers only. Zia is listed on Mail Lite and Premium; Mail plans list no newsletter or booking product.

    zoho.com · 2026-10-15

  8. [8]
    Google Workspace referral and affiliate programs

    Google Workspace Referral Program: a flat commission for each referred user, capped at 200 users a year, in 24 countries. Affiliate Program: premium per-user commission rates with no cap, in 40+ countries. The page publishes no commission amounts and does not cover reselling or billing customers yourself.

    workspace.google.com · 2026-10-25

  9. [9]
    Google Workspace Reseller API prerequisites

    To resell Google Workspace, become an approved Google Workspace partner; a fully executed and signed reseller contract is required to use the Partner Sales Console and the Reseller API.

    developers.google.com · 2026-10-25

  10. [10]
    Titan partner program

    Titan's email for web presence providers, naming GoDaddy, HostGator Brazil and Name.com as partners. Partners package and monetize it under their own brand, with APIs and an iFrame control panel. Joining is through a contact form; no self-serve signup or prices are listed.

    titan.email · 2026-10-25

  11. [11]
    Shipmail pricing

    Shipmail plan prices, mailbox limits, team access, and send limits.

    shipmail.to · 2026-10-15

  12. [12]
    Shipmail terms of service

    Shipmail's terms list what customers cannot do, including reselling the service without a written agreement.

    shipmail.to · 2026-10-25

  13. [13]
    Shipmail email client connection settings

    Shipmail IMAP, SMTP, and JMAP settings: mx1.shipmail.to, IMAP on port 993 with SSL/TLS, SMTP on port 465 with SSL/TLS or 587 with STARTTLS, the full email address as username, and the mailbox password or an app password.

    shipmail.to · 2026-10-15

  14. [14]
    Shipmail organizations documentation

    Each organization has its own domains, mailboxes, members, billing and settings. Any account login can create more organizations and switch between them from the account menu.

    shipmail.to · 2026-10-15

  15. [15]
    Shipmail team roles and mailbox access documentation

    Owner, Admin and Member roles. Members read and send only in the mailboxes they have access to, either All mailboxes or Selected mailboxes.

    shipmail.to · 2026-10-15

  16. [16]
    Shipmail booking pages documentation

    Public booking links that offer slots from a mailbox calendar's real availability, with buffers, minimum notice, and a Zoom or Google Meet link on each booking.

    shipmail.to · 2026-10-15

  17. [17]
    Shipmail affiliate program

    Shipmail affiliates earn 50% of each payment for a referred customer's first 12 months, then 25% for as long as they keep paying. Referred customers get 20% off their first 12 months on Solo, Pro and Team with the affiliate's code. Payouts are monthly by PayPal or Wise from a $10 minimum. Agencies and freelancers are a named audience.

    shipmail.to · 2026-10-25

Questions worth answering

Common questions about white label email hosting.

What is white label email hosting?
Email hosting you sell under your own brand. The client sees your logo and pays your price, while the provider runs the servers and bills you at a wholesale rate.
Is Shipmail white label?
No. Clients see the Shipmail name, there's no public reseller program, and the terms rule out reselling without a written agreement. Agencies can run client domains in their own account or let each client own and pay for theirs.Sources[12]Shipmail terms of service[14]Shipmail organizations documentation
What's the cheapest way to resell email hosting?
OpenSRS sells mailboxes wholesale at $0.50 per 5 GB a month, but you need a reseller account. MXroute Reseller starts at $30 a quarter for 75 GB with a white-label panel and no per-mailbox fee.Sources[3]OpenSRS hosted email pricing[1]MXroute reseller plans
Can I resell Google Workspace?
Only as an approved Google Workspace partner with a signed reseller contract. Without one, the referral program pays a commission per user you refer, up to 200 users a year.Sources[9]Google Workspace Reseller API prerequisites[8]Google Workspace referral and affiliate programs
Can my client pay Shipmail directly while I manage their email?
Yes. Choose My client pays when you set up their organization. The client becomes the Owner and chooses the plan, and you stay on as an Admin with access to every mailbox.[14]

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