Infomaniak

Swiss provider of email, calendar, cloud storage, domains and hosting services.

Liked as a privacy-focused, non-US alternative to Google services,1234 with IMAP on the free tier56 and solid domain and DNS service.78 The most common complaint is a confusing management UI,91011 and one long-time user notes it is not the cheapest.12
The HN verdict, written from 12 cited comments
5recommend
1warn against
Mar 15, 2026first mention
Sep 1, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used forfor leaving US servicesfor domains and DNSfor IMAP accessfor Android usersemail hostingpersonal email

Why people recommend it

Privacy, non-US · 3

Chosen as a Swiss, privacy-focused alternative to US services.

“The service is solid, never had any issues.”

moving away from US infrastructureswitched from DNSimpleon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”

“I prefer Infomakiak, because their free tier includes IMAP”

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“I’m really happy with Infomaniak, migrating all my domains was a breeze.”

Canadian avoiding US servicesswitched from NameCheapon “Migrating to the EU”

Free IMAP · 2

The free tier includes IMAP, useful for accessibility and automated tools.

“I prefer Infomakiak, because their free tier includes IMAP”

“I just recently signed up for Infomaniak (www.infomaniak.com) which I believe meets all those requirements”

Reliable service · 2

Users report solid service with no issues, including over 10 years of use.

“The service is solid, never had any issues.”

moving away from US infrastructureswitched from DNSimpleon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”

“Overall I'm very happy with them.”

Domain management · 2

Migrating domains was easy and DNS hosting has been dependable.

“I’m really happy with Infomaniak, migrating all my domains was a breeze.”

Canadian avoiding US servicesswitched from NameCheapon “Migrating to the EU”

“The service is solid, never had any issues.”

moving away from US infrastructureswitched from DNSimpleon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”

Android clients · 1

One user loves the Android mail and calendar sync apps.

“The experience has been nothing but awesome. I love the Android clients (mail, calendar sync)”

moved away from Google servicesswitched from mailbox.orgon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”

Caveats and dissent

Management UI · 3

The management interface is described as confusing, less than ideal, or horrible.

“The experience has been nothing but awesome. I love the Android clients (mail, calendar sync)”

moved away from Google servicesswitched from mailbox.orgon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”
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“The service is solid, never had any issues.”

moving away from US infrastructureswitched from DNSimpleon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”

Pricing · 2

It is probably not the cheapest option, and pricing raised questions.

“Overall I'm very happy with them.”

“I was also looking at infomaniak.com .”

Unfocused offering · 1

One user feels the product lineup is getting unfocused with kSuite and kDrive.

Often compared with

Who recommends it in their own words

All comments 8

“I just recently signed up for Infomaniak (www.infomaniak.com) which I believe meets all those requirements”

“I prefer Infomakiak, because their free tier includes IMAP”

“The experience has been nothing but awesome. I love the Android clients (mail, calendar sync)”

moved away from Google servicesswitched from mailbox.orgon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”

“The service is solid, never had any issues.”

moving away from US infrastructureswitched from DNSimpleon “Infomaniak transitions to a foundation model to prot…”

“Overall I'm very happy with them.”

“I’m really happy with Infomaniak, migrating all my domains was a breeze.”

Canadian avoiding US servicesswitched from NameCheapon “Migrating to the EU”

“I was also looking at infomaniak.com .”

Threads where it came up

Data: infomaniak.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

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