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# Fastmail vs Thunderbird Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Fastmail**
Free Trial

**$3.00** 1 User Per Month · Basic

**$5.00** 1 User Per Month · Standard

**$9.00** 1 User Per Month · Professional

**Thunderbird**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Fastmail**
Not enough reviews yet

**Thunderbird**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Fastmail**
Not enough reviews yet

**Thunderbird**
13%

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Time to Implement

**Fastmail** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Thunderbird** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Fastmail** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Thunderbird** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Fastmail**
Not enough data

**Thunderbird**

Ease of Use (4)

Functionality Features (4)

Difficult Setup (2)

Missing Features (2)

Screenshots

**Fastmail**
 ![Fastmail screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1850829/linux.png)

**Thunderbird**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Fastmail**

**7.7** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Thunderbird**

**8.7** /10

Based on 305 responses

Ease of Use

**Fastmail**

**7.8** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Thunderbird**

**8.8** /10

Based on 306 responses

Ease of Setup

**Fastmail**

**8.7** /10

Based on 5 responses

**Thunderbird**

**8.8** /10

Based on 76 responses

Ease of Admin

**Fastmail** Not enough data

**Thunderbird**

**8.4** /10

Based on 58 responses

Quality of Support

**Fastmail**

**7.0** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Thunderbird**

**7.9** /10

Based on 222 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Fastmail** Not enough data

**Thunderbird**

**8.1** /10

Based on 41 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Fastmail**

**6.5** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Thunderbird**

**7.7** /10

Based on 303 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Email Client

Not enough data

**8.5** /10

Based on 124 responses

Email Management

Not enough data

**8.9** /10

Based on 10 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
76.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
76.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
65.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
10.5%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
65.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
10.5%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Fastmail](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3a6becd0cc9acc2d60b956ce2deae5ff/fastmail.svg "Fastmail")](https://www.g2.com/products/fastmail/reviews)
Fastmail

Information Technology and Services
29.4%

Marketing and Advertising
11.8%

Human Resources
11.8%

Translation and Localization
5.9%

Telecommunications
5.9%

Other
35.3%

[![Thunderbird](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6ca5b57b63c45814e9ef66a64ca43c19/thunderbird.png "Thunderbird")](https://www.g2.com/products/thunderbird/reviews)
Thunderbird

Information Technology and Services
12.9%

Computer Software
11.7%

Internet
6.6%

Marketing and Advertising
5.1%

Telecommunications
3.3%

Other
60.4%

Alternatives

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 ![Google Workspace](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/16b55d7b1aa594a1a78d8ec91ebbca79/google-workspace.svg "Google Workspace")

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Proton Mail For Business
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 ![Microsoft 365](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b00f1e973c18316a75f00ffdf40ae927/microsoft365.svg "Microsoft 365")

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**Thunderbird Alternatives**

 ![Front](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1fe01c88159eb52ed7e93d98cdce08a5/front.svg "Front")

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 ![Spike](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ad8d6b14c633bf13965f58ef40a77f0f/spike.svg "Spike")

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Spike
](/products/spike/reviews)

 ![Mailbird](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_53eb6f8d708e7c322d572e28b89709cc/mailbird.png "Mailbird")

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Mailbird
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 ![eM Client](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/279347ac57ba92081663a3e86d7b6132/em-client.svg "eM Client")

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eM Client
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## Fastmail vs Thunderbird

- Reviewers felt that Thunderbird meets the needs of their business better than Fastmail.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Thunderbird is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Thunderbird over Fastmail.