Through their platform, Klikonline offers a service called Shared Email - an affordable and reliable email solution for both individuals and small businesses.
Instead of having to manage your own (more expensive) infrastructure, here you share the underlying email server ("shared") with other customers, while keeping your own domain.
Key features include:
- Prices from €2.90 per month
- Multiple packages: Mail 20GB, Mail 60GB, Mail 100GB.
- Unlimited email accounts within your package
- Unlimited forwarding (forwards)
- Daily backups
- Free SSL (security)
- Webmail via Roundcube or use through your favorite mail app (IMAP/SMTP)
Because the hosting of the email servers takes place in Dutch data centers, Klikonline positions itself as a safe and reliable party within the Netherlands.
Who is Shared Email especially suitable for?
Although the term "shared" sounds like you should "share," in practice it means that the infrastructure is shared, not that your mailbox is shared with others. It's a good middle ground between (too cheap) basic solutions and (too expensive) dedicated e-mail servers.
Here are some use cases and benefits:
| Situation/user | Why Shared Email is Interesting |
|---|---|
| Small self-employed / start-up businesses | Low entry cost, but professional email use with your own domain |
| Bloggers/hobby projects | You don't want to pay too much for email hosting, but you do want reliable service |
| Organizations with multiple email addresses | Because you can create unlimited accounts within your package |
| People who have no desire or resources to do mail server management themselves | No technical overhead, the provider handles most of the infrastructure |
Tips for making the most of Shared Email
If you are considering using Shared Email or are already a user, here are some pieces of advice:
- Choose the right package
Determine your current and expected mailbox size, and thus choose the "Mail 20GB," "Mail 60GB" or "Mail 100GB" package so that you don't run into limits too soon. - Use forwarding and alias addresses wisely
Because forwarding is unlimited, you can set up multiple alias addresses within your domain and have them forwarded to one main account - useful for things like info@, contact@, support@, etc. - Pay attention to deliverability / spam policy
- Make sure you set SPF, DKIM and DMARC records correctly to prevent your mails from ending up in spam folders.
- Don't suddenly send very large email campaigns from your shared email; often (bulk) mail services are better suited for that.
- Make use of backups
Although Klikonline states that they perform daily backups, it is wise to also keep a backup of your important emails yourself (e.g., locally on your computer). - Consider upgrade if necessary
If you find that you are reaching limits often, or that you need more control (e.g., specific rules on firewalls, logging, larger mailboxes than 100GB), moving to a Dedicated Email solution may be the next step.