{"id":1156,"date":"2020-11-13T15:25:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2020\/11\/13\/4625828-parameters-and-limits-of-hostinger-email\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:47:16","slug":"4625828-parameters-and-limits-of-hostinger-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4625828-parameters-and-limits-of-hostinger-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Parameters and limits of Hostinger Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">To ensure high deliverability and account security, Hostinger applies specific resource limits to email services. These parameters vary depending on whether you are using a standalone email plan or a version included with your hosting plan.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\">There are three main ways to access Hostinger Email:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"#h_22513202b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Email plans<\/a>: Standalone, professional email services available as Business Starter or Business Premium.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"#h_c587de51f4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Email Free Trial<\/a>: A trial period of professional email included with select hosting or domain purchases.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"#h_94f88660b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Business Email<\/a>: Legacy email versions bundled with specific web hosting plans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>All parameters listed below are applied per individual mailbox and calculated over a rolling 24-hour period.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p>Hostinger may update email resource limits to maintain optimal system performance and high deliverability rates. Always check the Emails section in <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"148\">hPanel<\/b> for the most current parameters applying to your email service.<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_22513202b0\">Business Email Plans<\/h2><p>These standalone plans provide extensive resources and advanced features for professional communication. You can create as many mailboxes as purchased and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6272294-how-to-get-additional-email-accounts-with-hostinger-email\/\">add more mailboxes<\/a> at any time.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: max-content;max-width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa\">\n<td><b>Feature<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Business Starter<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Business Premium<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Storage limit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 GB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">50 GB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Message limit (units)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">300000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Daily message rate (Inbound\/Outbound)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">1000\/day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">3000\/day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4469114-differences-and-applications-of-catch-all-forwarder-and-email-alias#h_2263cf2126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forwarder<\/a> limit (hPanel \/ Webmail)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 \/ 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">50 \/ 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4469114-differences-and-applications-of-catch-all-forwarder-and-email-alias#h_8c1f774d9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alias<\/a> limit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Rules\/Filters (Webmail)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Unlimited<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">AI Credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10\/month<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Unlimited<br>\n(Fair Use Policy applies)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Spam and antivirus protection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Advanced<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Advanced<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Custom DKIM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#9989;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#9989;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Recipients per message<br>\n(To, Cc, and Bcc)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>The daily message rate applies separately to incoming and outgoing traffic. For example, a limit of 1000 allows for 1000 sent messages and 1000 received messages in a 24-hour period.<\/li>\n<li>Email limits are fixed per plan and cannot be customized, with the exception of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10627422-how-to-increase-your-mailbox-storage-with-hostinger-email-storage-add-on\/\">Storage Add-on<\/a> available for Business Starter and Business Premium email plans.<\/li>\n<li>You can <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5505897-how-to-upgrade-your-email-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrade<\/a> your plan at any time; the new limits will apply to all mailboxes associated with that specific email order.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_c587de51f4\">Business Email Free Trial<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Experience professional email features with specific trial limits. These trials allow you to test the interface and core functionality before upgrading to a full plan. Eligibility depends on your initial purchase:<\/p><ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\">The 30-day trial is available through selected domain purchases and includes 1 mailbox.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\">The 1-year trial is included with specific hosting plans, and the mailboxes per domain vary per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6976044-parameters-and-limits-of-hosting-plans-in-hostinger\/\">hosting plan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: max-content;max-width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa\">\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Feature<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><strong>Business Starter<\/strong><br>\n<strong>(30-day trial)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><strong>Business Starter<\/strong><br>\n<strong>(1-year trial)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Storage limit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 GB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">1 GB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Daily message rate (Inbound\/Outbound)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100\/day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100\/day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">AI Credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p>All other parameters not listed in the table above, such as aliases, filters, and security features, match the full Business Starter plan. Trial limits are automatically lifted upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5505897-how-to-upgrade-a-hostinger-email-plan\/#h_233215d19f\">upgrading<\/a> to a paid plan.<\/p><div>\n<div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">&#9888;&#65039; The number of free trials you can claim depends on how many websites your hosting plan supports.<\/div>\n<\/div><div><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/div><ul>\n<li>The daily message rate applies separately to incoming and outgoing traffic. For example, a limit of 100 allows for 100 sent messages and 100 received messages in a 24-hour period.<\/li>\n<li>If you cancel a Business Email free trial, it cannot be reactivated. If the hosting plan expires before 1 year, the email trial is canceled.<\/li>\n<li>Trial Email limits are fixed per plan and cannot be customized. You can <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5505897-how-to-upgrade-a-hostinger-email-plan\/#h_233215d19f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrade<\/a> to a Business Starter or Business Premium plan at any time; the new limits will apply to all mailboxes associated with the domain or subdomain.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_94f88660b4\">Free Business Email<\/h2><p>These Free Business Email versions are bundled with legacy hosting plans and are no longer available for new purchases. These parameters apply only to users with an active legacy plan. For details on mailbox count limits for these plans, refer to the guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10717644-new-web-and-cloud-hosting-limits-at-hostinger\/\">changes in web and cloud hosting limits<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Parameter<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Free Business Email<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Free Business Email Starter<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Free Business Email Premium<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Status<\/td>\n<td>Deprecated (No longer offered since April 2025)<\/td>\n<td>Deprecated (Created before Nov 2020)<\/td>\n<td>Deprecated (Created before Nov 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Storage limit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">1 GB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 GB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">15 GB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Message limit (units)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">15000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">150000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Daily message rate (Inbound\/Outbound)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100\/day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100\/day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100\/day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4469114-differences-and-applications-of-catch-all-forwarder-and-email-alias#h_2263cf2126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forwarder<\/a> limit (hPanel\/Webmail)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">1 \/ 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">5 \/ 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 \/ 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4469114-differences-and-applications-of-catch-all-forwarder-and-email-alias#h_8c1f774d9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alias<\/a> limit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Rules\/Filters (Webmail)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">AI Credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10 total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Spam and antivirus protection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Basic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Basic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Basic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Custom DKIM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#9989;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#10060;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#10060;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 234px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Recipients per message<br>\n(To, Cc, and Bcc)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 154px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>The daily message rate applies separately to incoming and outgoing traffic. For example, a limit of 100 allows for 100 sent messages and 100 received messages in a 24-hour period.<\/li>\n<li>Trial Email limits are fixed per plan and cannot be customized. You can <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5505897-how-to-upgrade-a-hostinger-email-plan\/#h_233215d19f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrade<\/a> to a Business Starter or Business Premium plan at any time; the new limits will apply to all mailboxes associated with the domain or subdomain.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_388ee8fa60\">Additional parameters<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">The following technical limits apply to all Hostinger Email versions to ensure optimal performance.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: max-content;max-width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa\">\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Parameter<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Value<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Inbound email size (including attachments)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">50 MB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Outbound email size (including attachments)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">35 MB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Outbound attachment size<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">25 MB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_51c8d71970\">How to check Hostinger Email limits<\/h2><p>You can review your specific plan details and current resource usage directly within your account.<\/p><ol>\n<li>Go to hPanel <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&rarr; <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/emails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emails<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Locate your domain and click <strong>Mailboxes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>View limits<\/strong> to get a detailed breakdown of your email resources.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-email-view-limits.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-email-view-limits.png 904w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-email-view-limits-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-email-view-limits-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Monitoring these limits helps you maintain a consistent workflow and decide when an upgrade might benefit your growing communication needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available resources and limits of Hostinger Email plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[288],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hostinger-email-getting-started"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4625828-parameters-and-limits-of-hostinger-email\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/4625828-parametros-y-limites-del-email-de-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/4625828-parametres-et-limites-du-service-email-de-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/4625828-hostinger-email-parameter-and-limit\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/4625828-hostinger-el-pasto-parametrai-ir-limitai\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/4625828-parametros-e-limites-dos-e-mails-da-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/4625828-----hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1156"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9271,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions\/9271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}