Runway is for product, not inbox tax
Ten Workspace seats = $60–120/mo before you have revenue. That's a month of ads or a contractor hour.
Per inbox — not per bloated suite
Email your whole startup without burning runway.
You have product-market fit to find — not IT tickets to file. Meil Live gives every founder, engineer, and intern a you@startup.com inbox from $1.70/seat. No suite bloat. No annual lock-in. Add mailboxes when you hire.
$8.505-person team / mo
1 dashboardall mailboxes
$0org signup
Sound familiar?
Every hire shouldn't mean a platform migration
Shared passwords and forwarding don't scale. You need admin controls before investor due diligence.
Investors notice the details
A pitch deck with @gmail.com on slide 1 undercuts the 'we're serious' narrative.
10-person team: monthly email cost
| Meil Live | Typical alternative | |
|---|---|---|
| Meil Live Starter | ~$17/mo | 10 × $1.70 |
| Google Workspace | $60–120+/mo | 10 × $6–12 |
| Admin dashboard | Included | Included |
| Add/remove inboxes | Self-serve | Per-seat billing |
| Free org signup | Yes | No |
| Email-only focus | Yes — no suite tax | Bundled apps |
Why teams switch to Meil Live
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One admin panelAdd founders@, hello@, jobs@ — manage DNS, billing, and mailboxes centrally.
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Costs scale with headcountHire slow? Pay slow. No empty seats on an annual contract.
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DNS you can actually fixGuided MX/SPF/DKIM — your technical cofounder sleeps.
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AWS + Backblaze stackEnterprise delivery and durable backups without enterprise pricing.
Go live in four steps
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1
Create org free
Founder signs up — invite the team later.
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2
Verify startup.com DNS
One-time setup. We show exact records.
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3
Provision inboxes
founder@, eng@, sales@ — each on Starter or upgrade as needed.
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4
Connect clients
Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook — IMAP everywhere.
Questions before you switch
We're 3 people today — can we grow to 30?
Yes. Add inboxes anytime from the dashboard. Per-mailbox billing.
Do we need an IT person?
No. Meil Live is self-serve with guides and WhatsApp support.
Can we use Google Workspace later?
Sure — but most early-stage teams prefer saving $500+/year until they need the full suite.
Is there a shared inbox?
Create hello@ or support@ as a dedicated mailbox any team member can access via IMAP/webmail.
Ship product. Not email migrations.
Free organization. Team inboxes from $1.70/mo each. Investor-ready from day one.