{"id":2159,"date":"2020-10-28T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T06:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailsafi.com\/blog\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2022-08-25T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:00:28","slug":"fully-managed-email-services-and-shared-hosting-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailsafi.com\/blog\/fully-managed-email-services-and-shared-hosting-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Fully-Managed Email Services and Shared Hosting: The Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While both are online or cloud-based solutions, there is a distinct difference between having your emails hosted on a shared website hosting platform or using a fully-managed email service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article makes a side-by-side comparison of the two services. We describe the typical differences a business\/user will experience with these services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For purposes of this article;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shared hosting<\/strong> refers to where an organization hosts their email on the same server as their website. However, this server is also shared with other organizations that are also using it for similar purposes. In most cases, the organization is expected to manage and support their own account. Additionally, the hosting is also only on one server and lacks redundancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fully-managed email<\/strong> service refers to a cloud-based email service where a third-party email service provider hosts your emails. Here, the service provider commits resources and expertise to manage and maintain email and collaboration infrastructure. In most cases, the email is hosted on multiple servers replicated in different geographical locations for redundancy. There is guaranteed 99.999% email uptime and 24\/7\/365 support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that we have that out of the way, let\u2019s delve into the common differences between shared hosting and fully-managed email hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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