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Patra vs MXroute, fact by fact.

Patra and MXroute both charge by storage, not per person. Patra’s list prices are lower at 10 GB and 25 GB and the same at 50 GB, before tax. MXroute suits teams that need higher sending limits, more than 50 GB, POP3 or a white-label reseller panel on their own domain, but it has no free trial.

Both have unlimited mailboxes and domains (at Patra, within fair use: up to 1,000 mailboxes and 100 domains). Patra adds a 14-day free trial, two-step sign-in for mailboxes, built-in automations and a setup page for each person’s phone and computer.

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Patra vs MXroute: the quick verdict.

The headline differences, from each company’s own pages on 16 October 2026.

Quick verdict: Patra and MXroute side by side, checked 16 October 2026
What you comparePatraMXrouteEdge
Price for a 5-person team for a year, at 5 GB each (25 GB)US$49 on the 25 GB plan, plus applicable taxUS$69 on Medium (25 GB). MXroute says it adds no VAT or similar taxes.Patra
Storage10, 25 or 50 GB, shared by everyone. More on request.10, 25 or 50 GB, shared by all mailboxes. Larger plans are listed up to 1 TB.MXroute, for more than 50 GB
Mailboxes and domainsUnlimited within fair use: up to 1,000 mailboxes and 100 domainsUnlimited, within your storageEven for most teams
AliasesAliases, groups, a catch-all and plus addresses, at no extra cost. Aliases and groups deliver to people in your account.Forwarders (MXroute’s name for aliases), which can also send mail on to outside addresses, plus domain aliases, a catch-all and plus addressingMXroute, for domain aliases
AIAdmins can connect AI apps through a read-only connector, included. It can’t read mail, and webmail has no AI features.AI spam filtering is in development, planned as a low-cost add-on with no published pricePatra, for admins
AutomationsBuilt in: Telegram and Slack alerts, automatic replies, forwarding, folders and signed webhooks. 1,000 to 10,000 runs a month, by plan.None listed in MXroute’s docs. It offers sieve filters, and APIs for developers.Patra
Reselling and partner brandingPartner pools from 75 GB, prices on request. Your brand on clients’ admin console, sign-in and setup pages and emails; webmail and server names still show Patra.Reseller plans from US$45 a quarter (150 GB), with a white-label panel on your own domain, customer logins and branded webmailMXroute
Free trial14 days, with no payment details. Until the first payment: 10 GB and 100 recipients a day.NonePatra
Sending limits400 recipients an hour and 1,000 a day per address, within an account total of 400, 600 or 1,000 a day, by plan400 emails an hour per mailbox, with a daily allowance of up to 9,600 per mailboxMXroute
Track recordIn early access since October 2026Founded in 2013MXroute

“Edge” marks the stronger offer on that line for a typical small team, judged only from the facts in the table. Every MXroute fact comes from MXroute’s own pages: see Sources.

What a 5-person team pays for a year.

Both bills depend on how much mail your team keeps, not on how many people you add. Here are three storage needs for a team of five, at list prices checked on 16 October 2026.

Yearly list price for a team of five at three storage needs, Patra and MXroute, checked 16 October 2026
Storage for five peoplePatraMXrouteDifference
2 GB each: 5 × 2 GB = 10 GBUS$35 a year on the 10 GB plan, plus applicable tax. Per person: US$35 ÷ 5 = US$7.00.US$59 a year on Small (10 GB). Per person: US$59 ÷ 5 = US$11.80.US$59 − US$35 = US$24 a year less with Patra, before tax
5 GB each: 5 × 5 GB = 25 GBUS$49 a year on the 25 GB plan, plus applicable tax. Per person: US$49 ÷ 5 = US$9.80.US$69 a year on Medium (25 GB). Per person: US$69 ÷ 5 = US$13.80.US$69 − US$49 = US$20 a year less with Patra, before tax
10 GB each: 5 × 10 GB = 50 GBUS$79 a year on the 50 GB plan, plus applicable tax. Per person: US$79 ÷ 5 = US$15.80.US$79 a year on Large (50 GB). Per person: US$79 ÷ 5 = US$15.80.The same list price, before tax
  • Tax. Patra’s prices are plus applicable tax, which Paddle, our merchant of record, adds at checkout where it applies. MXroute says it adds no VAT or similar taxes to its invoices, and leaves it to each customer to work out whether any tax applies where they are. With a 20% tax, for example, Patra’s 25 GB plan would come to US$58.80 (US$49 × 1.2), still below MXroute’s US$69, while its 50 GB plan would come to US$94.80, above MXroute’s US$79.
  • Per month. Both bill these plans yearly. Spread over 12 months, the 25 GB plans work out at about US$4.08 for the whole team with Patra, before tax, and US$5.75 with MXroute.
  • More people, same price. With either service, adding people doesn’t change the price. Twenty people at 2 GB each (40 GB) still fit a 50 GB plan at US$79 a year, or US$3.95 per person a year.
  • Before you pay. Patra is free for 14 days, with 10 GB and 100 recipients a day until your first payment. MXroute has no free trial.

Feature by feature, in detail.

What each service offers, line by line, from its own pages on 16 October 2026.

Patra and MXroute compared feature by feature, checked 16 October 2026
FeaturePatraMXroute
Price and billing
How you payPer account, by storage. Adding people doesn’t change the price.Per account, by storage, with “no per-seat charges”
Plans10 GB US$35, 25 GB US$49 and 50 GB US$79 a year, plus applicable tax10 GB US$59, 25 GB US$69 and 50 GB US$79 a year
More storageSelf-serve plans go up to 50 GB. More is available on request.Listed up to 1 TB (US$550 a year). On 16 October 2026 the largest in stock was 900 GB, at US$500 a year or US$50 a month.
Billing periodYearly. Partner pools can be monthly or yearly.Yearly for 10 to 50 GB. Some larger plans can also be paid monthly.
Tax and currencyPlus applicable tax, added by Paddle, our merchant of record. Prices show in your local currency where Paddle offers one.Invoices in US dollars. MXroute says it adds no VAT or similar taxes, and leaves customers to work out whether any tax applies to them.
PayingThe payment methods Paddle’s checkout offers in your countryPayment cards and PayPal
Free trial14 days, with no payment details neededNone
RefundsPatra’s Refund Policy says the first payment is refunded in full if you ask within 14 days of it.MXroute’s refund policy says it gives no refunds. Its Terms make an exception where MXroute fails to keep its own guarantees.
Changing plansA bigger plan applies at once, and you pay the difference. A smaller one starts at renewal, if your mail fits.Change plans in the panel, with the price difference prorated
Mail and apps
Ways to connectIMAP and SMTP. POP3 isn’t available.IMAP, POP3 and SMTP
Setting up mail appsA setup page for each person, a settings profile for iPhone, iPad and Mac, and an optional DNS record that lets some versions of Outlook set themselves upBy hand: MXroute doesn’t support autoconfig or autodiscovery
WebmailIn any browser, with search, filters, out of office, signatures, templates and 27 languagesMXroute’s own webmail, which can be installed as an app. Roundcube and Crossbox are still offered.
Contacts on phonesContacts live in webmail. They don’t sync to phone or computer contacts apps.Synced over CardDAV, with CalDAV too, at dav.mxroute.com
Phone appsAny IMAP mail app, with step-by-step guides. There’s no Patra app.Any IMAP mail app. A native iOS app is in development.
Largest messageIncoming messages up to 35 MB in total. Keep outgoing attachments under about 25 MB.50 MB in total
Admin and security
Admin accessOwners and admins, with an audit log of admin actions that can’t be editedOne control-panel login per standard plan, with limited delegation
Adding people in bulkA CSV file of up to 100 people; a Google Workspace user export works as it is. Each person chooses a password through a setup link.CSV import of up to 200 mailboxes at a time, and a CSV export of the list
Two-step sign-inFor the admin console, with backup codes, and for each mailbox in webmail, with app passwords for mail appsFor the management account, where you pay invoices and open the control panel. MXroute’s docs say this is separate from mailbox sign-in, and that IMAP, POP3 and SMTP can’t support true two-factor authentication.
EncryptionIn transit and at rest. Patra’s servers can read mail in order to deliver it, filter spam and show it in webmail.In transit. MXroute’s FAQ says: “We do not encrypt emails but you are welcome to use PGP.”
Spam filteringSpam and phishing filtering on all incoming mailSpamAssassin with heavily modified rules, plus Expert Spam Filtering, on by default. MXroute doesn’t allow spam filtering to be switched off completely.
BackupsEvery 6 hours, kept 35 days, plus point-in-time recovery for 14 days. A deleted mailbox can be restored for 30 days.Frequent backups, which MXroute’s Terms say “are not guaranteed and are provided as a courtesy”
Where mail is keptOur Subprocessors page lists each provider, what it does and where it processes data.Mostly in Ashburn, Virginia, USA, with servers also in Australia, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. MXroute says all its servers will eventually move to Ashburn.
Sending and delivery
Sending limitsUp to 50 recipients per message, 400 an hour and 1,000 a day per address, and 400, 600 or 1,000 a day for the whole account, by plan400 emails an hour per mailbox. A daily allowance per mailbox can be set up to 9,600.
What you may sendPerson-to-person business mail. No newsletters, marketing, cold outreach or purchased lists.Business, personal and transactional mail, such as order confirmations and password resets. No marketing email or cold outreach.
Delivery toolsA dashboard of recipients, bounces and spam reports for 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days, and automatic pauses that protect your domainIts own IP ranges, closely monitored. A message that fails because of MXroute’s IP reputation is resent, a backup route keeps retrying for 24 hours, and log search (alpha) covers up to 7 days.
For developersSigned webhooks for incoming mail, through Automations, and a read-only connector (MCP) for AI appsA REST API for domains, mailboxes and forwarders, and an HTTP API for sending mail
Automations and AI
AutomationsWatch an address and act on new mail: a Telegram or Slack message, a signed webhook, a forward with attachments, an automatic reply, a label or a folder. 1,000, 3,000 or 10,000 runs a month by plan, and 100 a month during the trial.None listed in MXroute’s docs. It offers sieve filters.
AIA read-only connector (MCP) lets AI apps check your plan, mailboxes, DNS records and delivery. It can’t change anything, send mail or read mail.AI spam filtering is in development, planned as a low-cost add-on. No other AI features are documented.
Partners and resellers
ProgrammePartner pools from 75 GB for your team and all your clients, paid monthly or yearly, prices on request. Reselling needs a written agreement.Reseller plans from US$45 a quarter for 150 GB, at your own prices. A smaller plan at US$30 a quarter was out of stock on 16 October 2026.
Your brandYour name, logo, colour and support address on clients’ admin console, sign-in page, setup pages and the emails we send them. Webmail, web addresses, server names and DNS records still show Patra: see the details.A white-label control panel on your own domain, with your colours and logo. Any MXroute customer can also show MXroute’s webmail on their own hostname, with their name and logo.
Managing clientsOpen any client’s console to add domains and users, change storage, or suspend and resume them. Everything is recorded under your name.Customer logins, packages with limits per customer, signing in as a customer, and a WHMCS module
Support and track record
SupportBy email at hello@trypatra.com, with a help centre of step-by-step guides. No phone or chat support, and no response-time promise.Tickets only, answered by MXroute’s operators. MXroute says its goal is to answer every ticket within 24 hours, generally in 4 to 6 hours. Priority Support, with a 1-hour ticket response, costs US$2,000 a month.
Moving mail inEach person imports their own mail from their setup page. The import runs on Patra’s side and emails them when it’s done.MXroute doesn’t move mail for customers. It recommends the imapsync tool.
Track recordOpened for early access in October 2026. No availability guarantee or service credits during early access.Founded in 2013, independent and operator-run, with a public status page and changelog

Which one suits your team?

Both keep pricing simple. The better choice depends on how much you send, how much you store and how much help you want with setup.

Choose MXroute if…

  • you send a lot from each mailbox, including mail from your own apps: MXroute allows 400 emails an hour per mailbox, with a daily allowance of up to 9,600, and has an HTTP sending API.
  • you need more than 50 GB. MXroute lists plans up to 1 TB; on 16 October 2026 the largest in stock was 900 GB, at US$500 a year or US$50 a month.
  • you want POP3, or contacts that sync to your phone over CardDAV.
  • you resell email and want a white-label panel on your own domain, branded webmail and a WHMCS module, and you’re willing to invest time in setup, as MXroute’s reseller page advises.
  • you’re happy to set up mail apps by hand, and to work from documentation and support tickets.
  • you want a REST API to manage domains, mailboxes and forwarders.
  • you need 50 GB and pay tax where you are: both cost US$79 a year, and MXroute says it adds no VAT or similar taxes, though it leaves you to check whether you owe any tax yourself.
  • you value a long track record: MXroute was founded in 2013 and publishes a status page and changelog.

Choose Patra if…

  • you want to try it first: every plan is free for 14 days with no payment details, and Patra’s Refund Policy says the first payment is refunded in full if you ask within 14 days of it.
  • your team keeps up to 25 GB: Patra’s list prices are US$35 and US$49 a year, plus applicable tax, against MXroute’s US$59 and US$69.
  • you want more help with setup: a share link for whoever runs your DNS, and a setup page for each person’s phone and computer, with a settings profile for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
  • you want two-step sign-in for each mailbox as well as for admins, with app passwords for mail apps.
  • you want automations built in: Telegram or Slack alerts for new enquiries, automatic replies, invoices forwarded to your accountant and signed webhooks, with 1,000 to 10,000 runs a month included.
  • you want mail encrypted at rest, and backups every 6 hours kept for 35 days.
  • you want owners and admins, an audit log and a delivery dashboard in one admin console.
  • you want to check your setup and delivery from an AI app, through a read-only connector.
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Switching from MXroute to Patra.

Set Patra up next to MXroute. Nothing changes for your mail until you switch your MX record, and each person brings their old mail with them.

  1. Step 1: Start free and add your domain

    Your MXroute mailboxes keep working while you set up.

  2. Step 2: Add the DNS records

    Add the records your admin console lists. If your domain already has an SPF record for MXroute, edit it instead of adding a second one. How to add them.

  3. Step 3: Add your people

    Create mailboxes one by one or from a CSV file. MXroute’s panel can export your mailbox list as a CSV file, without passwords or mail, so you can see who needs an address. Forwarders that point to your own people can be set up again as aliases or groups. Add and manage users.

  4. Step 4: Switch your MX record

    When everyone is ready, replace MXroute’s MX records with the one your Patra panel lists. New mail starts arriving at Patra. Go live.

  5. Step 5: Bring your old mail

    Each person imports their MXroute mail from their setup page: they choose Another provider and enter MXroute’s IMAP server, with port 993 (SSL). Keep MXroute open until everyone has finished. Move your old mail.

Before you cancel MXroute

  • MXroute’s services renew automatically, its 10, 25 and 50 GB plans once a year. Its billing policy says to cancel at least 8 days before renewal to avoid the renewal charge, and it gives no partial refund for the rest of a term.
  • MXroute’s cancellation guide notes that cancelling can permanently delete your email, so cancel only after every import has finished.
  • Filters, signatures and out-of-office replies are set up again in Patra webmail, and contacts can be imported there from a vCard file.

The full guide: Switch to Patra

Patra vs MXroute: your questions.

Something else? Write to hello@trypatra.com.

Patra’s plans and prices

How much does MXroute cost compared with Patra?

Both charge a yearly price per account, by storage. For 10, 25 and 50 GB, MXroute lists US$59, US$69 and US$79 a year, and Patra US$35, US$49 and US$79, plus applicable tax. MXroute says it adds no VAT or similar taxes. A team of five needing 25 GB pays US$69 a year with MXroute or US$49 plus applicable tax with Patra. Prices checked on 16 October 2026.

Does MXroute charge per user?

No. MXroute prices by storage, with “no per-seat charges” and unlimited domains and mailboxes within your storage. Patra works the same way: one price for the whole account, with unlimited mailboxes and domains within fair use (up to 1,000 mailboxes and 100 domains).

Does MXroute have a free trial?

No. MXroute’s FAQ says it doesn’t offer a free trial, and its refund policy says it doesn’t give refunds. Patra is free for 14 days with no payment details, and Patra’s Refund Policy says the first payment is refunded in full if you ask within 14 days of it.

Does MXroute have two-step sign-in for mailboxes?

Not according to its docs. MXroute’s two-step sign-in protects the management account, where you pay invoices and open the control panel. Its docs say this is separate from mailbox sign-in, and that IMAP, POP3 and SMTP can’t support true two-factor authentication. Patra has two-step sign-in for the admin console and for each mailbox in webmail, with app passwords for mail apps.

Can I send newsletters or marketing email with MXroute or Patra?

Not marketing email: neither service allows it. MXroute’s pages differ on newsletters: its pre-sales FAQ rules them out, while its marketing policy allows non-promotional ones. Patra is for person-to-person business mail, so newsletters, marketing, cold outreach and purchased lists aren’t allowed. Use a dedicated email marketing service for those.

Which has higher sending limits, MXroute or Patra?

MXroute. Each MXroute mailbox can send 400 emails an hour, with a daily allowance of up to 9,600. Patra allows 400 recipients an hour and 1,000 a day per address, within a daily total for the whole account of 400, 600 or 1,000 recipients, depending on the plan.

Can I resell email under my own brand with MXroute or Patra?

Yes, with both. MXroute’s reseller plans start at US$45 a quarter for 150 GB (a smaller plan was out of stock on 16 October 2026), with a white-label panel on your own domain, customer logins and branded webmail. Patra’s partner pools start at 75 GB, with prices on request, and show your brand on your clients’ admin console, sign-in page, setup pages and emails; webmail, server names and DNS records still show Patra.

How do I move from MXroute to Patra?

Set Patra up next to MXroute, add the DNS records, add your people and switch your MX record. Then each person imports their mail over IMAP from their setup page, choosing Another provider and MXroute’s IMAP server. MXroute’s billing policy says to cancel at least 8 days before renewal to avoid the renewal charge, and its cancellation guide notes that cancelling can permanently delete your email, so finish every import first. See Switch to Patra.

Where these facts come from.

Last checked 16 October 2026. Every MXroute fact on this page comes from MXroute’s own websites, and every Patra fact from this site. Plans and prices change, so check both before you buy.

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