How to Cancel Fastmail in 2026 (And Where to Move Your Email)

Updated February 2026 • 7 min read

Fastmail is one of the better paid email services — fast, private, Australian-owned. But at $5-9/user/month, it adds up. Maybe you realized Gmail is good enough, or you want end-to-end encryption that Fastmail doesn't offer. Here's how to leave without losing a single email.

Fastmail Pricing

• Standard: $5/month ($50/year) — 30GB storage
• Professional: $7/month ($70/year) — 100GB, custom domains
• Business: $9/user/month — admin controls, compliance

Annual cost for one user: $50-108/year. Not outrageous, but Gmail is free and Proton Mail's free tier handles most use cases.

Step 1: Export Your Email

Fastmail supports standard IMAP, making migration straightforward:

1. IMAP migration (recommended): Set up your new email provider first, then use their import tool to pull from Fastmail via IMAP
2. Direct download: Settings → Privacy & Security → Download my data → select Email, Contacts, Calendars
3. Thunderbird method: Add both accounts to Thunderbird, drag folders from Fastmail to new provider

Step 2: Export Contacts & Calendar

• Contacts: Settings → Migration → Export contacts as VCF (vCard format)
• Calendar: Settings → Calendars → Export as ICS file
• Import both into your new provider — every major service supports VCF and ICS

Step 3: Update Your Email Everywhere

If using a @fastmail.com address, update it everywhere before canceling:

• Bank accounts, credit cards, insurance
• Social media accounts (especially 2FA recovery)
• Online shopping (Amazon, etc.)
• Government services, tax filings
• Newsletter subscriptions worth keeping

Step 4: Cancel

1. Log in to fastmail.com
2. Go to Settings → Account → Plans
3. Click Cancel account
4. Confirm cancellation — access continues until billing period ends

Fastmail doesn't play retention games — cancellation is clean and straightforward. One of the few companies that respects your decision.

Best Fastmail Alternatives

• Proton Mail — Free tier (1GB), paid from $4/month. End-to-end encryption Fastmail doesn't have. Swiss privacy laws.
• Tuta (Tutanota) — Free tier (1GB), paid from $3.60/month. E2EE, German privacy laws, cheapest paid option.
• Gmail — Free (15GB). Best search, best spam filter, best integrations. The privacy tradeoff is real but acceptable for most people.
• iCloud Mail — Free with Apple devices. Custom domains supported with iCloud+. Simple and reliable.
• Zoho Mail — Free for up to 5 users. Good business alternative at $1/user/month.