Side by side
| mxproxy | Registrar (Namecheap, Porkbun) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free up to 10 messages/month; Personal: $4.00/month | Free with the domain |
| Addresses | Catch-all on free; 100 forwarders on Personal, unlimited from Pro up | Namecheap: up to 100 forwarders; Porkbun: up to 20 per domain |
| Catch-all | Yes, with up to 10 inboxes depending on the plan | Namecheap: yes, to a single destination; Porkbun: none |
| DNS | Stays where it is: you create MX and TXT records | Namecheap: requires Namecheap DNS; Porkbun: the MX points to Porkbun |
| Reply as the domain | From Gmail or Outlook, through our SMTP with DKIM (from Personal up) | No: replies go out from your personal email; sending as the domain is their paid email |
| Log, spam filter and alerts | 30-day log, a spam filter level per domain, Telegram or webhook alerts | Not in their help |
Namecheap’s and Porkbun’s features checked in each one’s official help on October 20, 2026. Other registrars have their own rules: check your registrar’s help.
When registrar forwarding is enough
- You need a few addresses, only to receive, and the domain already uses the registrar’s DNS.
- You do not mind replies going out from your personal email.
- Zero cost matters most.
When a forwarder is worth it
- You want to reply as
hello@from inside Gmail or Outlook, with DKIM, not from your personal email. - You want a catch-all that reaches several inboxes, or addresses that reach more than one person.
- Your DNS is elsewhere (a host, Cloudflare, an online store) and you do not want to move it.
- You want to see what happened to each message and filter spam before it reaches the inbox.
Moving from your registrar to mxproxy
Turn off the registrar’s forwarding (at Namecheap, change the email mode under Mail Settings; see the Namecheap guide), create the records the mxproxy dashboard shows and check with the checker. Each DNS provider’s step by step is in Guides.