In your research to outsource email for your customers, with Google it is a simple. One fee for each email box on the system per month. We also can work with you on the communications, migration and integration with your existing provisioning systems. If you were bringing your new mail solution in house, you would have to consider the following costs.

1. Servers
2. Spam and Virus Protection
3. Mobile Device Support
4. Security Systems
5. Backup Services
6. Database Systems
7. Software Support
8. Labor and Infrastructure
9. Customer Support
10. Innovations to Keep Up with Market

With regard to in-house systems, if you build your own system you will have higher hidden costs. But even a rough calculation shows that the monthly cost for email hardware and software alone is more than cloud systems like Google. And when you add in the costs of staff, maintenance, storage, archiving, mobile email, and financing, it can be four times higher. So while the cost to an individual budget holder might look low now, the fully loaded cost of email is surprisingly high.