Products

ImprovMX

Effortless Email Forwarding

improvmx.com Source★ 2Software Development / Domains, DNS & Email Delivery

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
196.7K
Down9.4%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
$9/mo
Lower than 55% of peersNiche median $10/mo
Creators
Antoine Minoux
@antoineminoux· 3,094 followers
Launched
13y ago
2013-08-19 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026
Events10 changes

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • ImprovMX launched on Show HN (5 pts · 3 comments)Launch

    Clean Simple DNS Lookups — Hey HN, Last weekend I vibe-coded a cool website that lets you do easy DNS record lookups. I know you can just use dig or nslookup, but of…

    May 29, 2025 · 18mo agoSource

  • ImprovMX launched on Show HN (7 pts · 16 comments)Launch

    Improvmx.com – An alternative to Mailgun for free email forwarding

    Feb 3, 2020 · 6y agoSource

  • ImprovMX launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Free email forwarding

    May 15, 2019 · 7y agoSource

  • ImprovMX launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Free email forwarding for domains.

    Mar 16, 2017 · 9y agoSource

  • ImprovMX launched on Show HN (1 pts · 1 comments)Launch

    easy email forwarding for domains, my Sunday impulse project

    Aug 19, 2013 · 13y agoSource

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2025-05-29Source
Post excerpt:
Hey HN, Last weekend I vibe-coded a cool website that lets you do easy DNS record lookups. I know you can just use dig or nslookup, but oftentimes I'm too lazy to remember the syntax, and there are less technical users who need to manage DNS entries but aren't comfortable with the command line. We debug customer DNS issues often at ImprovMX, and we typically

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-06-10
GitHub Stars
★ 2
Forks
1
License
See repository
Primary language
Go

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct68%
  • Organic Search22%
  • Email5%
  • Other5%

Countries

  • United States46%
  • United Kingdom7%
  • Brazil7%
  • India3%
  • France3%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2013-08-18

KeywordMonthly volume
improvmx23.1K
improvemx1,230
mailmx400
improve mx390
emailmx340

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Free
Free
Domains · 100 · Aliases · 25 · Rules · 0 · Emails forwarded · 500/day · Emails sent via SMTP · 0 · Email Log Retention · 7 days
Premium
$9/mo
Billed annually $90/yr-17%
Pro
$24/mo
Billed annually $240/yr-17%
Enterprise
Contact sales

Trial: None · Free tier included · 2 paid tiers ($9–$24) · Up to 17% off annually · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page

Entry price $9/mo, Lower than 55% of peers; “Domains, DNS & Email Delivery” median is $10/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2017-03-16

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “Set & Forget Email Forwarding”Positioning

    Effortless Email Forwarding→Set & Forget Email Forwarding

  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: AstroFeatures

    —→Astro

  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Google Hosted LibrariesFeatures

    Google Hosted Libraries→—

  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: HSTSFeatures

    HSTS→—

  5. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: HTTP/3Features

    HTTP/3→—

  6. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: WebflowFeatures

    Webflow→—

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Effortless Email Forwarding”

Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Pure Typography & Geometry → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Customer / Press Logo Strip

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score6.5 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
7.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
6.0
Distinctiveness
5.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Pure Typography & Geometry
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
Customer / Press Logo Strip
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Airy
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #f4f5f7;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --foreground: #1a1d23;
  --muted-foreground: #8a9099;
  --accent: #3caf4a;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #F4F5F7 (~72%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~6%) · Text #1A1D23 (~10%) · Muted Text #8A9099 (~8%) · Accent #3CAF4A (~4%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Customer Logo Wall
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does ImprovMX cost?
Free: Free; Premium: $9/mo (annual billing available); Pro: $24/mo (annual billing available); Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does ImprovMX get?
Vaneform estimates 196.7K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source

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