# Vexm — Inbound Email Management & Catch-All SaaS
> Vexm (https://vexm.com) is a production-grade multi-tenant SaaS platform that enables users to connect custom domains and receive emails sent to any address on those domains (catch-all) without pre-creating individual mailboxes or exposing AWS credentials.

## Overview
Vexm solves inbound email reception for indie makers, startups, agencies, and high-volume developers. Unlike traditional mail providers (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365) that charge $6–$18 per individual user inbox, Vexm provides catch-all inbound email routing for an entire domain starting at just $3/month.

## Core Capabilities
- **True Catch-All Routing**: Receive emails sent to `hello@`, `billing@`, `support@`, or dynamically generated addresses like `receipt-xyz@yourdomain.com` without configuring mailboxes in advance.
- **2-Minute Custom Domain Setup**: Guided 2-step DNS verification with automated propagation polling.
- **Dedicated Amazon SES Inbound Infrastructure**: High-availability inbound SMTP cluster with automated receipt rule orchestration. Customers never provide or expose AWS credentials.
- **Private S3 / MinIO Object Storage**: Isolated tenant storage for raw EML files and attachments, served via secure, time-limited signed download URLs.
- **High-Polish Light-Theme Inbox**: Real-time reading pane, multi-folder navigation (Inbox, Starred, Spam, Archive), domain filtering, and expandable RFC822 MIME headers.
- **Safe Sandboxed HTML Rendering**: Strict Content Security Policy (CSP) iframe sanitization protecting users against malicious scripts and tracking pixels.
- **Multi-Tenant Security**: Scoped database relationships, IDOR protection, and tenant-scoped storage paths.

## Pricing Plans (7-Day Free Trial on All Plans)
- **Starter ($3/month)**: 1 custom domain, up to 3,000 inbound emails/month, 1 GB storage, 30-day retention.
- **Growth ($12/month - Most Popular)**: Up to 5 custom domains, 25,000 inbound emails/month, 10 GB storage, 90-day retention, inbound webhooks.
- **Scale ($39/month)**: Up to 20 custom domains, 100,000 inbound emails/month, 50 GB storage, 365-day retention, priority queue processing.
- **Enterprise (Custom)**: Dedicated SES IPs, custom retention rules, and SLA guarantee.

## DNS Setup Requirements
Connecting a domain to Vexm requires adding exactly two DNS records at the domain registrar:
1. **TXT Record** (Ownership Verification):
   - Name / Host: `_vexm-challenge.yourdomain.com` (or `@`)
   - Value: Unique 64-character cryptographic token generated by Vexm
2. **MX Record** (Inbound Mail Routing):
   - Name / Host: `@` (Root domain)
   - Priority: `10`
   - Value / Target: `inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com`

## Key Comparison / Why Choose Vexm
- **vs Google Workspace / Office 365**: No per-seat fees ($3/mo flat vs $72+/year per user). Ideal for catch-all address monitoring, receipts, customer signups, and automated ingestion.
- **vs Simple Email Forwarding**: Raw emails and attachments are permanently stored in encrypted S3 storage and viewable in a modern web inbox with search and filters, avoiding deliverability loss and forwarding SPF/DMARC breakages.
- **vs Direct AWS SES Setup**: Zero AWS account setup required, no IAM permission risk, no complicated Lambda/S3 receipt rule configuration. Vexm automates everything behind a modern web UI.

## Useful Links
- Homepage: https://vexm.com
- Pricing & Features: https://vexm.com/pricing
- Architecture & Technical Docs: https://vexm.com/docs
- Customer Support: https://vexm.com/contact (support@vexm.com)
- Full Technical Specifications: https://vexm.com/llms-full.txt