Combell MailProtect (BE) mailbox provider
According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (September 12, 2026), Combell MailProtect (BE) is the mailbox provider for 250 domains — 0.04% of 665,310 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).
Key facts
- 250 domains in the Tranco top-1M use Combell MailProtect (BE) (0.04% of domains with MX records).
- Snapshot date: 2026-09-12 — recomputed every day.
- Strongest TLD: .be (46.8% of its domains).
- Region skew: Belgium.
- Most co-used service: Combell MailProtect (BE).
- Directory category: email security gateway.
Why Combell MailProtect (BE) appears in this category
Belgian Combell group email security gateway (mailprotect.be).
We classify it as a email security gateway from primary MX record (lowest preference) matching a maintained provider rule. This is infrastructure attribution from public DNS, not evidence of a direct contract or exclusive use.
Combell MailProtect is an email hosting and mailbox service serving the Belgian market. It provides email infrastructure for a range of smaller websites and organisations rather than large multinational brands.
Its concentration within the .be domain space and presence in the long tail of smaller websites means that senders directing email to Belgian recipients—particularly small businesses and local organisations—encounter Combell MailProtect inboxes more frequently than senders with global or primarily non-European audiences. Understanding its role is relevant for anyone managing email deliverability to Belgium-based recipients.
Where Combell MailProtect (BE) sits in the Tranco ranking
| Tranco rank band | Domains | Share of its base |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Top 10,000 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Top 100,000 | 16 | 6.4% |
| Top 1,000,000 | 232 | 92.8% |
| Unranked | 1 | 0.4% |
Top-level domain split
| TLD | Domains | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .be | 117 | 46.8% | |
| .com | 56 | 22.4% | |
| .nl | 20 | 8.0% | |
| .eu | 18 | 7.2% | |
| .net | 11 | 4.4% | |
| .de | 3 | 1.2% | |
| .org | 3 | 1.2% | |
| .auction | 2 | 0.8% | |
| .us | 2 | 0.8% | |
| .fr | 2 | 0.8% |
What Combell MailProtect (BE) users also use
Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 250 domains.
| Type | Service | Domains | Share of Combell MailProtect (BE) users |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Combell MailProtect (BE) | 127 | 50.8% |
| ESP | Mandrill | 21 | 8.4% |
| ESP | Mailchimp | 21 | 8.4% |
| ESP | MailerLite | 8 | 3.2% |
| ESP | Brevo (ex-Sendinblue) | 8 | 3.2% |
| ESP | Mailgun | 7 | 2.8% |
| ESP | Campaign Monitor | 6 | 2.4% |
| ESP | Flexmail | 4 | 1.6% |
| ESP | SendGrid (Twilio) | 4 | 1.6% |
| ESP | MailPlus | 3 | 1.2% |
Regional deliverability testing for Belgium-focused senders
Combell MailProtect's concentration in the .be domain space and presence in the long tail of smaller websites means it may exhibit different filtering, authentication, or rate-limiting behaviour than major global providers. Senders targeting Belgian SMEs and local organisations should include it in their deliverability testing to uncover region-specific patterns that may not surface when testing against only large, globally-serving mailbox platforms.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I include Combell MailProtect in my email deliverability testing?
If your primary audience is Belgian small businesses or local organisations, yes—it is a common mailbox platform in that market. For global audiences or those primarily outside Belgium, testing against it is less critical unless you need comprehensive regional coverage for the Belgian market.
How many domains use Combell MailProtect (BE)?
250 domains in the Tranco top-1M use Combell MailProtect (BE) as their mailbox provider as of September 12, 2026 (0.04% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.
Is Combell MailProtect (BE) common enough to affect email deliverability testing?
Combell MailProtect (BE) accounts for 0.04% of domains with MX records in the top 1M. Whether you should seed a test mailbox there depends on how much of your audience it represents — the co-usage table above shows the services it appears alongside most.
Which countries or TLDs use Combell MailProtect (BE) most?
Combell MailProtect (BE)'s largest TLD is .be (46.8% of its domains); it appears across 25 TLDs in total.