MXroute mailbox provider
According to Live Direct Marketing's daily Tranco top-1M scan (September 22, 2026), MXroute is the mailbox provider for 694 domains — 0.10% of 675,663 domains with MX records. Detection method: primary MX record (lowest preference).
Key facts
- 694 domains in the Tranco top-1M use MXroute (0.10% of domains with MX records).
- Snapshot date: 2026-09-22 — recomputed every day.
- Strongest TLD: .com (49.1% of its domains).
- Region skew: Global / US-skewed.
- Most co-used service: SolarWinds MailLogin.
- Directory category: mailbox provider.
Why MXroute appears in this category
Lifetime-deal hosting popular with developers, DirectAdmin-based.
We classify it as a mailbox provider 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.
MXroute is an email hosting provider that operates mail servers for domains across the internet. Operating as a smaller, independent email infrastructure service, it appears as the primary mail exchanger on smaller websites and independent organisations rather than among the world's largest brands.
For email practitioners, MXroute's footprint—concentrated in the long tail of smaller sites but globally distributed—means it represents a significant slice of the "general internet" recipient base. Senders testing against a diverse set of mail servers, and administrators of smaller organisations choosing mail infrastructure, will encounter MXroute regularly. Its prevalence alongside managed email services like MailerSend suggests it appeals to site owners who prefer independent email control without operating their own mail server software.
Where MXroute sits in the Tranco ranking
| Tranco rank band | Domains | Share of its base |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Top 10,000 | 6 | 0.9% |
| Top 100,000 | 51 | 7.3% |
| Top 1,000,000 | 626 | 90.2% |
| Unranked | 11 | 1.6% |
Top-level domain split
| TLD | Domains | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 341 | 49.1% | |
| .net | 53 | 7.6% | |
| .org | 41 | 5.9% | |
| .ru | 24 | 3.5% | |
| .io | 12 | 1.7% | |
| .me | 9 | 1.3% | |
| .co.uk | 9 | 1.3% | |
| .ca | 6 | 0.9% | |
| .com.br | 6 | 0.9% | |
| .social | 5 | 0.7% |
What MXroute users also use
Cross-tabulated from the same daily snapshot — the other email services seen on the same 694 domains.
| Type | Service | Domains | Share of MXroute users |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | SolarWinds MailLogin | 250 | 36.0% |
| ESP | Amazon SES | 31 | 4.5% |
| ESP | SendGrid (Twilio) | 16 | 2.3% |
| ESP | Mailgun | 14 | 2.0% |
| ESP | Mailjet (Sinch) | 10 | 1.4% |
| ESP | Mailchimp | 8 | 1.2% |
| ESP | Elastic Email | 7 | 1.0% |
| ESP | MailerSend | 7 | 1.0% |
| ESP | Mandrill | 7 | 1.0% |
| ESP | MailerLite | 6 | 0.9% |
Long-tail mail infrastructure and filter testing
MXroute's position as a long-tail mail provider means it should not be overlooked in filter testing or reputation assessment. Because it serves smaller sites rather than enterprises, the volume of mail it handles is distributed across many small senders rather than concentrated among large brands—a pattern that affects both how senders' reputations accumulate and how filtering decisions are made. For organisations checking deliverability across a representative cross-section of the internet's mail infrastructure, treating MXroute as a segment of that ecosystem is more realistic than focusing only on the largest consolidated mail providers.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I test email deliverability against MXroute domains?
Yes, if your recipients include small-to-medium organisations. MXroute's footprint in the long tail means it represents a genuine portion of production mail delivery; however, its filtering and reputation practices differ from major cloud providers, so combine MXroute results with tests against larger providers for a complete picture.
How many domains use MXroute?
694 domains in the Tranco top-1M use MXroute as their mailbox provider as of September 22, 2026 (0.10% of domains with MX records), according to Live Direct Marketing's daily DNS scan.
Is MXroute common enough to affect email deliverability testing?
MXroute accounts for 0.10% 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 MXroute most?
MXroute's largest TLD is .com (49.1% of its domains); it appears across 126 TLDs in total.