Google Workspace is expensive when all you need is a simple email client for your custom domain. However, I’m used to Google, I got used to justifying the annual fee, and I didn’t want to pay the switching cost.
The switching cost isn’t monetary either, but rather the hassle of setting up a new email host with a custom domain, importing past emails, and ensuring the new service worked as expected without losing any reader emails along the way.
But when I finally sat down and did the work, a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I now have a simple service that is fit-for-purpose, and I no longer have to pay for Google services I don’t use.