BlueTie is a hosted business class email service tailored for the small and medium size companies.  The layout and functionality is very similar to Microsoft’s Outlook and Exchange.

BlueTie provides features that are similar to those that offered by Google Apps, except it does not have applications for you to open documents through the internet.

What they lack in features, they make up for in functionality.   Their main advantage over other hosted email services is their management controls.  You can group user accounts and assign different preferences & access levels to each.

Other features include:

  • 10GB of storage.
  • Files, contacts and calendar sharing.
  • Spam and Virus scanner.
  • Drag and Drop file and folder management.
  • Attachments of up to 25 MB.
  • Enhanced workflow features.
  • Instant messaging.

The pricing for BlueTie services is a flat rate of $4.99 /user/month or about $60 a year for each user.  You can have an unlimited amount of users as your company grows.