--- title: "Leverage SMTP Relay Service Google Provides For Your Small-Mid Sized Business | DuoCircle" description: "Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised.Interested in" image: "https://www.duocircle.com/images/og-default.png" canonical: "https://www.duocircle.com/content/outbound-smtp-relay-service/smtp-relay-service-google/" --- Content # Leverage SMTP Relay Service Google Provides For Your Small-Mid Sized Business Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised.Interested in [ Talk to an Expert → ](/contact/) [ See what we make ](/products/) ## Leverage SMTP Relay Service Google Provides For Your Small-Mid Sized Business [Fix Your SPF Errors Now](/content/spf-permerror) _An SMTP relay service is a third-party service that ensures the delivery of emails between different domains_. If you happen to have a thriving online business, then you must subscribe to an [outbound SMTP relay service](/content/outbound-smtp-relay-service) such as Microsoft’s [SMTP relay O365](/content/outbound-smtp-relay-service/smtp-relay-o365) service. Another popular example is the **SMTP Relay Service** by Google that provides a fantastic [free smtp relay](/content/outbound-smtp-relay-service/smtp-relay-free) alternative for smaller businesses. ![outbound smtp relay service](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2020/05/threat-email.png) ### Why Google’s SMTP Relay Service Is Reliable For SMEs - Enterprises can filter messages for spam and viruses before sending them to the end receiver. - Enables sending emails from any network to any email address without any cost associated with it. - Enterprises can send up to 100 emails every day. This number equates to 3,000 emails every month. MORE – [SMTP relay windows](/content/outbound-smtp-relay-service/smtp-relay-windows) ### How To Go About SMTP Relay Configuration In Google? [Configuring SMTP relay](/content/outbound-smtp-relay-service/smtp-relay-configuration) servers has several advantages. _A securely configured relay server can help to prevent adversaries from getting into unprotected email servers and also help you avoid sending wrong emails to people_. Here are some simple steps that will help you configure Google’s **SMTP relay server**: - Go to Apps > G suite > Gmail > Advanced settings - Select top-level organization on the left. - In the routing section, go to the SMTP relay service setting, hover, and click configure. - Click “Add another” or edit. - Enter a unique description and select users who are allowed to send messages via the SMTP relay service- - Only Registered Apps users in my domain - Only addresses in my domain - Any addresses. - In the authentication section, check the box you need. - Only accept mail from specified IP addresses. - Require SMTP authentication. - In the encryption section, check the Require [TLS Encryption](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/transport-layer-security-tls/) box to enable encryption. - Click save or add settings. [SMTP relay software](/content/outbound-smtp-relay-service/smtp-relay-software) facilitates the transfer of email messages from one domain to another. The SMTP relay service Google provides has established itself over the years by consistently maintaining a high standard of delivery and is especially useful for small and mid-sized businesses. ![smtp relay free](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2020/05/threats-to-email-security.png) ##### Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle --- Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised. [Outbound SMTP - Sign Up FREE](/email/outbound-smtp)Interested in our Partner Program for MSPs and VARs? Visit Our [MSP Partner Program](/msp-partner-program). ## Ready to talk? Same-day response from someone technical. We tell you yes or no quickly. If yes, we get to work. 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