In reply to Frankie Jarrett.

Gmail was free and now it's $50/year per email address. This is how free and low cost services work. First it's free or close to free to destroy the market and shut down the independent operators. Then prices start rising. Automattic has used the same model with Akismet. Akismet used to be a donation, then a modest fee per site, then even if you are paying you get your account shut down unless you pay more. This happens while sending out notifications to all your included sites that your account is suspended.