Emailit vs MailerSend (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Emailit if

• Fits if you want to pay for what you send, with credits that never expire
• Works for developers who want a free plan with API and SMTP

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 100 emails a day, 3 domains and 7-day logs until a first credit purchase
• Watch out: campaign emails cost 2 credits and verification 5, so mixed sending uses credits faster
• Pricey if you want a dedicated IP: it is $30 a month per IP, with a minimum of 1,000 emails a day
• Watch out: some listed features are marked Soon or Planned
• Skip it if you want phone or desktop apps, as it is web only

Pick MailerSend if

• Fits if your store or app sends receipts and text alerts in the US or Canada
• Works for teams already on MailerLite for newsletters who want app email from the same company

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan without handing over a card
• Tight if you're on Free, with 500 emails a month, 1 template and 1 day of activity data
• Not for you if you need a dedicated IP below 100,000 emails a week, as they're Enterprise only
• Tight if you text customers outside the US and Canada, where SMS isn't offered
• Watch out: the 30% nonprofit discount can't be combined with the yearly discount

Emailit

• The free plan is limited to 100 emails a day, 3 sending domains and 7-day logs until a first credit purchase.
• Campaign emails cost 2 credits each and verification 5, so mixed sending uses the pool faster than the headline credit count suggests.
• A dedicated IP is an add-on at $30 a month per IP, with a minimum of 1,000 emails a day.
• Some features on the plan table are marked Soon or Planned and are not available yet.

MailerSend

• The free plan sends only 500 emails a month and asks for a credit card to subscribe.
• SMS sending and phone numbers are available in the US and Canada only.
• Dedicated IPs are only for Enterprise accounts sending more than 100,000 emails a week.
• The yearly discount cannot be combined with the 30% nonprofit discount.

Emailit

Email API and SMTP relay

Send through a REST API with SDKs or a drop-in SMTP relay. Inbound email is received and passed on as JSON.

Credit-based usage

1 credit covers an API or SMTP email or an inbound email, 2 a campaign email, 3 an automation run and 5 an email verification.

Logs, webhooks and analytics

Every message and delivery attempt is logged, webhooks are signed and retried, and Business adds queryable SQL analytics.

Campaigns and audiences

Newsletters, subscriber lists with hosted signup, forms and automations share the same credit pool as transactional sending.

Deliverability tools

SPF, DKIM and DMARC are enforced, bounces are classified and suppressions are automatic. Pro and Business add DMARC reports.

MailerSend

Email API and SMTP relay

Send through a REST API with SDKs for Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Go, Ruby and Laravel, or through SMTP, plus an MCP server for AI tools.

Template builders

Drag-and-drop, HTML and rich-text editors with dynamic templates, translations and split testing.

Inbound email routing

Receive emails and route their content to your app or a webhook, so replies and incoming messages can trigger actions.

SMS and WhatsApp

Starter and Professional include an SMS allowance for the US and Canada, with phone numbers at $2 each a month; WhatsApp is an add-on on paid plans.

Deliverability monitoring

DMARC monitoring for 10 domains on Professional (a 30-day trial on 1 domain for Starter), blocklist monitors, suppression lists and activity logs.

Email verification

Check addresses in bulk or in real time through the validation API, bought as credits on any plan.

Emailit

• Free$0

  3,000 credits a month, 100 emails a day and 3 sending domains, with API, SMTP, campaigns and automations.

• Pay as you go$20

  one-time top-up, used as you go

  Credits are $2 per 10,000 and never expire; the smallest purchase listed is $20. No subscription.

• Pro$20

  per month for 100,000 credits, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  100,000 credits a month, extra credits at $1 per 10,000, bulk sending, 30-day logs and DMARC reports.

• Business$200

  per month for 2,500,000 credits, billed annually ($250 billed monthly)

  2,500,000 credits a month, 99.9% uptime SLA, support response under 4 hours and SQL analytics.

• ContractCustom

  Sold through sales, with volume pricing, a 99.99% uptime SLA, dedicated IPs and security reviews.

MailerSend

• Free$0

  500 emails a month, email API and SMTP relay, drag-and-drop builder, 1 domain, 1 day of activity data.

• Hobby$6.30

  per month for 5,000 emails, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)

  5 seats, 1 domain, 10 templates, bulk emailing and user roles. Extra emails $1.50 per 1,000.

• Starter$31.50

  per month for 50,000 emails, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)

  10 domains, 250 templates, 100 SMS, no MailerSend logo, 7 days of activity data. Extra emails $1.30 per 1,000; $68 a month at 100,000 emails.

• Professional$99

  per month for 50,000 emails, billed annually ($110 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users, domains and templates, 150 SMS, 30 days of activity data, an account manager and deliverability advice. Extra emails $1.30 per 1,000.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For special requirements, including dedicated IPs for senders of more than 100,000 emails a week.

Emailit

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page shows a Yearly option labeled Save 20%: Pro is $20 a month billed yearly against $25 billed monthly, and Business $200 against $250.

MailerSend

• Annual discount

  Save 10% by paying yearly

  Yearly billing takes 10% off: Starter at 50,000 emails is $31.50 a month ($378 a year) instead of $35, and Professional $99 instead of $110.

• Nonprofit

  30% off for nonprofits

  Nonprofits get 30% off paid plans after starting a free trial and sending proof of status to support; it does not stack with yearly pricing.