EmailJS vs SMTP2GO (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EmailJS grades higher than SMTP2GO: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
EmailJS grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
EmailJS
Send email from client-side code through your own provider
SMTP2GO
SMTP relay and email API priced by emails a month, with a free plan
Which one is for you
Pick EmailJS if
- Fits if you need a contact form on a static site and have no server
- Works for small sites that send a few hundred emails a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need EmailJS to deliver mail, because it only relays through a provider you connect
- Tight if you stay on free, with 200 requests a month, 2 templates and 7 days of history
- Watch out: past your monthly limit, requests are dropped with no overage option
- Watch out: the pricing page toggles monthly and yearly and does not say which one its prices use
- Pricey if you need more than 2,000 requests, since 25,000 is $40 a month
Pick SMTP2GO if
- Fits if your office printers, scanners or old systems need somewhere to send mail from
- Works for people who look after email for several clients and want subaccounts on a paid plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if your app needs to receive and read incoming email
- Tight if you're staying free, at 1,000 emails a month and 200 a day, with no way to buy more
- Skip it if you only have a Gmail or Yahoo address to sign up with
- Pricey if you need a dedicated IP or email testing, which start with Professional at $75 a month
- Watch out: the free plan keeps 5 days of reports, and chat and phone help stop after 14 days
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAEmailJSFair | 2.2GPASMTP2GOFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPaid starts at $9 a month for 2,000 requests, which is the edge of the cheaper quarter of email tools, though the page does not say if that is monthly or yearly billing. | CGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Starter is $30 a month at that volume, with two months free if you pay yearly. That sits in the middle of what this category charges for that much sending. A dedicated IP and email testing need Professional at $75. |
| Free plan and trial | C200 requests a month and 2 templates is a cap a busy contact form will reach, and history is kept 7 days. | CFree for good with no card: 1,000 emails a month, but only 200 a day, with 5 days of reports, and extra emails can't be bought. Chat and phone help last 14 days. Enough for a test, tight for a live app. |
| Features | CClient-side sending, templates, provider switching and SDKs. It does not deliver mail itself, and there are no overage charges: extra requests are dropped. | CAPI and SMTP sending, automatic SPF and DKIM, delivery reports with bounce alerts, blacklist monitoring, three data regions and subaccounts. It does the sending job fully, but that's a smaller job: nothing on record covers receiving email or templates. |
| Ease of use | CNo app rating on record. You connect an email service and wire an SDK or REST call into your code first. | CJudged on how fast a developer sends a first email: copy the SMTP details or use the API, with code examples in five languages, once your domain is added. No rating on record. Sign-up refuses Gmail and Yahoo addresses, so you need a work domain. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb service with SDKs for JavaScript, React, Vue, Flutter and Node, and connections to Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun and SES. | BWeb, with an SMTP relay and REST API that work from apps, servers and devices, plus WordPress, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, WHMCS, Laravel and Django. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | contact forms on sites with no backend | relaying email from apps, sites and office printers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: EmailJS and SMTP2GO. How we grade
Price against what you get
EmailJS starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SMTP2GO starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and EmailJS starts $6 a month lower. Of the other email sending services on the chart, 5 score higher than EmailJS for less, and 7 score higher than SMTP2GO for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- EmailJS also covers templates.
At a glance
| EmailJS | SMTP2GO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per month for 2,000 requests (billing basis not confirmed) | $15 per month for 10,000 emails, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 200 requests a month, 2 email templates, requests up to 50 KB, and 7 days of email history. | 1,000 emails a month, limited to 200 a day, with 5 days of email reporting and ticket support. Extra emails are not allowed. No credit card needed. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | EmailJS | SMTP2GO |
| Price read from | emailjs.com | smtp2go.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
EmailJS
- EmailJS does not deliver mail itself; you connect your own email service.
- There are no overage charges: requests past the monthly limit are dropped.
- The pricing page has a Monthly and Yearly toggle (yearly shown as 20% off) and does not state which basis the displayed prices use.
- Free-plan email history is kept for 7 days and the free plan has no domain whitelist.
SMTP2GO
- The free plan stops at 1,000 emails a month and 200 a day, and extra emails cannot be bought on it.
- A dedicated IP address and email testing tools start with Professional at $75 a month.
- Email reports are kept for 30 days on paid plans and 5 days on the free plan.
- Sign-up asks for an email address at a private domain; Gmail and Yahoo addresses are refused.
Key features
EmailJS
- Client-side sending
- Code in a browser or app triggers predefined templates, so provider keys stay on EmailJS servers.
- Provider connections
- Connect Mailgun, AWS SES, Gmail, Outlook and others, or any SMTP server, and switch from the dashboard without code changes.
- Template editor
- Rich text or HTML editor with dynamic variables for one template that personalizes each email.
- SDKs
- Official SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Svelte, Flutter and Node.js, plus a REST API.
- Abuse guardrails
- Origin whitelisting and IP-based rate limiting protect the monthly request quota.
SMTP2GO
- SMTP relay and HTTP API
- Send through SMTP from an app, a mail client, a server or a device, or through a REST API with code examples in JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Ruby and Python.
- Delivery tracking and reports
- Real-time reports follow each email to delivery and show bounces, spam complaints and unsubscribes, with weekly summaries and alerts on sudden bounce rises.
- Automatic SPF and DKIM
- Domain authentication is handled for you, along with feedback loops, blacklist monitoring and spam trap detection on every plan.
- Data centers in three regions
- Choose to send from and store data in the US, Europe or Australia, with best-path routing to the nearest location.
- Email testing
- Professional adds previews in more than 40 email clients and checks against major spam filters before you send.
- Subaccounts
- Paid plans can split sending into subaccounts, which suits agencies and managed service providers looking after several clients.
Plans
EmailJS
Free$0
200 monthly requests, 2 email templates, 500 saved contacts and community support.
Personal$9
per month for up to 2,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
6 templates, domain whitelist, unlimited contacts, attachments up to 500 KB and no EmailJS footer.
Professional$15
per month for up to 5,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
Unlimited templates, 3 seats, suppressions list, attachments up to 2 MB and priority support. A slider goes up to 10,000 requests; its price is not shown.
Business$40
per month for up to 25,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
Unlimited seats and templates, attachments up to 30 MB. A slider goes up to 200,000 requests; its prices are not shown.
SMTP2GO
Free Plan$0
1,000 emails a month and 200 a day, 5 days of reports, ticket support; chat and phone support for the first 14 days only.
Starter$15
per month for 10,000 emails, billed monthly
30 days of reports, ticket, chat and phone support, subaccounts and SMS. Extra emails $1.20 per 1,000. Price rises with volume: $30 a month at 50,000 emails.
Professional$75
per month for 100,000 emails, billed monthly
Adds a dedicated IP address and email testing tools. Extra emails cost $0.85 per 1,000, and the price rises with volume.
PremierCustom
Over 3 million emails a month, with personalized setup and support.
Ways to pay less
EmailJS
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page toggle labels yearly billing as 20% off.
SMTP2GO
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Paying yearly gives two months free: Starter at 10,000 emails is $150 a year instead of $180, and Professional at 100,000 is $750 instead of $900.
- Education
30% education discount
SMTP2GO's education page offers schools a 30% discount, with unlimited users and systems on one account.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, EmailJS or SMTP2GO?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EmailJS is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $15 a month for SMTP2GO. EmailJS starts at $9 per month for 2,000 requests (billing basis not confirmed), and SMTP2GO starts at $15 per month for 10,000 emails, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, EmailJS or SMTP2GO?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both EmailJS and SMTP2GO have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.