Lettermint vs MailerSend (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lettermint grades higher than MailerSend: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Lettermint 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.
Lettermint
EU-hosted transactional and broadcast email with SMTP and API
MailerSend
Transactional email and SMS API from the team behind MailerLite
Which one is for you
Pick Lettermint if
- Fits if you need your mail data kept in the EU
- Works for small apps that fit in 10,000 emails a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, since 300 emails a month, 1 domain and 1 user is the cap
- Watch out: prices are in euros and billed in euros
- Watch out: a dedicated IP is a €50 a month add-on, Pro only, from 300,000 emails a month
- Watch out: written SLAs and bring-your-own-IP are for enterprise customers on Pro
- Pricey if you go over your plan, at €1.10 to €1.50 per extra 1,000 emails
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
How we grade them
| 2.6GPALettermintGood | 2.4GPAMailerSendFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B€10 a month for 10,000 emails, at the cheaper end of a category whose cheaper quarter tops out at $10. | CGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Starter is $31.50 at that volume paid yearly, or $35 monthly, a bit above this category's middle. It includes 10 domains and 100 SMS. Dedicated IPs are for Enterprise only, and the yearly and nonprofit discounts don't combine. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan of 300 emails a month, 1 domain and 1 user with no card; a live app will pass that quickly. | CA free plan for good: 500 emails a month, 1 domain, 1 template and 1 day of activity data. It asks for a card even though nothing is charged. There's also a 14-day trial of Professional. |
| Features | BTransactional, broadcast and inbound mail in one account, SMTP and a REST API with SDKs, managed IP pools, suppression and a sandbox mode. | BAPI and SMTP with SDKs and an MCP server, drag-and-drop and HTML templates, inbound routing, webhooks, email verification, DMARC and blocklist monitoring, plus SMS and WhatsApp. It covers the job; dedicated IPs are Enterprise only, and Starter's DMARC is a 30-day trial. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You verify a sending domain with DNS records and wire up SMTP credentials or an API key before the first email goes out. | CJudged on how fast a developer sends a first email: SDKs from Node.js to Laravel and an SMTP relay, once a domain is verified. No rating on record. The card asked for at sign-up slows down a quick test. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web dashboard and an API; the listing names Laravel, Symfony Mailer, WordPress, Node.js and PHP. | BWeb, with an API, SMTP and an MCP server, plus Zapier, Make, WordPress, WooCommerce, Supabase, Firebase, Laravel and Slack. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | EU-hosted transactional and broadcast email | app email plus texts, from the MailerLite team |
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: Lettermint and MailerSend. How we grade
Price against what you get
Lettermint starts at about $11.17 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MailerSend starts at $6.30 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and MailerSend starts $4.87 a month lower. Of the other email sending services on the chart, none scores higher than Lettermint for less, and none scores higher than MailerSend 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
- Lettermint also covers email campaigns.
- MailerSend also covers business texting, whatsApp messaging, email verification and dMARC.
At a glance
| Lettermint | MailerSend | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €10 per month for 10,000 emails | $6.30 per month for 5,000 emails, billed annually ($7 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 300 emails a month, 1 domain and 1 user, no credit card required, usable in production within those limits. | 500 emails a month, 1 domain, 1 template, 1 user, 1 webhook and 100 API requests a day. A credit card is needed to subscribe, though nothing is charged. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the Professional plan, with no automatic subscription after |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Lettermint® B.V. | MailerSend |
| Price read from | lettermint.co | mailersend.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Lettermint
- Prices are in euros; the pricing page says billing is in euros.
- The free plan stops at 300 emails a month, 1 domain and 1 user.
- A dedicated IP is a €50 a month add-on, available only to Pro customers, from 300,000 emails a month.
- Written SLAs and bring-your-own-IP are for enterprise customers on Pro.
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.
Key features
Lettermint
- Transactional, broadcast and inbound
- One account covers app email, newsletters and campaigns, and receiving mail. The email allowance is shared across all three.
- SMTP relay, REST API and SDKs
- Official SDKs are listed for Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, Java, .NET, Rust and Elixir, plus a CLI, an MCP server and batch sending of up to 500 emails per API call.
- Managed IP pools
- Mail goes out from warmed-up shared IP pools, with transactional email and newsletters on separate pools. Dedicated IPs are a Pro add-on.
- Spend limits and suppression
- A monthly cap pauses sending instead of billing overage, and a suppression list blocks bounced and unsubscribed addresses.
- Sandbox mode
- Test content, delivery handling and webhooks on a project without sending to real recipients.
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.
Plans
Lettermint
Free€0
300 emails a month across transactional, broadcast and inbound, 1 domain, 1 user, SMTP relay and SDKs.
Starter€10
per month for 10,000 emails
5 domains, unlimited users, basic support and essential analytics. Extra emails are €1.50 per 1,000.
Growth€13
per month for 10,000 emails
30 domains, unlimited users and basic support. Extra emails are €1.15 per 1,000.
Pro€15
per month for 10,000 emails
Unlimited domains, priority support and advanced analytics. Extra emails are €1.10 per 1,000.
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.
Ways to pay less
Lettermint
- Startups
One-time €60 credit for startups and students
The pricing page says startups and students can claim a one-time credit of 60 euros, which equals 6 months of Starter, added to their account.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lettermint or MailerSend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MailerSend is cheaper to start with: $6.30 a month, against about $11.17 a month for Lettermint. Lettermint starts at €10 per month for 10,000 emails, and MailerSend starts at $6.30 per month for 5,000 emails, billed annually ($7 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Lettermint or MailerSend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Lettermint and MailerSend 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.