Lettermint vs MailPace (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lettermint grades higher than MailPace: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Lettermint grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
MailPace
EU-hosted transactional email API and SMTP, without open tracking
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 MailPace if
- Fits if you want your mail handled in the EU with no open tracking
- Works for Rails, Laravel or Node apps that want one flat plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a dedicated IP, as there is no such tier
- Watch out: received emails count toward the monthly volume along with sent ones
- Tight if you want a free plan, because 100 emails a month is given only on request
- Watch out: email content is kept for 30 days unless you ask for longer
- Not for you if you want open and click tracking, which it leaves out
How we grade them
| 2.6GPALettermintGood | 2.2GPAMailPaceFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | B$10 a month for the first 10,000 emails sent and received, with every feature on the one plan, the top of the category's cheaper quarter. |
| 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. | DA free plan of up to 100 emails a month exists only if you email the company; the page does not advertise it and there is no trial. |
| Features | BTransactional, broadcast and inbound mail in one account, SMTP and a REST API with SDKs, managed IP pools, suppression and a sandbox mode. | CAn HTTP API, SMTP, inbound email, idempotent requests and bounce handling, but one plan only, no dedicated IP and open and click tracking left out on purpose. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web dashboard and an API; the listing names Laravel, Symfony Mailer, WordPress, Node.js and PHP. | BA web dashboard and an API; the listing names Rails, Laravel, Symfony, Node.js, Python and Go libraries. |
| Best for | EU-hosted transactional and broadcast email | EU-hosted email API with no open tracking |
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 MailPace. 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. MailPace starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3.
Lettermint scores higher, and starts $1.17 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other email sending services on the chart, none scores higher than Lettermint for less, and 4 score higher than MailPace 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.
At a glance
| Lettermint | MailPace | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €10 per month for 10,000 emails | $10 per month for the first 10,000 emails |
| Free plan | 300 emails a month, 1 domain and 1 user, no credit card required, usable in production within those limits. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free plan of up to 100 emails a month, on request by email |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Lettermint® B.V. | MailPace |
| Price read from | lettermint.co | mailpace.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
MailPace
- There is one paid plan, so there is no tier with a dedicated IP address.
- Received emails count toward the monthly volume, as well as sent ones.
- The free plan of up to 100 emails a month is not advertised; the pricing page says to email the company.
- Email content is kept for 30 days, and a longer period has to be requested.
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.
MailPace
- HTTP API and SMTP server
- Mail can be sent through a JSON HTTPS API or an SMTP server, with client libraries listed for Rails, Laravel, Node.js, Python, Go and more.
- Inbound email
- Incoming mail is received over SMTP and converted into HTTP webhooks that an application can process.
- Idempotent requests
- A request can carry an idempotency ID, so a retry does not send the same message twice.
- No open or click tracking
- MailPace says it never tracks email opens or clicks. It reports delivery acceptance rates instead.
- Bounce and blocklist handling
- Bounces are tracked automatically and bounced addresses are kept on a blocklist, with anti-spam checks on outgoing mail.
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.
MailPace
Pay as you grow$10
per month for the first 10,000 emails sent and received
One plan with every feature included. The price follows monthly volume, set on a slider from 100 to 1,000,000 emails; extra emails are added to the bill.
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.
MailPace
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lettermint or MailPace?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MailPace is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against about $11.17 a month for Lettermint. Lettermint starts at €10 per month for 10,000 emails, and MailPace starts at $10 per month for the first 10,000 emails.
Which has a free plan, Lettermint or MailPace?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Lettermint has a free plan. MailPace does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.