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Mailgun vs Mailjet

We give Mailgun and Mailjet the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Mailgun

Email API and SMTP relay for developers, with list validation

Free plan · from $15/mo
Full detailsmailgun.com

Mailjet

Email API, SMTP relay and campaign editor on one plan priced by volume

Free plan · from $8.10/mo
Full detailsmailjet.com

How we grade them

2.4GPAMailgunFair2.4GPAMailjetFair
Value for money
CGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Foundation is $35 at that volume, toward the dear end of this category, with the first month free. Basic is cheaper but stops at 10,000 emails, 1 domain and 1 day of logs. A dedicated IP means Scale at $90.
CGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Essential is $40 at that volume, 10% less paid yearly, toward the dear end of this category. But the same plan covers campaigns too, with unlimited contacts and segments, and 50,000 is as far as Essential goes.
Free plan and trial
CFree for good: 100 emails a day through the API or SMTP, with 1 domain, 1 inbound route and 1 day of logs. Enough to build against, not to run a live app on. There's also a 30-day trial of Foundation and Scale.
CFree for good, no card: 6,000 emails a month with the API, SMTP and webhooks, the most of any free plan here. But it's capped at 200 a day, and online support only lasts the first month.
Features
BAPI and SMTP with SDKs in six languages and an MCP server, inbound routing, webhooks, templates, address validation, US or EU regions and dedicated IPs. It covers the whole job; inbox placement tests are a separate product.
BAPI and SMTP sending, a parse API for inbound email, webhooks, templates with variables, a campaign editor with MJML, validation and inbox previews, and automations on Premium. It covers the sending job and then some.
Ease of use
CJudged on how fast a developer sends a first email: grab an API key, use an SDK or SMTP, and verify a sending domain. No rating on record. There's no send button at all, so everything goes through code.
CJudged on how fast a developer sends a first email: API keys and SMTP details come with the free plan, once your domain is set up. No rating on record. The campaign side adds an editor and lists to learn, if you use it.
Platforms and integrations
BWeb, with an API, SMTP, SDKs and an MCP server, plus Zapier, Make, n8n, Shopify, HubSpot, Salesforce, WordPress and Datadog. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top.
BWeb, with an API and SMTP relay, plus WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, HubSpot, Google Cloud and Sinch Engage. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top.
Best forsending and receiving email from an appapp email and newsletters on one plan

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: Mailgun and Mailjet. How we grade

Price against what you get

Mailgun starts at $15 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mailjet starts at $8.10 a month and scores 2.7.

They score the same, and Mailjet starts $6.90 a month lower. Of the other email sending services on the chart, none scores higher than Mailgun for less, and none scores higher than Mailjet for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$5$10$20$50More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessMailgunMailjet

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

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The full chart of email sending services, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • Mailgun starts at $15 per month for 10,000 emails. Mailjet starts at $8.10 per month for 8,000 emails, billed annually ($9 billed monthly).
  • Mailjet also covers marketing automation and email campaigns.
In commonFree planWebPublic APIEmail verificationTransactional email

At a glance

MailgunMailjet
PricingFree planFree plan
Starts at$15 per month for 10,000 emails$8.10 per month for 8,000 emails, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
Free plan100 emails a day, 1 custom sending domain, 1 user, 1 inbound route, 1 day of logs and ticket support, through the API or SMTP.6,000 emails a month, limited to 200 a day, 1,000 contacts, the API, SMTP relay, webhooks and the email editor. No credit card needed.
Free trial30-day free trial of the Foundation and Scale plansNone listed
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Made byMailgunMailjet
Price read frommailgun.commailjet.com
CheckedOct 18, 2026Oct 18, 2026

Who each one suits

Mailgun

  • Developers sending and receiving email from an app
  • Teams that want address validation from the same provider
  • Companies that need email data kept in the EU

Mailjet

  • Teams sending app email and newsletters from one account
  • European businesses that want data kept in the EU
  • Senders with large lists who email them rarely

Worth knowing

Mailgun

  • Free and Basic allow 1 sending domain and keep 1 day of logs; unlimited users and 1,000 domains start with Foundation at $35 a month.
  • There is no send button: Mailgun sends through code, not a campaign editor.
  • A dedicated IP comes with Scale at $90 a month; extra IPs are $59 each a month.
  • Inbox placement tests and reputation monitoring are a separate product, Mailgun Optimize.

Mailjet

  • There are no separate sending-only plans: the same plans cover API sending and marketing campaigns, with marketing features unlocked by tier.
  • The free plan caps sending at 200 emails a day and offers online support only in the first month.
  • Essential tops out at 50,000 emails a month; higher volumes need Premium, which is $499 a month at 500,000.
  • A dedicated IP is available on Premium only from the 100,000-email plan, on request.

Key features

Mailgun

Email API and SMTP relay
Send from an app through a RESTful HTTP API or SMTP, with SDKs for Go, Node.js, PHP, Java, Ruby and Python, plus an MCP server.
Inbound routing
Receive email and forward it to your app or a webhook by rules called routes: 1 on Free, 5 on Basic and unlimited from Foundation.
Email validation
Check addresses by API or upload a whole list; Scale includes 5,000 validations and other plans pay from $1.20 per 100.
US or EU data regions
One account can send through either the US or the EU region, so message data can stay in the region you choose.
Logs, analytics and webhooks
Tracking, bounce classification and event webhooks on every plan, with log retention growing from 1 day on Free and Basic to 30 days on Scale.
Dedicated IPs
Scale includes a dedicated IP, IP pools and automated warm-up; more IPs cost $59 each a month.

Mailjet

Send API and SMTP relay
Send password resets, receipts and other app email through a REST API or SMTP relay, with templates that take per-recipient variables.
Parse API for inbound email
Turns incoming emails into data your app can act on, alongside real-time webhooks for deliveries, opens, clicks and bounces.
Campaign editor and MJML
A drag-and-drop editor with templates for newsletters, plus MJML, a markup language for coding responsive emails.
Automations and landing pages
Premium adds automated email workflows, landing pages, A/B testing and advanced statistics.
Email validation and previews
Essential includes 500 address validations and 500 inbox previews a month; Premium raises previews to 2,000.
EU data and GDPR
EU-based data centers, ISO 27001-certified infrastructure and tracking-consent settings aimed at European privacy rules.

Plans

Mailgun

  • Free$0

    100 emails a day, 1 sending domain, 2 API keys, 1 inbound route, 1 day of log retention and ticket support.

  • Basic$15

    per month for 10,000 emails

    No daily limit, 1 sending domain, 5 inbound routes, 1 day of logs. Extra emails $1.80 per 1,000.

  • Foundation$35

    per month for 50,000 emails

    1,000 sending domains, unlimited users, template builder, 5 days of logs, full inbound routing. Extra emails from $1.30 per 1,000; first month free.

  • Scale$90

    per month for 100,000 emails

    Dedicated IP and IP pools, SAML SSO, 5,000 validations, send-time optimization, chat and phone support, 30 days of logs. Extra emails from $1.10 per 1,000.

  • EnterpriseCustom

    Everything in Scale plus custom features, deliverability services and a burst sending SLA.

Mailjet

  • Free$0

    6,000 emails a month and 200 a day, 1,000 contacts, API, SMTP relay, webhooks, basic statistics; online support in the first month only.

  • Starter$8.10

    per month for 8,000 emails, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)

    No daily limit, 2,000 contacts, brand kit, 1 subaccount and online support.

  • Essential$17.10

    per month for 15,000 emails, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

    Unlimited contacts, segmentation, AI writing help, 500 address validations, no Mailjet logo. $40 a month at 50,000 emails, billed monthly.

  • Premium$26.10

    per month for 15,000 emails, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

    Automations, landing pages, advanced stats, priority support, up to 20 subaccounts. $59 a month at 50,000 emails; dedicated IP from 100,000.

  • CustomCustom

    For high-volume senders: a technical account manager, dedicated IP strategy, blocklist monitoring and deliverability reports.

Ways to pay less

Mailgun

No public discounts listed.

Mailjet

  • Annual discount

    10% off with annual payment

    Paying yearly takes 10% off: Starter is $8.10 a month instead of $9, Essential $17.10 instead of $19 and Premium $26.10 instead of $29.

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