Mailinator vs Temp Mail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mailinator and Temp Mail share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and Temp Mail starts cheaper, at $12.96 a month against $79 a month.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mailinator grades higher on features and platforms. Temp Mail grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mailinator
Public disposable inboxes and private email testing domains
Temp Mail
Disposable email addresses for sign-ups, with a Premium upgrade
Which one is for you
Pick Mailinator if
- Fits if you test sign-up and password-reset emails in code
- Works for QA teams that want a private domain and an API
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need privacy on the public inboxes, as anyone can read them
- Tight if you stay free: 1 private domain, 10 MB and 60 emails a day
- Pricey if you need SMS, which is bought on request at an extra charge
- Watch out: load testing needs Enterprise
- Watch out: the annual and monthly pages list different Verified Pro limits, 2,000 and 1,000 a month
Pick Temp Mail if
- Fits if you want an address to give a site you'll never visit again
- Works for people who want to keep spam out of their real inbox
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to keep mail, as received emails are deleted automatically
- Tight if you stay free, since custom names, more mailboxes and no ads are Premium
- Pricey if you pay weekly, at $2.99 a week against $58.99 for the year
- Skip it if you use Android, because the listing we read is iOS only
- Watch out: we couldn't read the temp-mail.org site, so its own plans aren't checked, and App Store prices vary by country
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAMailinatorGood | 2.6GPATemp MailGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBusiness is $79 a month for 5 seats billed yearly, about $15.80 a seat, which is above the dearer quarter of what email services charge. | CPremium is $2.99 a week, $7.99 a month or $58.99 a year, about $4.90 a month on the yearly plan, which is inside the middle of email prices. |
| Free plan and trial | BPublic inboxes need no sign-up, and Verified Pro adds 1 private domain and an API at 60 emails a day. A solo tester could live on it. | BA free app that makes an address and receives mail and attachments, with ads. One person could live on that for sign-ups. |
| Features | BPublic and private inboxes, an API and SDKs, webhooks and routing rules, with nothing missing from the job of testing mail. SMS and load testing are dearer extras. | COne small job: make an address, receive mail, delete it. It does that, and the Premium extras are custom names, more mailboxes and longer storage. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You point a domain at it and wire the API into your tests. | A4.7 from about 20,000 App Store ratings. Open it and an address is ready, no registration. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an API and Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Puppeteer and Slack connections. No apps of its own. | CAn iPhone and iPad app on the App Store listing. No Android, web or desktop version is listed there. |
| Best for | public throwaway inboxes and email testing | throwaway email addresses on iPhone |
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: Mailinator and Temp Mail. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mailinator starts at $79 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Temp Mail starts at $12.96 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Temp Mail starts $66.04 a month lower. Of the other email apps on the chart, 12 score higher than Mailinator for less, and 8 score higher than Temp Mail 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
- Mailinator also covers workflow automation and transactional email.
- Temp Mail also covers email client and inbox filtering.
At a glance
| Mailinator | Temp Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $79 per month, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly) | $2.99 per week (Premium, auto-renewing in-app subscription) |
| Free plan | Public inboxes need no sign-up. The free Verified Pro plan adds 1 private domain, API access, 1 user and 10 MB storage, capped at 60 emails a day. | Free app: generate a disposable address and receive emails and attachments, with ads. |
| Free trial | 2-week free trial of the Business plan. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Manybrain, Inc. | Privatix LTD |
| Price read from | mailinator.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mailinator
- Public mailinator.com inboxes are readable by anyone, so they are unsuitable for private mail.
- SMS numbers are bought on request at an additional charge.
- The annual and monthly pricing pages list different Verified Pro email limits (2,000 and 1,000 a month).
- Load testing and SMS are not on the free plans; load testing needs Enterprise.
Temp Mail
- Prices are the US App Store in-app amounts; the listing says they can vary by country.
- The temp-mail.org website returned a bot-protection block, so its own plans were not read.
- Received emails are deleted automatically, according to the listing, so it suits short-lived use.
Key features
Mailinator
- Public and private inboxes
- Any name at a public domain works as an inbox the moment mail arrives; paid plans add private domains with unlimited inboxes.
- API and SDKs
- Inboxes can be read from test code through an API, with SDK releases for C#, Python, JavaScript and Ruby.
- SMS testing
- Business and above can receive SMS in a test suite; numbers are set up on request and cost extra.
- Webhooks and routing rules
- Rules can click links in messages or forward them to tools such as Slack.
- Load testing
- Email load testing needs an Enterprise subscription, per the vendor.
Temp Mail
- Instant disposable address
- Generates a temporary address on demand with no registration, and it can be copied to the clipboard or shown as a QR code.
- Attachments and notifications
- Receives emails with attachments, sends push notifications for new messages and lets users download the source (EML) of a message.
- Automatic deletion
- The listing says emails are constantly and securely deleted for good, and that addresses can be deleted or replaced in a tap.
- Premium options
- Premium adds custom email names, multiple mailboxes, premium domains, extended storage, premium support and an ad-free app.
Plans
Mailinator
Public (free)$0
Unlimited public inboxes with temporary storage and no sign-up; anyone can read them.
Verified Pro$0
free with verification
1 private domain, 1 user, 10 MB storage and API access. The annual page lists 2,000 emails a month and 60 a day; the monthly page lists 1,000 a month.
Business$79
per month, 5 seats, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
1 private domain, 100,000 emails a month (3,333 a day), 50 MB storage, webhooks and routing rules.
Business Plus$159
per month, 10 seats, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
3 private domains, 300,000 emails a month (10,000 a day), 100 MB storage, up to 100 emails a second.
Enterprise$699
and up, custom pricing; billing basis not stated
5 or more private domains, 3 million or more emails a month, up to 500 emails a second, custom seats and terms.
Temp Mail
Premium, 1 week$2.99
per week, in-app subscription
Custom names, multiple mailboxes, in-app email view, premium domains, extended storage, no ads.
Premium, 1 month$7.99
per month, in-app subscription
The same Premium features; a one-month option with a free trial is also listed, trial length not shown.
Premium, 3 months$19.99
per 3 months, in-app subscription
The same Premium features billed every three months.
Premium, 6 months$35.99
per 6 months, in-app subscription
The same Premium features billed every six months.
Premium, 1 year$58.99
per year, in-app subscription
The same Premium features billed yearly.
Ways to pay less
Mailinator
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The annual pricing page says its plans include a 20% discount on the service plan compared with month-to-month.
Temp Mail
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mailinator or Temp Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Temp Mail is cheaper to start with: $12.96 a month, against $79 a month for Mailinator. Mailinator starts at $79 per month, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly), and Temp Mail starts at $2.99 per week (Premium, auto-renewing in-app subscription).
Which has a free plan, Mailinator or Temp Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Mailinator and Temp Mail have a free plan.
Which platforms do Mailinator and Temp Mail run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mailinator lists a web app and only Temp Mail lists an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.