Mailjet vs Scaleway Transactional Email (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Mailjet: it is third in our ranking of email sending services, and it grades higher too, 2.4 against 1.6.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mailjet grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mailjet
Email API, SMTP relay and campaign editor on one plan priced by volume
Scaleway Transactional Email
Transactional email API and SMTP on Scaleway's European cloud
Which one is for you
Pick Mailjet if
- Fits if you want receipts and newsletters sent from one account on one plan
- Works for teams whose email data has to stay in the EU
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only send app email, as you pay for campaign tools you won't touch
- Tight if you pass 50,000 emails a month, where Essential stops and Premium is $59, or $499 at 500,000
- Not for you if you need a dedicated IP below 100,000 emails a month, and even then it's on request
- Watch out: the free plan stops at 200 emails a day and has online support for the first month only
- Skip it if you need automations or landing pages on Essential, as they start with Premium
Pick Scaleway Transactional Email if
- Fits if you want email sent from a European cloud for GDPR reasons
- Works for apps with uneven volume that suit paying per 1,000 emails
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as there is neither
- Pricey if you need a dedicated IP or the SLA, since both sit on the €80 a month Scale plan
- Not for you if you send marketing email, as the page only describes transactional messages
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the page doesn't say whether VAT is added
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMailjetFair | 1.6GPAScaleway Transactional EmailWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Essential is $40 at that volume billed monthly, 10% less paid yearly, toward the dear end of this category. The same plan covers campaigns, with unlimited contacts and segments, but 50,000 is as far as Essential goes. | CScale is €80 a month for 100,000 emails. That's in the dearest tenth of the category, but Essential has no monthly fee and charges €0.25 per 1,000, which pulls it back to the ordinary range. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good, no card: 6,000 emails a month with the API, SMTP and webhooks, the largest monthly allowance of any free plan here. It's capped at 200 a day, and online support only lasts the first month. | FNo free plan or trial. Essential includes 300 emails before it charges, which is a sample, not a plan. |
| Features | BAPI and SMTP sending, a parse API for inbound email, webhooks, templates with variables, a campaign editor with MJML, validation and inbox previews. It covers the sending job; automations and landing pages need Premium. | CAPI and SMTP sending, reports and alerts, blocklist handling and webhooks. A managed dedicated IP and the 99.9% SLA need Scale, and it's transactional only. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. You add domains and DNS records on a cloud console. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb console with an API and SMTP. No integrations list on its page. |
| Best for | app email and newsletters on one plan | pay-as-you-go transactional email from a European cloud |
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: Mailjet and Scaleway Transactional Email. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mailjet starts at $8.10 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scaleway Transactional Email starts at about $89.38 a month and scores 2.0.
Mailjet scores higher and starts $81.28 a month lower. Of the other email sending services on the chart, none scores higher than Mailjet for less, and 29 score higher than Scaleway Transactional Email 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
- Mailjet also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and email verification.
- Scaleway Transactional Email also covers dMARC.
At a glance
| Mailjet | Scaleway Transactional Email | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $8.10 per month for 8,000 emails, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | €80 per month for 100,000 emails |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Mailjet | Scaleway |
| Price read from | mailjet.com | scaleway.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Scaleway Transactional Email
- The Essential plan is pay as you go with no monthly fee shown: 300 emails included, then €0.25 per 1,000 emails.
- A dedicated IP and the 99.9% SLA need the €80 a month Scale plan.
- Prices are in euros and the page does not say whether VAT is added.
- The service is for transactional messages; marketing email is not described on the page.
Key features
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.
Scaleway Transactional Email
- API and SMTP sending
- Emails can be sent through an API or over SMTP, which suits notification services, alerts and CMS or application integrations.
- Reports and alerts
- Both plans include reports and alerts for sent email.
- Blocklist handling
- Essential has an automatic blocklist mode; Scale adds a manual blocklist mode.
- Managed dedicated IP
- A managed dedicated IP address is part of the Scale plan.
- Domains and webhooks
- Essential allows 5 domains and 1 webhook per domain; Scale has unlimited of each.
Plans
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.
Scaleway Transactional Email
Scale€80
per month for 100,000 emails
Unlimited domains and webhooks, a managed dedicated IP and a 99.9% SLA. Emails beyond 100,000 cost €0.20 per 1,000.
Ways to pay less
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.
Scaleway Transactional Email
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mailjet or Scaleway Transactional Email?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mailjet is cheaper to start with: $8.10 a month, against about $89.38 a month for Scaleway Transactional Email. Mailjet starts at $8.10 per month for 8,000 emails, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Scaleway Transactional Email starts at €80 per month for 100,000 emails.
Which has a free plan, Mailjet or Scaleway Transactional Email?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mailjet has a free plan. Scaleway Transactional Email does not.
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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.