Mailjet vs Sweego (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Mailjet: it is third in our ranking of email sending services, though Sweego grades higher (2.8 against 2.4) on value for money and the free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
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
Sweego
French email and SMS sending API, with a free plan and EU data centers
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 Sweego if
- Fits if you want your sending data kept in France or the EU
- Works for apps that send email and SMS from one API
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 100 emails a day, 7 days of logs and no inbound routing
- Watch out: prices are in euros and shown excluding tax
- Watch out: SMS is prepaid credits valid for 12 months, about €0.04 each in France
- Pricey if you need a dedicated IP, which is optional on Startup and included only from Scaleup
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMailjetFair | 2.8GPASweegoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | B€8 a month billed annually (€10 monthly) for up to 20,000 emails, inside the cheaper quarter, excluding tax. |
| 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. | B100 emails a day by API and SMTP with unlimited domains, 5 templates, webhooks and 7 days of logs, which a small app can live on. |
| 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. | BEmail and SMS from one API, sandbox testing, a template builder, delivery logs and inbound routing on paid plans. |
| 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 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 | 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. | BA web dashboard and an API; the listing names WordPress, Post SMTP, Symfony, Odoo, Payload CMS, Drupal, Terraform and Convex. |
| Best for | app email and newsletters on one plan | French-hosted email and SMS from one API |
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 Sweego. 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. Sweego starts at about $8.94 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Mailjet starts $0.84 a month lower. Of the other email sending services on the chart, none scores higher than Mailjet for less, and none scores higher than Sweego 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.
- Sweego also covers sMS marketing.
At a glance
| Mailjet | Sweego | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.10 per month for 8,000 emails, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | €8 per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed annually (€10 billed monthly) |
| 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. | 100 emails a day by API and SMTP, unlimited domains, 5 templates, webhooks, test mode and 7 days of log retention. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Mailjet | Sweego |
| Price read from | mailjet.com | sweego.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Sweego
- Prices are in euros and shown excluding tax.
- The free plan stops at 100 emails a day, with 7 days of log retention and no inbound routing.
- SMS is sold separately as prepaid credits valid for 12 months; the page shows about €0.04 per SMS in France.
- A dedicated IP is optional on Startup and included only from Scaleup.
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.
Sweego
- Email and SMS in one API
- A single RESTful API sends transactional email and SMS, and an SMTP relay and unlimited API keys are available.
- Sandbox and dry-run testing
- Test mode simulates sending without delivering anything, which suits development environments.
- Template builder
- A drag-and-drop email builder supports variables, with 5 templates on Free and unlimited templates from the Startup plan.
- Delivery logs and tracking
- Opens, clicks and bounces are tracked in real time, with searchable delivery logs kept for 7 to 90 days by plan.
- Inbound email routing
- Incoming mail can be routed to an application. It is included from the Individual plan upward.
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.
Sweego
Free€0
100 emails a day by API and SMTP, unlimited domains, 5 templates and 7 days of logs.
Individual€8
per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed annually (€10 monthly)
Adds inbound email routing, 30 days of logs, chat and email support and unlimited API keys. A 50,000-email step is also shown.
Startup€63
per month for up to 100,000 emails, billed annually (€79 monthly)
Adds 60 days of logs, unlimited templates, multiple webhooks and an optional dedicated IP. Price rises with volume; a 200,000 step is also shown.
Scaleup€216
per month for up to 500,000 emails, billed annually (€270 monthly)
Adds 90 days of logs, a dedicated IP included and a dedicated IP pool option. A 1,000,000 step is also shown.
UnicornCustom
For more than one million emails a month, with custom volume and custom development. Contact sales.
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.
Sweego
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mailjet or Sweego?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mailjet is cheaper to start with: $8.10 a month, against about $8.94 a month for Sweego. Mailjet starts at $8.10 per month for 8,000 emails, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Sweego starts at €8 per month for up to 20,000 emails, billed annually (€10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Mailjet or Sweego?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Mailjet and Sweego 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.