SMTP2GO vs SMTPeter (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SMTP2GO grades higher than SMTPeter: 2.2 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
SMTP2GO grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SMTP2GO
SMTP relay and email API priced by emails a month, with a free plan
SMTPeter
Dutch-hosted SMTP and REST email service with a dedicated IP
Which one is for you
Pick SMTP2GO if
- Fits if your office printers, scanners or old systems need somewhere to send mail from
- Works for people who look after email for several clients and want subaccounts on a paid plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if your app needs to receive and read incoming email
- Tight if you're staying free, at 1,000 emails a month and 200 a day, with no way to buy more
- Skip it if you only have a Gmail or Yahoo address to sign up with
- Pricey if you need a dedicated IP or email testing, which start with Professional at $75 a month
- Watch out: the free plan keeps 5 days of reports, and chat and phone help stop after 14 days
Pick SMTPeter if
- Fits if you want your email handled in the Netherlands on an IP of your own
- Works for apps sending around 25,000 emails a month at a steady rate
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial, as there isn't one
- Pricey if you only send a little, since the license starts at €55 a month
- Tight if you need more than 1 IP or 1 sender domain: each costs extra, and over five domains means contacting the vendor
- Watch out: technical support is a separate €89 a month
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the page doesn't say whether VAT is included
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASMTP2GOFair | 1.4GPASMTPeterWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Starter is $30 a month at that volume, with two months free if you pay yearly. That sits in the middle of what this category charges for that much sending. A dedicated IP and email testing need Professional at $75. | D€55 a month for 25,000 emails and 1 IP. Email sending tools start around $9, so this is near the top of the category. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good with no card: 1,000 emails a month, but only 200 a day, with 5 days of reports, and extra emails can't be bought. Chat and phone help last 14 days. Enough for a test, tight for a live app. | FNo free plan or trial on the pricing section. |
| Features | CAPI and SMTP sending, automatic SPF and DKIM, delivery reports with bounce alerts, blacklist monitoring, three data regions and subaccounts. It does the sending job fully, but that's a smaller job: nothing on record covers receiving email or templates. | CSMTP and REST API, dedicated IP, DKIM, click and bounce tracking, archiving, DMARC reports and a template store. It covers the sending job, with extras charged on top. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer sends a first email: copy the SMTP details or use the API, with code examples in five languages, once your domain is added. No rating on record. Sign-up refuses Gmail and Yahoo addresses, so you need a work domain. | CNo store rating on record. You configure sending domains and DNS before it works. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an SMTP relay and REST API that work from apps, servers and devices, plus WordPress, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, WHMCS, Laravel and Django. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | CWeb dashboard with SMTP and a REST API. No integrations list on its pages. |
| Best for | relaying email from apps, sites and office printers | Dutch-hosted transactional email on a dedicated IP |
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: SMTP2GO and SMTPeter. How we grade
Price against what you get
SMTP2GO starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SMTPeter starts at about $61.45 a month and scores 2.0.
SMTP2GO scores higher and starts $46.45 a month lower. Of the other email sending services on the chart, 7 score higher than SMTP2GO for less, and 28 score higher than SMTPeter 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
- SMTPeter also covers templates and dMARC.
At a glance
| SMTP2GO | SMTPeter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $15 per month for 10,000 emails, billed monthly | €55 per month for up to 25,000 emails |
| Free plan | 1,000 emails a month, limited to 200 a day, with 5 days of email reporting and ticket support. Extra emails are not allowed. No credit card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SMTP2GO | Copernica |
| Price read from | smtp2go.com | smtpeter.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SMTP2GO
- The free plan stops at 1,000 emails a month and 200 a day, and extra emails cannot be bought on it.
- A dedicated IP address and email testing tools start with Professional at $75 a month.
- Email reports are kept for 30 days on paid plans and 5 days on the free plan.
- Sign-up asks for an email address at a private domain; Gmail and Yahoo addresses are refused.
SMTPeter
- There is no free plan or trial on the pricing section.
- Prices are in euros; the page does not say whether VAT is included.
- Extra IPs or sender domains cost more, and more than five domains requires contacting the vendor.
- A technical support contract is sold separately at €89 a month.
Key features
SMTP2GO
- SMTP relay and HTTP API
- Send through SMTP from an app, a mail client, a server or a device, or through a REST API with code examples in JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Ruby and Python.
- Delivery tracking and reports
- Real-time reports follow each email to delivery and show bounces, spam complaints and unsubscribes, with weekly summaries and alerts on sudden bounce rises.
- Automatic SPF and DKIM
- Domain authentication is handled for you, along with feedback loops, blacklist monitoring and spam trap detection on every plan.
- Data centers in three regions
- Choose to send from and store data in the US, Europe or Australia, with best-path routing to the nearest location.
- Email testing
- Professional adds previews in more than 40 email clients and checks against major spam filters before you send.
- Subaccounts
- Paid plans can split sending into subaccounts, which suits agencies and managed service providers looking after several clients.
SMTPeter
- SMTP and REST API
- Messages arrive over SMTP or a REST API, and the API also returns log files, statistics and archived messages.
- Dedicated IP and Dutch hosting
- The license includes one IP address, and the vendor says the infrastructure is hosted in the Netherlands.
- Authentication and tracking
- DKIM signing is available, along with SPF and DMARC support, link rewriting for click tracking and bounce interception.
- Template store and editors
- Templates are stored as JSON, editable in a drag-and-drop editor or an HTML editor, and selected through the API for personalized sends.
- Archiving and DMARC reports
- Every sent email is archived and viewable in the dashboard or API, which also shows DMARC reports and feedback-loop notifications.
Plans
SMTP2GO
Free Plan$0
1,000 emails a month and 200 a day, 5 days of reports, ticket support; chat and phone support for the first 14 days only.
Starter$15
per month for 10,000 emails, billed monthly
30 days of reports, ticket, chat and phone support, subaccounts and SMS. Extra emails $1.20 per 1,000. Price rises with volume: $30 a month at 50,000 emails.
Professional$75
per month for 100,000 emails, billed monthly
Adds a dedicated IP address and email testing tools. Extra emails cost $0.85 per 1,000, and the price rises with volume.
PremierCustom
Over 3 million emails a month, with personalized setup and support.
SMTPeter
SMTPeter license€55
per month for up to 25,000 emails, 1 IP address and 1 sender domain
Beyond 25,000 emails: €0.23 per 1,000 for the next 25,000, then €0.22, €0.17, €0.06 and €0.05 as volume rises. Extra IPs or domains are charged extra.
Ways to pay less
SMTP2GO
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Paying yearly gives two months free: Starter at 10,000 emails is $150 a year instead of $180, and Professional at 100,000 is $750 instead of $900.
- Education
30% education discount
SMTP2GO's education page offers schools a 30% discount, with unlimited users and systems on one account.
SMTPeter
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SMTP2GO or SMTPeter?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SMTP2GO is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against about $61.45 a month for SMTPeter. SMTP2GO starts at $15 per month for 10,000 emails, billed monthly, and SMTPeter starts at €55 per month for up to 25,000 emails.
Which has a free plan, SMTP2GO or SMTPeter?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SMTP2GO has a free plan. SMTPeter 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.