Documentation-based comparison
MailerSend versus Postmark
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | MailerSend | Postmark |
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| Pricing | From $7/mo | From $15/mo |
| Who it is for | Email API and SMTP relay for sending email, from a free 500-email plan upward. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · MailerSend pricing, monthly plan cards and comparison table | Sends transactional email and keeps bulk or broadcast email on separate Message Streams. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation |
| Coverage limits | Daily API requests are capped by plan: 100 on Free, 1,000 on Hobby, 100,000 on Starter and 500,000 on Professional. Table columns run Professional, Starter, Hobby, Free. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · MailerSend pricing, monthly plan cards and comparison table | There is no tier between the free 100 emails a month and the 10,000-email paid tier. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation |
| Sending volume |
| Unused emails do not roll over to the next billing period. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation
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| Sender domains | An extra domain space costs USD 4.00; the billing period is not stated. Available on Starter, Professional and Enterprise. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · MailerSend pricing, monthly plan cards and comparison table
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| Log retention | Searchable activity data can be extended up to 365 days, from USD 5.00. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · MailerSend pricing, monthly plan cards and comparison table
| Custom activity retention starts at USD 5 a month and is only available on Pro plans or higher; statistics are kept indefinitely. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation
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| Webhooks and events |
| Inbound email is converted to JSON and posted to your webhook URL. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation
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| Dedicated IP | Dedicated IPs are only for Enterprise accounts sending more than 100,000 emails a week. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · MailerSend pricing, monthly plan cards and comparison table | From USD 50 a month per IP, for accounts sending 300,000 or more emails a month on Pro or higher. Fully managed by Postmark. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation |
| Support |
| Support requests are handled by the customer success team through support tickets. The pricing page lists no support level per plan. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark support centre |
| Overage charges | Sending continues past the monthly quota and extra emails are billed per 1,000; the email count resets every 30 days. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · MailerSend: official product and plan documentation | Extra emails on paid plans are calculated at the end of the billing cycle and added to the next month's charge. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation
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| Coverage note | At the volume shown on the plan card. | Starting tier; unlimited emails per day. Not listed on the Basic card. |