Documentation-based comparison
MailerSend versus Mailgun
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | MailerSend | Mailgun |
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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 application email through an HTTP API or an SMTP endpoint. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailgun: 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 | Free and Basic allow 1 custom sending domain and 1 day of logs; Foundation raises this to 1,000 domains and 5 days, and Scale keeps 30 days. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailgun: 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
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| Webhooks and events |
| Tracking, analytics and webhooks are listed from the Free plan up. Basic, Foundation and Scale cards list them too. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailgun: official product and plan documentation |
| 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 | Extra dedicated IPs cost USD 59 per IP a month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailgun: official product and plan documentation
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| Support |
| Ticket, chat and phone support depend on the plan. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailgun: official product and plan documentation
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| 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 are billed at the start of each month for the previous month, together with the plan fee. The first month is prorated. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailgun: official product and plan documentation |
| Coverage note | At the volume shown on the plan card. | Starting allowance. |