Documentation-based comparison
Mailjet versus Mailgun
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | Mailjet | Mailgun |
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| Pricing | From $9/mo | From $15/mo |
| Who it is for | Email API, SMTP relay and webhooks, sold in plans that also cover marketing contacts and an email editor. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation | Sends application email through an HTTP API or an SMTP endpoint. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailgun: official product and plan documentation |
| Coverage limits | Unused emails do not roll over; they expire at the end of each billing cycle. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation | 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 | Not verified |
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| Log retention | Not verified |
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| Webhooks and events | APIs, SMTP relay and webhooks on Free and paid plans. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation | 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 | Premium: available on request from the 100,000-send tier. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation
| 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 | Phone and chat support start from the 50k plans. The page does not say which plan names qualify. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: official product and plan documentation
| 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 | You can keep sending after the plan's emails run out; extra emails are billed per 1,000, at a price the page text does not show. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Mailjet: 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 | No daily sending limit. | Starting allowance. |