What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for MailerSend and Postmark. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

  • MailerSend From $7/mo
    • Free: no subscription charge
    • Hobby: $7.00 monthly
    • Hobby: $75.60 annual ($6.30/mo equivalent)
    • Starter: $35.00 monthly
    • Starter: $378.00 annual ($31.50/mo equivalent)
    • Professional: $110.00 monthly
  • Postmark From $15/mo
    • Free: no subscription charge
    • Basic: $15.00 monthly
    • Pro: $16.50 monthly
    • Platform: $18.00 monthly
    • High volume: Vendor quotation required

Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.

Documented for both

Sending volume
MailerSend Free: 500 emails per monthHobby: 5,000 emails per monthStarter: 50,000 emails per monthProfessional: 50,000 emails per month
Postmark Unused emails do not roll over to the next billing period.Free: 100 emails per monthBasic: 10,000 emails per monthPro: 10,000 emails per monthPlatform: 10,000 emails per month
Sender domains
MailerSend An extra domain space costs USD 4.00; the billing period is not stated.Free: 1 sending domainHobby: 1 sending domainStarter: 10 sending domainsProfessional: Unlimited, subject to the plan-limits policy
Postmark Free: 10 custom sending domainsBasic: 5 custom sending domainsPro: 10 custom sending domainsPlatform: Unlimited custom sending domains
Log retention
MailerSend Searchable activity data can be extended up to 365 days, from USD 5.00.Free: 1 day of activity dataHobby: 1 day of activity dataStarter: 7 days of activity dataProfessional: 30 days of activity data
Postmark Custom activity retention starts at USD 5 a month and is only available on Pro plans or higher; statistics are kept indefinitely.Basic: 45 daysPro: Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by defaultPlatform: Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by default
Webhooks and events
MailerSend Free: 1 webhookHobby: 1 webhookStarter: 50 webhooksProfessional: Unlimited, subject to the plan-limits policy
Postmark Inbound email is converted to JSON and posted to your webhook URL.Pro: Inbound email processing includedPlatform: Inbound email processing included
Dedicated IP
MailerSend Dedicated IPs are only for Enterprise accounts sending more than 100,000 emails a week.
Postmark From USD 50 a month per IP, for accounts sending 300,000 or more emails a month on Pro or higher.
Support
MailerSend Free: LimitedHobby: Email supportStarter: Email and live chat supportProfessional: Priority email support, live chat and onboarding assistance
Postmark Support requests are handled by the customer success team through support tickets.
Overage charges
MailerSend Sending continues past the monthly quota and extra emails are billed per 1,000; the email count resets every 30 days.
Postmark Extra emails on paid plans are calculated at the end of the billing cycle and added to the next month's charge.Free: No overages are allowed on Free.

Limits to check

  • MailerSend Daily API requests are capped by plan: 100 on Free, 1,000 on Hobby, 100,000 on Starter and 500,000 on Professional.
  • Postmark There is no tier between the free 100 emails a month and the 10,000-email paid tier.

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Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
RequirementMailerSendPostmark
Pricing
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
  • Free 500 emails per month
  • Hobby 5,000 emails per month
  • Starter 50,000 emails per month
  • Professional 50,000 emails per month
Unused emails do not roll over to the next billing period.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation

  • Free 100 emails per month
  • Basic 10,000 emails per month
  • Pro 10,000 emails per month
  • Platform 10,000 emails per month
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

  • Free 1 sending domain
  • Hobby 1 sending domain
  • Starter 10 sending domains
  • Professional Unlimited, subject to the plan-limits policy
  • Free 10 custom sending domains
  • Basic 5 custom sending domains
  • Pro 10 custom sending domains
  • Platform Unlimited custom sending domains
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

  • Free 1 day of activity data
  • Hobby 1 day of activity data
  • Starter 7 days of activity data
  • Professional 30 days of activity data
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

  • Basic 45 days
  • Pro Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by default
  • Platform Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by default
Webhooks and events
  • Free 1 webhook
  • Hobby 1 webhook
  • Starter 50 webhooks
  • Professional Unlimited, subject to the plan-limits policy
Inbound email is converted to JSON and posted to your webhook URL.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Postmark: official product and plan documentation

  • Pro Inbound email processing included
  • Platform Inbound email processing included
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
  • Free Limited
  • Hobby Email support
  • Starter Email and live chat support
  • Professional Priority email support, live chat and onboarding assistance
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

  • Free No overages are allowed on Free.
Coverage note

At the volume shown on the plan card.

Starting tier; unlimited emails per day.

Not listed on the Basic card.

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