Documentation-based comparison
MailerSend versus Postmark
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
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.
Not verified yet
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Next steps
| 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. |