Documentation-based comparison
MailerSend versus SMTP2GO
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 SMTP2GO. 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
- SMTP2GO From $15/mo
- Free: no subscription charge
- Starter: $15.00 monthly
- Starter: $150.00 annual ($12.50/mo equivalent)
- Professional: $75.00 monthly
- Professional: $750.00 annual ($62.50/mo equivalent)
- Premier: 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
- SMTP2GO Free: 1,000 emails per monthStarter: 10,000 emails per monthProfessional: 100,000 emails per monthPremier: More than 3,000,000 emails a 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
- SMTP2GO SPF and DKIM are set up automatically for your 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
- SMTP2GO Free: 5 days of email reportingStarter: 30 days of email reportingProfessional: 30 days of email reporting
- Dedicated IP
- MailerSend Dedicated IPs are only for Enterprise accounts sending more than 100,000 emails a week.
- SMTP2GO Professional: Dedicated IP address included
- Support
- MailerSend Free: LimitedHobby: Email supportStarter: Email and live chat supportProfessional: Priority email support, live chat and onboarding assistance
- SMTP2GO Starter: ticket, chat and phone support.Free: Ticket support; toll-free phone and live chat for the first 14 days onlyProfessional: Ticket, chat and phone support
- Overage charges
- MailerSend Sending continues past the monthly quota and extra emails are billed per 1,000; the email count resets every 30 days.
- SMTP2GO Free: Extra emails are not permitted 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.
- SMTP2GO The free plan is limited to 200 emails a day and does not allow extra emails.
Not verified yet
Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.
Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: MailerSend: webhooks and events.
Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.
Next steps
- Ask SMTP2GO about webhooks and events; our sources do not establish it yet.
| Requirement | MailerSend | SMTP2GO |
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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 | Email delivery for transactional email from apps, everyday email from Outlook and marketing email with an unsubscribe link. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SMTP2GO homepage |
| 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 | The free plan is limited to 200 emails a day and does not allow extra emails. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SMTP2GO pricing, loaded monthly plan cards |
| Sending volume |
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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
| SPF and DKIM are set up automatically for your sending domains. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SMTP2GO homepage |
| 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 |
| Not verified |
| 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 |
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| Support |
| Starter: ticket, chat and phone support. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SMTP2GO: 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 |
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| Coverage note | At the volume shown on the plan card. | At the default volume shown. |