Mailgun versus Postmark

Price

• Mailgun From $15/mo
  • Free: no subscription charge
  • Basic: $15.00 monthly
  • Foundation: $35.00 monthly
  • Scale: $90.00 monthly
  • Enterprise: Vendor quotation required
• 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.

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Sending volume

Mailgun Free: 100 emails per dayBasic: 10,000 emails per monthFoundation: 50,000 emails per monthScale: 100,000 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

Mailgun Free: 1 custom sending domainBasic: 1 custom sending domainFoundation: 1,000 custom sending domainsScale: 1,000 custom sending domains

Postmark Free: 10 custom sending domainsBasic: 5 custom sending domainsPro: 10 custom sending domainsPlatform: Unlimited custom sending domains

Log retention

Mailgun Free: 1 day of logsBasic: 1 day of logsFoundation: 5 days of logsScale: 30 days of logs

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

Mailgun Tracking, analytics and webhooks are listed from the Free plan up.

Postmark Inbound email is converted to JSON and posted to your webhook URL.Pro: Inbound email processing includedPlatform: Inbound email processing included

Dedicated IP

Mailgun Extra dedicated IPs cost USD 59 per IP a month.Foundation: Available from the 50,000-email tier; one IP included from 100,000 emails a monthScale: One dedicated IP included, plus dedicated IP pools

Postmark From USD 50 a month per IP, for accounts sending 300,000 or more emails a month on Pro or higher.

Support

Mailgun Ticket, chat and phone support depend on the plan.Free: Ticket supportScale: Live phone and chat support

Postmark Support requests are handled by the customer success team through support tickets.

Overage charges

Mailgun Extra emails are billed at the start of each month for the previous month, together with the plan fee.

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

• Mailgun 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.
• Postmark There is no tier between the free 100 emails a month and the 10,000-email paid tier.

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Next steps

• Mailgun profile and plans · View Mailgun pricing
• Postmark profile and plans · View Postmark pricing