Mailgun versus SendGrid

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
• SendGrid From $19.95/mo
  • Free Trial: no subscription charge
  • Essentials: $19.95 monthly
  • Pro: $89.95 monthly
  • 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

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

SendGrid Free Trial: 100 emails per dayEssentials: 50,000 to 100,000 emails a monthPro: 100,000 to 2,500,000 emails a month

Log retention

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

SendGrid Free Trial: 3 days of searchable email activityEssentials: 3 days of searchable email activityPro: 7 days of searchable email activityPremier: 7 days of searchable email activity

Webhooks and events

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

SendGrid Free Trial: 1 event webhookEssentials: 2 event webhooksPro: 5 event webhooksPremier: 5 event webhooks

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

SendGrid Pro and Premier include dedicated IPs; more can be purchased.Pro: 1 dedicated IP includedPremier: 1 dedicated IP included

Support

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

SendGrid Access to expert services and personalized support is listed as available for purchase.

Overage charges

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

SendGrid Sending past the plan's allowance may add overage charges on top of the monthly rate; the rate is not published on the pricing page.

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.
• SendGrid The only free option is a 60-day trial at 100 emails a day, not a permanent free plan.

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Mailgun: sender domains.

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 SendGrid about sender domains; our sources do not establish it yet.

• Mailgun profile and plans · View Mailgun pricing
• SendGrid profile and plans · Visit SendGrid