Email APIs · side by side
Mailgun vs SMTP.com
Compare Mailgun, SMTP.com by sending volume, delivery webhooks, inbound email, domain limits and retention.
Email APIs pricing calculator
100K
Mailgun
$90 / mo
Scale · 100K emails
SMTP.com
$80 / mo
STARTER · 100K emails
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Email APIs overview & pricing
| Email APIs | Mailgun | SMTP.com |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Sinch | SMTP.com |
| Billing unit | emails | emails |
| Plan at selected usage | Scale | STARTER |
| Monthly estimate | $90/mo | $80/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 100K emails |
| Free access | 100 emails/day | Trial |
| Published plans | Free, Basic, Foundation, Scale | ESSENTIAL, STARTER, GROWTH, BUSINESS, HIGH VOLUME SENDERS |
| Prices checked | Not listed | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Mailgun
- Sinch
- SMTP.com
- SMTP.com
Billing unit
- Mailgun
- emails
- SMTP.com
- emails
Plan at selected usage
- Mailgun
- Scale
- SMTP.com
- STARTER
Monthly estimate
- Mailgun
- $90/mo
- SMTP.com
- $80/mo
Workload
- Mailgun
- 100K emails
- SMTP.com
- 100K emails
Free access
- Mailgun
- 100 emails/day
- SMTP.com
- Trial
Published plans
- Mailgun
- Free, Basic, Foundation, Scale
- SMTP.com
- ESSENTIAL, STARTER, GROWTH, BUSINESS, HIGH VOLUME SENDERS
Prices checked
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- 2026-10-08
Email APIs monthly cost
Mailgun: $90SMTP.com: $80
Cost by emails
Cost curve data
| emails | Mailgun | SMTP.com |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $25 |
| 25K | $35 | $25 |
| 50K | $35 | $25 |
| 100K | $90 | $80 |
| 200K | $200 | $300 |
| 500K | $530 | $300 |
| 1M | $1,080 | $500 |
0
- Mailgun
- $0
- SMTP.com
- $25
25K
- Mailgun
- $35
- SMTP.com
- $25
50K
- Mailgun
- $35
- SMTP.com
- $25
100K
- Mailgun
- $90
- SMTP.com
- $80
200K
- Mailgun
- $200
- SMTP.com
- $300
500K
- Mailgun
- $530
- SMTP.com
- $300
1M
- Mailgun
- $1,080
- SMTP.com
- $500
Email APIs feature comparison
| Email APIs | Mailgun | SMTP.com |
|---|---|---|
| Sending methods | Not listed | Not listed |
| Inbound processing | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sending domains | Not listed | Not listed |
| Activity retention | Not listed | Not listed |
| Webhooks & events | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IP | Not listed | Not listed |
| Single sign-on | Not listed | Not listed |
| Support | Not listed | Not listed |
Sending methods
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Inbound processing
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Sending domains
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Activity retention
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Webhooks & events
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Dedicated IP
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Single sign-on
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Support
- Mailgun
- Not listed
- SMTP.com
- Not listed
Which email providers fit your needs?
SMTP.com features & plan notes
- SMTP relay
- Sender reputation
- Bulk transactional email
- Dedicated IP
- Email Relay API
- Reliable Expert Support
- Detailed Reporting
- Reputation defender (add on)
How to compare email providers
Separate transactional delivery from campaigns, outreach and agent inboxes. Compare monthly sends and daily caps; contacts, seats and inboxes are not sending allowances. Budget separately for dedicated IPs, validation and attachments.
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