Mailgun vs SendGrid

Looking for a SendGrid alternative? Mailgun offers developers and marketers the freedom to build, test, and deliver emails with industry-leading deliverability and support – without the limits you’ll find elsewhere.

  • 97.4% average delivery rate – beating the industry average of 85% 

  • 50% reduction in average cost to send email 

  • 2x increase in click-through rates with Mailgun Optimize 

Join over 150,000 businesses, including 8 of the 10 largest tech companies in the world
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Scale without limits

Mailgun vs. SendGrid: Start free, scale as you grow

Mailgun is committed to offering all users a free plan with no expiration. Send up to 100 emails/day free, and seamlessly scale to tens, thousands, or millions of emails per second.

  • Always-on free plan (SendGrid’s is limited to 60 days) 

  • Plans that scale affordably as you grow 

  • Unlimited teammate seats and generous webhook limits on paid plans 

  • Free DMARC reporting in partnership with Red Sift

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Built for deliverability

When reliability matters, Mailgun leads

Customers using Mailgun Send and Optimize see up to a 65% increase in open rates, a 2x increase in click-throughs, and a 21% drop in bounces.

Our full deliverability suite includes:

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Email experts at your service

Receive best-in-class technical support

Mailgun’s Technical Account Managers have over 320 years of combined experience. From setup to optimization, Mailgun customers work with some of the most knowledgeable experts in the email industry.

Reach more of your list with Mailgun

Compare features: Mailgun vs. SendGrid

Mailgun offers a full suite of purpose-built email delivery tools from the start. SendGrid keeps smaller senders boxed in with stripped-down features, like single-address-only email validation.

Feature
Mailgun
SendGrid
Inbox Placement
Advanced – available on Optimize plans
Limited – No dedicated seed list testing
Email Validation
Previews – Single, List, +Bulk Validation (List health previews)
Single address validation only
Dedicated IPs
Available – dedicated IPs offered on higher tiers
Available – dedicated IPs offered on Pro/Premier tiers
Mailing List API

Full
– robust list & contact management, bulk & list validation previews, API-first list and contact controls
Limited – supports Marketing Lists (max 1,000 lists via the Lists API) and contact management via the Contacts API
Send Time Optimization
Available on Scale plan & up – Mailgun’s machine-learning Send Time Optimization feature is included starting at the Scale plan
Not available – SendGrid does not provide a documented per-recipient Send Time Optimization engine 
A/B Testing/Tagging 
Tags & analytics available on all plans – lets you run A/B tests and track performance without extra fees 
Basic A/B testing in marketing campaigns – but no equivalent to Mailgun’s Tags feature or unified analytics 
Suppression Management
Industry-standard Suppression Management system – plus advanced Reputation Management tools like email validation, inbox placement testing, and reputation monitoring 
Basic → ASM available –unsubscribe groups & subscription tracking by default; Advanced Suppression Management for transactional templates, but less granular programmatic visibility
Role-Based Access Control
Included – built-in with Mailgun plans 
Add-on – available only with higher tiers 

Reviews & Testimonials

See what customers say about Mailgun

Support and services are almost always an issue with SendGrid defectors. We take pride in understanding your unique issues and prescribing our solutions accordingly.

Mailgun
SendGrid
Trustpilot
4.3/5
1.2/5
Capterra
4.3/5
4.2/5
G2
4/5
4.1/5
TrustRadius
8.3/10
7.7/10

Stats

The data speaks for itself

Mailgun is built on proof, not promises. Average Mailgun customers experience: 

50%

reduction in average cost to send email.

65%

increase in open rates. 

100%

increase in click-through-rate.

+4/5

Stars on all major review platforms

97.4%

average delivery rate from deliverability services customers, beating the industry average of 85%

0.42%

average bounce rate well under the industry average bounce rate of 2%

Pricing Comparison

Transparent pricing that scales with you

Our pricing is designed to be simple and predictable. Compare Mailgun vs. SendGrid below: 

Mailgun
SendGrid
Free/Trial plans
Up to 100 emails/day free (no expiration)
Up to 100 emails/day for 60 days
Paid Plans
$15/month for up to 10,000 emails/month

$35/month for up to 50,000 emails/month

$90/month for up to 100,000 emails/month
$19.95/month for up to 50,000 emails/month

$89.95/month for up to 100,000 emails/month

FAQS

Frequently Asked Questions

Mailgun offers a free plan with no expiration and transparent pricing that scales with your volume. Paid plans include unlimited teammates and generous webhook limits. SendGrid’s free plan expires after 60 days. See our full pricing breakdown here.

Not at all. We provide a comprehensive migration guide and hands-on support from our deliverability experts to make the transition seamless. 

Mailgun customers get access to highly rated support and Technical Account Managers with over 320 years of combined email experience. Learn more about our enterprise consulting and support options. 

Yes. Mailgun includes single, bulk, and list validation with previews so you can see your email list health before you send. Read more on our Email Validation product page or explore our deliverability services.

All of Mailgun’s email API and SMTP Relay endpoints are fully documented for developers. Visit our developer docs for quickstart guides, API references, and sample code.

Mailgun’s Email API powers transactional email at scale, while Mailjet (also part of Sinch Email) provides a full marketing suite. Learn more about transactional email with Mailgun or see how marketers use Mailjet for campaigns.

Try Mailgun for yourself

Need more reasons to go “off the grid”? See what you can accomplish with the world’s best email delivery platform and email API with Mailgun. Send up to 100 emails/day free.

Explore beyond SendGrid

Mailgun has a variety of features for companies with large lists and bulk sending needs.

Solutions

Use Cases

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