Mailgun
By Mailgun (Sinch)
Mailgun sends email through a REST API or SMTP. Paid plans start at $15 a month for 10,000 emails, and the free plan allows 100 emails a day. Log retention grows from 1 day on Free and Basic to 30 days on Scale, the only plan with SAML single sign-on.
- From
- $15 a month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- No
Pricing
Taken from the vendor's pricing page.
| Plan | Price | Charged | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 100 emails a day | 1 custom domain, 2 API keys, 1 user, 1 day of logs |
| Basic | $15 a month | from 10,000 emails | Extra emails from $1.80 per 1,000. 1 day of logs |
| Foundation | $35 a month | 50,000 emails | First month free. Extra emails from $1.30 per 1,000. 5 days of logs |
| Scale | $90 a month | 100,000 emails | First month free. Extra emails from $1.10 per 1,000. 30 days of logs and SAML single sign-on |
Costs not in the plan price
- A dedicated IP is listed as a $59 a month add-on per IP. The page is inconsistent about whether Foundation includes one, so ask before buying.
- Email validation overages start at $1.20 per 100 validations on Basic and Foundation and $0.80 on Scale.
- Dedicated IP pools, send time optimization and scheduled reports are limited to Scale.
Categories it qualifies for
Facts we checked
- The events page says Mailgun retains event data for 30 days and that access varies by plan, while the pricing page lists log retention of 1 day on Free and Basic, 5 days on Foundation and 30 days on Scale. Source
- Events cover delivered, failed and complained messages. A complaint is recorded when the recipient marks the email as spam and a feedback loop reports it. Source
- Bounced addresses appear on the Suppressions tab, and Mailgun stops sending to addresses on its Do Not Send lists. Source
- Mailgun states that it is SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR compliant. Source
Security and compliance
- SOC 2
- Yes
- ISO 27001
- Yes
- GDPR
- Yes
- HIPAA
- Not stated
- Single sign-on
- Scale (SAML) plan and up
Taken from the vendor's security page.
Contract terms
- Annual contract required
- No
- Minimum seats
- None stated
- Renews automatically
- Yes
- Cancellation
- The terms require a non-renewal notice at least 30 days before the current term ends. Either side can end the agreement for breach after a 45-day cure period.
- Data export
- The terms call customer data the customer's exclusive property and do not describe return or deletion after termination.
Taken from the vendor's terms.
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Who pays us
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