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BlueFox Email vs Mailgun
Short answer: Pick BlueFox Email if you want per-send email platform for agencies; pick Mailgun if you want transactional email delivery and validation. BlueFox Email has a free plan; Mailgun has a free plan, paid from $15/month.
BlueFox EmailSend reliable emails at a fair price. Automate flows with BlueFox Email.
MailgunEmail API for sending, receiving and tracking emailWhich to pick
Pick BlueFox Email if you want…
- Per-send email platform for agencies
- Integrations with Zapier, API or Supabase Auth (on BlueFox Email's list, not Mailgun's)
Pick Mailgun if you want…
- Transactional email delivery and validation
- Email API with validation
- Integrations with HTTP API, SMTP or Email template builder (on Mailgun's list, not BlueFox Email's)
Side by side
- What it is
- BlueFox Email:BlueFox Email lets you send transactional, notification, and marketing emails with per-send pricing and built-in templates, segmentation, automation and analytics.
- Mailgun:Mailgun provides APIs for sending, receiving, validating and tracking transactional emails.
- Best for
- BlueFox Email:Per-send email platform for agencies
- Mailgun:Transactional email delivery and validation
- Who it’s for
- BlueFox Email:Marketing teams, agencies and developers who need email sending without contact-based billing.
- Mailgun:Developers building email-enabled applications and services.
- Pricing
- BlueFox Email:Freemium
- Mailgun:Freemium
- Starting price
- BlueFox Email:—
- Mailgun:$15/month (Basic)
- Free plan or trial
- BlueFox Email:Free trial
- Mailgun:Free plan (Free) · Free trial
- Plans
- BlueFox Email:Starter $6+VAT per month · Growth $19+VAT per month · Essential pack $50+VAT one-time
- Mailgun:Free $0/mo · Basic $15/mo per month · Foundation $35/mo per month · Scale $90/mo per month
- Works with
- BlueFox Email:Zapier, Webhooks, API, Supabase Auth, MCP Server
- Mailgun:HTTP API, SMTP, Webhooks, Email template builder
BlueFox Email features
- Per-send pricing. Pay only for the emails you send, no contact limits or hidden fees.
- Ready-made templates. Choose from professional layouts for newsletters, product promos and lifecycle campaigns.
- Segmentation & filters. Target contacts by behavior, plan, activity or any custom property.
- Automation flows. Create onboarding, drip, re-engagement and event-triggered email sequences.
- Analytics dashboard. Track deliveries, opens, clicks, bounces and subscription trends with exportable reports.
- API & webhooks. Full programmatic access and real-time event notifications for developers.
Mailgun features
- RESTful Email API & SMTP relay. Send emails via HTTP API or SMTP with high reliability.
- Email validation service. Real-time API and bulk upload to remove invalid addresses.
- Analytics, tracking & webhooks. Detailed delivery, open, click data and event webhooks.
- Inbox preview & accessibility checks. Preview emails before sending to ensure compliance and deliverability.
- Dedicated IPs & IP pools. Control reputation with dedicated IPs, included in higher plans.
- SAML SSO & multi-user access. Enterprise-grade security and role-based access control.
- Log and message retention. Retention up to 30 days for logs and up to 7 days for messages.
- Email template builder. Create and manage reusable email templates via API.
BlueFox Email vs Mailgun FAQ
What is the difference between BlueFox Email and Mailgun?+
Mailgun offers email sending and validation APIs with pay-as-you-go pricing, but lacks built-in visual editors and automation flows.
Should I use BlueFox Email or Mailgun?+
Pick BlueFox Email if you want per-send email platform for agencies or integrations with Zapier, API or Supabase Auth (on BlueFox Email's list, not Mailgun's). Pick Mailgun if you want transactional email delivery and validation, Email API with validation or integrations with HTTP API, SMTP or Email template builder (on Mailgun's list, not BlueFox Email's).
Is BlueFox Email or Mailgun free?+
BlueFox Email has a free plan and paid plans. Mailgun has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month (Basic).
Do BlueFox Email and Mailgun integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Webhooks. BlueFox Email also lists Zapier, API, Supabase Auth and MCP Server; Mailgun also lists HTTP API, SMTP and Email template builder.
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