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Mailcoach vs Mailgun

Email API with tracking; Mailcoach includes full campaign and automation UI.

Which to pick

Pick Mailcoach if you want…

  • Pay-per-email email marketing
  • The lower starting price: $9.99/month against $15/month
  • Integrations with Postmark, Mailgun or Brevo (on Mailcoach's list, not Mailgun's)

Pick Mailgun if you want…

  • Transactional email delivery and validation
  • Email API with analytics
  • Integrations with HTTP API, Webhooks or Email template builder (on Mailgun's list, not Mailcoach's)

Side by side

What it is
Mailcoach:Mailcoach is an email marketing platform that charges per email sent and offers campaigns, automations, and transactional email features.
Mailgun:Mailgun provides APIs for sending, receiving, validating and tracking transactional emails.
Best for
Mailcoach:Pay-per-email email marketing
Mailgun:Transactional email delivery and validation
Who it’s for
Mailcoach:Creators, developers, and businesses needing affordable email marketing.
Mailgun:Developers building email-enabled applications and services.
Pricing
Mailcoach:Freemium
Mailgun:Freemium
Plans
Mailcoach:Base Plan $9.99 per month
Mailgun:Free $0/mo · Basic $15/mo per month · Foundation $35/mo per month · Scale $90/mo per month
Works with
Mailcoach:Postmark, Mailgun, Brevo, Amazon SES, SMTP
Mailgun:HTTP API, SMTP, Webhooks, Email template builder

Mailcoach features

  • Campaigns. Send marketing emails with segmentation, split testing and analytics.
  • Automations. Create workflow automations for onboarding, lead generation and more without coding.
  • Transactional Emails. Edit, send and track transactional emails via API or built-in editor.
  • Unlimited Contacts. No extra cost for contacts; pricing is based only on emails sent.
  • Tagging & Segmentation. Organize contacts using tags, custom fields and conditional rules.
  • Analytics & Reports. View open rates, click rates and other performance metrics.
  • GDPR Compliance. Data stored in EU, encrypted, with optional tracking.
  • Self-Hosted Option. Run Mailcoach on your own infrastructure for full data control.

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.

Mailcoach vs Mailgun FAQ

Is Mailcoach or Mailgun free?+

Mailcoach has a free plan; paid plans start at $9.99/month (Base Plan). Mailgun has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month (Basic).

Which is cheaper, Mailcoach or Mailgun?+

Mailcoach is cheaper to start with: Mailcoach's Base Plan plan ($9.99/month) against Mailgun's Basic plan ($15/month).

Do Mailcoach and Mailgun integrate with the same tools?+

Partly. Both list SMTP. Mailcoach also lists Postmark, Mailgun, Brevo and Amazon SES; Mailgun also lists HTTP API, Webhooks and Email template builder.

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Mailcoach

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