Compare
Mailgun vs MailTova
Short answer: Pick Mailgun if you want transactional email delivery and validation; pick MailTova if you want managed professional email on custom domains. Mailgun has a free plan, paid from $15/month; MailTova starts at $5/month.
MailgunEmail API for sending, receiving and tracking email
MailTovaProfessional email hosting on your own domain.Which to pick
Pick Mailgun if you want…
- Transactional email delivery and validation
- Email API service
- A free plan to start with
Pick MailTova if you want…
- Managed professional email on custom domains
- The lower starting price: $5/month against $15/month
Side by side
- What it is
- Mailgun:Mailgun provides APIs for sending, receiving, validating and tracking transactional emails.
- MailTova:MailTova provides professional email hosting on custom domains with webmail, IMAP/SMTP/POP3 and built-in authentication.
- Best for
- Mailgun:Transactional email delivery and validation
- MailTova:Managed professional email on custom domains
- Who it’s for
- Mailgun:Developers building email-enabled applications and services.
- MailTova:Small businesses, freelancers and agencies needing branded email.
- Pricing
- Mailgun:Freemium
- MailTova:Paid
- Starting price
- Mailgun:$15/month (Basic)
- MailTova:$5/month (Starter)
- Free plan or trial
- Mailgun:Free plan (Free) · Free trial
- MailTova:—
- Plans
- Mailgun:Free $0/mo · Basic $15/mo per month · Foundation $35/mo per month · Scale $90/mo per month
- MailTova:Starter $5/mo per month · Team $9/mo per month · Business $20/mo per month · Enterprise $35/mo per month
- Works with
- Mailgun:HTTP API, SMTP, Webhooks, Email template builder
- MailTova:—
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.
MailTova features
- Custom domain email. Connect any domain and create branded addresses instantly.
- Full-featured mailboxes. Webmail plus IMAP, SMTP and POP3 support for any client.
- Built-in deliverability. SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MTA-STS are pre-configured for inbox placement.
- Unified dashboard. Provision mailboxes, verify domains and monitor storage from one UI.
- Secure by default. Encrypted transport and per-customer isolation protect data.
- Scalable plans. Start with 10 mailboxes and grow to 100 without extra setup.
Mailgun vs MailTova FAQ
What is the difference between Mailgun and MailTova?+
Mailgun provides email sending/receiving APIs and analytics, whereas MailTova offers full mailbox hosting with webmail.
Should I use Mailgun or MailTova?+
Pick Mailgun if you want transactional email delivery and validation, email API service or a free plan to start with. Pick MailTova if you want managed professional email on custom domains or the lower starting price: $5/month against $15/month.
Is Mailgun or MailTova free?+
Mailgun has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month (Basic). MailTova is paid, from $5/month (Starter).
Which is cheaper, Mailgun or MailTova?+
MailTova is cheaper to start with: MailTova's Starter plan ($5/month) against Mailgun's Basic plan ($15/month).
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.