Mailgun vs SendGrid

Offers both transactional and marketing email with extensive templates

Which to pick

Transactional email delivery and validation
Full-stack email API
Integrations with HTTP API, SMTP or Webhooks (on Mailgun's list, not SendGrid's)

Mailgun: Offers sending, receiving, and tracking email with a different pricing model

What it is: Mailgun:Mailgun provides APIs for sending, receiving, validating and tracking transactional emails.; SendGrid:SendGrid provides an email API, SMTP service, and marketing campaign tools for sending transactional and bulk email at scale.
Best for: Mailgun:Transactional email delivery and validation; SendGrid:Scalable email API and marketing tools
Who it’s for: Mailgun:Developers building email-enabled applications and services.; SendGrid:Developers and marketers needing reliable email delivery and campaign management
Pricing: Mailgun:Freemium; SendGrid:Contact sales
Plans: Mailgun:Free $0/mo · Basic $15/mo per month · Foundation $35/mo per month · Scale $90/mo per month; SendGrid:—
Works with: Mailgun:HTTP API, SMTP, Webhooks, Email template builder; SendGrid:Twilio

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.

Email API. Send transactional and bulk email via a RESTful API with high deliverability.
SMTP Service. Integrate traditional SMTP for sending email from existing systems.
Marketing Campaigns. Create, schedule, and track email marketing campaigns with flexible tools.
Documentation. Comprehensive guides and reference docs for quick integration.
Help Center. AI-assisted support for troubleshooting and questions.
Partner Ecosystem. Access partners for deliverability optimization and custom solutions.

Is Mailgun or SendGrid free?+

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

Do Mailgun and SendGrid integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: Mailgun lists HTTP API, SMTP, Webhooks and Email template builder; SendGrid lists Twilio.

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