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Mailgun vs spFlat!
Focuses on sending/receiving email, not on SPF record management.
MailgunEmail API for sending, receiving and tracking email
spFlat!Prevent PermError and bypass the SPF 10-lookup limit automatically.Which to pick
Pick Mailgun if you want…
- Transactional email delivery and validation
- Email API for sending and tracking
- A free plan to start with
Pick spFlat! if you want…
- Automated SPF flattening and 24/7 IP monitoring
Side by side
- What it is
- Mailgun:Mailgun provides APIs for sending, receiving, validating and tracking transactional emails.
- spFlat!:spFlat! automatically flattens SPF records, monitors IP changes and keeps DNS records updated to stay under the 10-lookup limit.
- Best for
- Mailgun:Transactional email delivery and validation
- spFlat!:Automated SPF flattening and 24/7 IP monitoring
- Who it’s for
- Mailgun:Developers building email-enabled applications and services.
- spFlat!:DevOps, email administrators and security teams managing SPF records.
- Pricing
- Mailgun:Freemium
- spFlat!:Paid
- Plans
- Mailgun:Free $0/mo · Basic $15/mo per month · Foundation $35/mo per month · Scale $90/mo per month
- spFlat!:—
- Works with
- Mailgun:HTTP API, SMTP, Webhooks, Email template builder
- spFlat!:—
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.
spFlat! features
- Free SPF lookup & audit. Check how many DNS lookups your SPF chain uses and if it exceeds the 10-lookup limit.
- Automatic SPF flattening. Resolves includes and replaces them with IP addresses, reducing lookups to one.
- 24/7 IP range monitoring. Continuously watches email provider IP changes and updates the flattened SPF record.
- One-click DNS update. Provides a ready-to-paste SPF record for you to copy into your DNS.
- ISO 27001 & NEN 7510 certified. Hosted by a security-certified provider ensuring GDPR compliance.
- 99.9% uptime SLA. Guarantees high availability for the monitoring service.
Mailgun vs spFlat! FAQ
Is Mailgun or spFlat! free?+
Mailgun has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month (Basic). spFlat! is paid, with a free trial.
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