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Mailgun vs Zoho Mail
Short answer: Pick Mailgun if you want transactional email delivery and validation; pick Zoho Mail if you want ad-free business email with integrated calendar and tasks. Mailgun has a free plan, paid from $15/month; Zoho Mail has a free plan.
Which to pick
Pick Mailgun if you want…
- Transactional email delivery and validation
- Email API for apps
Pick Zoho Mail if you want…
- Ad-free business email with integrated calendar and tasks
Side by side
- What it is
- Mailgun:Mailgun provides APIs for sending, receiving, validating and tracking transactional emails.
- Zoho Mail:Zoho Mail provides ad-free business email hosting with custom domains, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks.
- Best for
- Mailgun:Transactional email delivery and validation
- Zoho Mail:Ad-free business email with integrated calendar and tasks
- Who it’s for
- Mailgun:Developers building email-enabled applications and services.
- Zoho Mail:Businesses of any size that need secure, professional email and collaboration tools.
- Pricing
- Mailgun:Freemium
- Zoho Mail:Freemium
- Starting price
- Mailgun:$15/month (Basic)
- Zoho Mail:—
- Free plan or trial
- Mailgun:Free plan (Free) · Free trial
- Zoho Mail:Free plan (Forever Free) · Free trial
- Plans
- Mailgun:Free $0/mo · Basic $15/mo per month · Foundation $35/mo per month · Scale $90/mo per month
- Zoho Mail:Forever Free $0 · Mail Lite US$1 per user per month billed annu · Mail Premium US$4 per user per month billed annu · Workplace Standard US$3 per user per month billed annu · Workplace Professional US$6 per user per month billed annu
- Works with
- Mailgun:HTTP API, SMTP, Webhooks, Email template builder
- Zoho Mail:—
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.
Zoho Mail features
- Custom domain email. Host email addresses on your own domain with enterprise-grade spam protection.
- Integrated collaboration suite. Includes calendar, contacts, notes, tasks and Zoho Workspace apps.
- 24×7 human support. Reach engineers via email, phone or live chat around the clock.
- Data residency control. Choose from 10+ data centers worldwide for where your inbox is stored.
- AI assistant (Zia). AI-powered help for email composition and organization.
- Migration tools. Built-in assistant and tools to move mail from other providers.
Mailgun vs Zoho Mail FAQ
What is the difference between Mailgun and Zoho Mail?+
Mailgun is an email API for developers to send/receive programmatically; Zoho Mail is a full business email host with UI and collaboration tools.
Should I use Mailgun or Zoho Mail?+
Pick Mailgun if you want transactional email delivery and validation or email API for apps. Pick Zoho Mail if you want ad-free business email with integrated calendar and tasks.
Is Mailgun or Zoho Mail free?+
Mailgun has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month (Basic). Zoho Mail has a free plan (Forever Free) and paid plans.
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