Mailgun
Email API for sending, receiving and tracking email
Mailgun provides APIs for sending, receiving, validating and tracking transactional emails.
- for
- Developers building email-enabled applications and services.
- pricing
- freemium · free trial
Key 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.
Use cases
- Send transactional order confirmations from an e-commerce platform.
- Validate large mailing lists before a marketing campaign.
- Parse inbound replies and route them to a CRM.
- Monitor deliverability and optimize send times with analytics.
- Scale email sending for SaaS onboarding and notification flows.
Mailgun pricing
- Free$0/mo100 emails/day · Ticket support · 1 custom sending domain · 1 inbound route
- Basic$15/mo/month10,000 emails/mo · No daily limit · 2 API keys · 5 inbound routes
- Foundation$35/mo/month50,000 emails/mo · 1,000 custom sending domains · 5 days log retention · Dedicated IP
- Scale$90/mo/month100,000 emails/mo · SAML SSO · 5,000 email validations · Live phone & chat support
Mailgun vs alternatives
 Mailgun |  Postmark |  Resend |  SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Transactional email delivery and validation | Transactional email delivery for apps | Developer-friendly email API | Email delivery and marketing campaigns |
| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | — | — | — | — |
- Mailgun vs Postmark: Focused on transactional email delivery with similar API features
- Mailgun vs Resend: Email API targeting developers with a simpler pricing model
- Mailgun vs SendGrid: Offers both transactional and marketing email with extensive templates
Mailgun FAQ
How can I upgrade my account?+
You can upgrade at any time from within your account settings to increase volume or add features.
How does Mailgun work?+
Mailgun is a cloud-based email delivery service that handles sending, receiving and tracking via API or SMTP, scaling to billions of emails per month.
How does billing work?+
You are billed monthly for the selected plan and any overage; the first month is prorated based on usage.
Can I send emails via SMTP or API?+
Yes, Mailgun provides both an HTTP API and an SMTP endpoint; the API is recommended for high-scale reliability.
Summarized by DevHunt from mailgun.com · Oct 1, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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