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Choose Mailgun over SendGrid for a Developer-Centric Email Platform

See why over 150,000 customers put their trust in Mailgun to deliver their transactional emails and email marketing campaigns every time.

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Send 100 emails/day free. No credit card required.

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97% delivery rate

Ensure your emails land in the inbox, not the spam folder

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0.42% bounce rate

Minimize bounces and maximize engagement

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99.99% server uptime

Built on a robust infrastructure that you can rely on

Industry-leading deliverability

Proven email deliverability rates

The numbers speak for themselves. Mailgun is a trusted industry leader in email deliverability, bounce rate, and server uptime.

Flexible plans and pricing

Free to start. Scale as you grow.

Unlike other tools on the market, Mailgun gives developers the tools to send up to 100 emails/day for free. Test, build, and launch without hitting a wall. No limits. No friction. Just email that works. For senders that need additional features that don’t break the bank, our Foundation plan offers the best of both worlds for pricing and features. No low limits on webhooks, unlimited teammate seats – all at an upfront price.

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Free Plan

100 emails/day

100 emails/month

300 emails/day

Up to 10,000 Emails/Month

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Up to 50,000 Emails/Month

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Up to 100,000 Emails/Month

$90/month

$89.95/month

$138/month

Starting at $62.08/month

World-class email APIs

Send emails via API and SMTP

Mailgun Send is known for having the most reliable, compliant, and intuitive APIs in the industry. Whether it’s SMTP Relay or RESTful API, Mailgun makes integrating email into your applications or business incredibly easy.

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Customizable analytics

Measure success with powerful email analytics

Email campaign success shouldn’t be buried under vanity metrics that don’t matter to your business. Segment and visualize your data to see exactly which emails are moving the needle.

Use Mailgun’s flexible analytics views to customize reports, analyze data, and keep your finger on the pulse of your email strategy.

Unparalleled support

Expert support at your fingertips

You don’t need to send 5+ million emails monthly to have an email expert on your side. Mailgun helps senders of all sizes optimize their email strategy for greater deliverability to reach the inbox.

Mailgun’s comprehensive documentation helps you troubleshoot issues quickly with minimal guidance. Access multichannel support, so you can get help via email, chat or phone when you need it most.

Need additional support? Our deliverability and infrastructure experts will make sure your setup is stable, scalable, and built for long-term performance.

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Security

Protect your data and customers

Privacy is paramount to customers of your business, which is why we strive towards leading the way for compliance and security in email: 

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    PCI-compliant SAQ-A merchant 

Unlike competitors, Mailgun is the only solution that offers this level of security and compliance.

Mailgun is a leader in compliance

Looking for additional compliance standards or looking for our DPA? Our security portal has a comprehensive list of all our data practices, protections, and compliance standards across the Sinch Email portfolio.

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Expert services

Get your message to more customers

Unlike SendGrid, Mailgun goes above and beyond to ensure your emails steer clear of blocklists and spam traps. Mailgun’s validation services scrub bad email addresses to improve bounce and conversion rates.

Customers who switch to Mailgun typically see bounce rates improve by an average of 21% and open rates improve by up to 65%.

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"For us, at the volume we're sending – every fraction of a percentage means a potential customer, and as a community of designers, it's our job to create meaningful touchpoints. High deliverability ensures that our messages and our reach are seen; any improvement in our email program has a huge effect on our business."

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Michael Sacca

Vice President of Product at Dribbble

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“I switched from SendGrid to Mailgun and am so glad that I did! Yahoo began rejecting our transactional messages from SendGrid. I switched to Mailgun and all transactional messages are delivered 100%. Mailgun was very easy to setup and test. I encountered one provisioning error, which Mailgun had fixed within ONE hour on a Saturday evening! Outstanding service. I highly recommend Mailgun and wish we had used it from the start. Thank you, Mailgun!”

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M. Cain

Individual user

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“Mailgun has great ability in email delivery. It’s also really reliable as I have not heard my website users complaining about not receiving emails. The sort of new intuitive design makes me like Mailgun even more!”

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Lee P.

Founder, small business

Explore beyond SendGrid

Mailgun has a variety of features for companies with large lists and bulk sending needs.

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