Question 1

What is the best alternative to Mailgun?

Accepted Answer

The strongest Mailgun alternatives depend on what you need. Resend rates highest among the options here; the comparison table covers price, free tier, and rating, and the "what each alternative is best for" section matches each option to a use case.

Question 2

Is there a free alternative to Mailgun?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Several alternatives offer an ongoing free tier, including Resend. Check the "Free tier" column above; free allowances and limits vary by provider, and some offers are trials rather than perpetual free tiers.

Question 3

Is Mailgun for transactional or marketing email?

Accepted Answer

Mailgun is primarily a developer-focused email API for transactional email such as password resets, receipts, and notifications, delivered over API or SMTP. It also supports marketing and bulk email through scheduling, list management, and analytics. Its sibling product Mailjet, also owned by Sinch, leans more toward marketing use cases.

Question 4

Is Mailgun HIPAA compliant and does it sign a BAA?

Accepted Answer

Mailgun will sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with customers who need to handle protected health information, and this is generally offered on its Enterprise plans. It backs this with encryption of data at rest and in transit and access controls. Customers should confirm current BAA terms and eligible plans directly with Mailgun before sending any PHI.

Question 5

How much does Mailgun cost?

Accepted Answer

Mailgun's paid plans start at $15 per month for the Basic plan, which includes 10,000 emails per month with no daily sending limits. The Foundation plan is $35 per month for 50,000 emails, and the Scale plan is $90 per month for 100,000 emails. Additional emails beyond plan limits are billed as overages per 1,000 sends, and Enterprise pricing is custom.

Question 6

Can Mailgun keep my email data in the EU?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Mailgun operates an EU region hosted in a data center in Frankfurt, Germany, letting customers process and store email data within the European Union to support GDPR requirements. You select the EU region when creating your domain, and message data does not leave the region it is processed in.

Question 7

Can I switch from Mailgun without rewriting my code?

Accepted Answer

Often, yes. Courier sits in front of these providers behind one API, so you can route through Mailgun or an alternative, or fail over between them, without rewriting your integration each time.

Provider	Starting price	Free tier	Rating
Mailgun You're viewing	$15/mo	100/day	4.2
Resend	$20/mo	3,000/mo	4.8	Compare →
OneSignal Email	$19/mo	10,000/mo	4.7	Compare →
Postmark	$15/mo	100/mo	4.6	Compare →
Brevo	$9/mo	300/day	4.5	Compare →
Loops	$49/mo	4,000/mo	4.5	Compare →
Customer.io	$100/mo	No	4.4	Compare →
AWS SES	Usage-based	3,000/mo (1st yr)	4.3	Compare →
Mandrill	$20/mo	No	4.2	Compare →
MailerSend	$7/mo	500/mo	4.1	Compare →
SendGrid	$19.95/mo	Trial	4.0	Compare →
SparkPost	$15/mo	1,000/mo	4.0	Compare →
Mailjet	$9/mo	6,000/mo	4.0	Compare →

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