Two transactional email providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Mailgun wins price and complianceMandrill wins its Mailchimp integration
Updated July 2026
AT A GLANCEJuly 2026
MAILGUNMANDRILL
Entry price$0.80$20
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.9$0.8
G2 rating4.54.2
Trustpilot4.31.6
THE VERDICT
Mailgun wins on price and compliance. Mandrill wins on its Mailchimp integration.
Mailgun starts at $0.80 versus Mandrill's $20. Mailgun rates higher with developers (4.5 vs 4.2 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Feature by feature
Winner cells are tinted, green where Mailgun leads, violet where Mandrill does.
capability
Mailgun
Mandrill
Pricing
Starting paid plan
$15/mo
$20/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.9
$0.8
Pricing model
Hybrid
PAYG
Overage
from $1.10 / 1,000 emails
Auto-purchase blocks or stop sending; no rollover
Deliverability
Dedicated IP
Plan-gated
Add-on
Deliverability tooling
Yes
Yes
Automated IP warmup
Yes
Yes
Suppression management
Yes
Yes
SPF / DKIM / DMARC
Yes
Yes
API & sending
Transactional API
Yes
Yes
Marketing campaigns
—
No
SMTP relay
Yes
Yes
Inbound routing
Yes
Yes
Dynamic templates
Yes
Yes
Batch send
Yes
Yes
Scheduled send
Yes
Yes
Developer experience
Official SDKs
Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, Node.js, Go
PHP, Python, Ruby, Node.js
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
Add-on
No
Log retention
1-30 days
—
Sandbox / test mode
Yes
Yes
Analytics
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
Yes
Yes
Compliance
EU data residency
Yes
No
SOC 2
Yes
Yes
HIPAA
BAA
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
Yes
Yes
Support
Support channels
Email/ticket, Chat, Phone
Email, Chat
Support SLA
Plan-gated
Plan-gated
Which should you choose?
Pick Mailgun
✓Mailgun is great for freelancers plus small-, medium-, and large-scale companies.
✓It is an excellent choice if you have developers handling emails since Mailgun is developer-focused.
✓It is your best bet if you're working with the larger Pathwire/Sinch ecosystem.
✓Also, it's a great choice when you need enterprise consulting services.
Mailgun starts at $0.80 versus Mandrill's $20. Because pricing models differ by tier, the cheaper option depends on your monthly volume, so compare the pricing rows in the scorecard above.
Pricing, plans and feature availability as of July 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms. Mailgun is a Sinch product; Mandrill is Mailchimp Transactional.