SendGrid vs Mailgun pricing
Both are in transactional email apis. SendGrid is billed per monthly email volume; Mailgun is billed per monthly email volume. Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.
SendGridFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- 100 emails/day (after 60-day trial)
- Billed
- Per monthly email volume
- Best for
- Enterprise-scale email infrastructure
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
MailgunFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- 100 emails/day (forever)
- Billed
- Per monthly email volume
- Best for
- Developer email infrastructure at scale
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
SendGrid plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | $0 (60 days) | 100 emails/day during a 60-day trial; permanent free tier was discontinued in 2025. |
| Email API, Essentials | from $19.95/mo | Covers roughly 50,000–100,000 emails/month. |
| Email API, Pro | from $89.95/mo | Up to ~2.5M emails/month; includes dedicated IP and advanced features. |
| Email API, Premier | Custom | Higher-volume / enterprise sending with custom terms and up to 99.99% SLA. |
| Marketing Campaigns, Basic | $15.00/mo | Drag-and-drop design, list management, campaign analytics; priced separately from Email API. |
| Marketing Campaigns, Advanced | $60.00/mo | Adds automation and more advanced marketing tooling. |
- Permanent free tier removed in 2025, replaced by a 60-day trial
- Template customization and marketing automation feel basic versus dedicated marketing platforms
Source: https://www.twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing
Mailgun plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | Up to 100 emails/day, API access, one sending domain, basic tracking, ticket support |
| Basic | from $15/mo | 10,000 emails/month, no daily limit, webhooks, one custom domain, two API keys; ~$1.80/1K overage |
| Foundation | $35/mo | 50,000 emails/month, email templates, up to 1,000 sending domains, 5-day log retention; ~$1.30/1K overage |
| Scale | $90/mo | 100,000 emails/month, 5,000 validations, dedicated IPs, send-time optimization, live chat, 30-day log retention; ~$1.10/1K overage |
| Enterprise | Custom (contact sales) | High-volume senders, burst/rapid-fire sending SLA, custom infrastructure and response-time SLAs |
- Pricing escalates steeply with volume; reviewers say it has gotten 'pricier and pricier'
- Legacy pay-as-you-go Flex plan doubled to $2.00/1K in Dec 2025 and is closed to new users
- Support quality is inconsistent on lower tiers despite a high review-response rate
Source: https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/