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Alitu vs Mailgun

Alitu logo

Alitu

Podcast & Audio Publishing

The podcast maker that does the hard work for you

From
$38/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mailgun logo

Mailgun

Marketing

Email delivery built for developers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Alitu the included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000; Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Alitu and Mailgun actually diverge.

Attributes where Alitu and Mailgun differ
AttributeAlituMailgun
Starting price$38/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
CategoryPodcast & Audio PublishingMarketing
Founded2019Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Alitu

  • Auto audio cleanup
  • Music and transitions
  • Episode builder
  • Direct publishing
  • Recording tools
  • Transcription
  • Buzzsprout
  • Libsyn

Only in Mailgun

Nothing recorded that Alitu does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Alitu

  • Recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing backgroundnot Mailgun
  • Automatic noise removal, EQ and levellingnot Mailgun
  • Podcast hosting and a show website in one placenot Mailgun
  • Transcription and AI show notesnot Mailgun
  • Producing an episode from raw recordings in one toolnot Mailgun

Mailgun

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mailgun review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Alitu

  • The included hosting covers 1,000 downloads a month, and more costs $10 a month for up to 10,000
  • A second show is charged, at $63 a month for two against $38 for one
  • The advertised $32 a month is the annual rate
  • The professional editing service is a separate product starting at $295 a month
  • There is no free tier, only a 7 day trial

Mailgun

  • Free plan caps at 100 emails per day
  • Basic plan starts at $15/mo for 10,000 emails then overages from $1.80 per 1,000; Foundation and Scale plans discount overage rates but still meter every email beyond the included volume
  • Foundation ($35/mo) and Scale ($90/mo) plans are free for the first month only, then bill at full price

Pricing, plan by plan

Alitu

$38/month
  • Monthly$38/month
    • Unlimited podcasts
    • Auto audio cleanup
    • Music library
  • Annual$32/month
    • All monthly features
    • 2 months free
    • Priority support

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Alitu if

  • You need auto audio cleanup.
  • You also want music and transitions.
Alitu review

Choose Mailgun if

Nothing in the data separates Mailgun from Alitu on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Mailgun review

Questions people ask

Is Alitu or Mailgun better?
Neither clearly leads. Alitu starts at $38/month and Mailgun at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Alitu or Mailgun?
Alitu starts at $38/month and Mailgun at On request.
Does Alitu or Mailgun run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Alitu best used for?
Alitu is most often used for recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing background, automatic noise removal, eq and levelling, podcast hosting and a show website in one place, transcription and ai show notes. Of those, recording and cleaning up podcast audio without an editing background and automatic noise removal, eq and levelling are not what Mailgun is typically brought in for.
What can Alitu do that Mailgun cannot?
Alitu covers Auto audio cleanup, Music and transitions, Episode builder, Direct publishing.
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