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BuiltWith vs Mailgun

BuiltWith logo

BuiltWith

Software

See what websites are built with

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mailgun logo

Mailgun

Software

Email delivery built for developers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only BuiltWith has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: BuiltWith free tier limited to individual site lookups only; no commercial use or reporting; Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BuiltWith and Mailgun actually diverge.

Attributes where BuiltWith and Mailgun differ
AttributeBuiltWithMailgun
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelUnknownusage-based
Free tierYesNo
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 BuiltWith

  • Technology profiling
  • Market research
  • Competitor analysis
  • Lead generation
  • Chrome support
  • Firefox support
  • Edge support

Only in Mailgun

Nothing recorded that BuiltWith does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

BuiltWith

  • Technology intelligence for identifying web technologies used by competitor companiesnot Mailgun
  • Lead generation using technology adoption and spend data signalsnot 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.

BuiltWith

  • Free tier limited to individual site lookups only; no commercial use or reporting
  • Basic plan limited to 2 technologies, 2 keywords, 2 retail reports, and 1 system login

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

BuiltWith

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the BuiltWith review.

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

Which should you pick?

Choose BuiltWith if

  • You need technology profiling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want market research.
BuiltWith review

Choose Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Questions people ask

Is BuiltWith or Mailgun better?
Neither clearly leads. BuiltWith starts at Free and Mailgun at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BuiltWith or Mailgun?
BuiltWith has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for BuiltWith and On request for Mailgun.
Does BuiltWith or Mailgun run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use BuiltWith for free?
Yes. BuiltWith has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mailgun starts at On request.
What is BuiltWith best used for?
BuiltWith is most often used for technology intelligence for identifying web technologies used by competitor companies, lead generation using technology adoption and spend data signals. Of those, technology intelligence for identifying web technologies used by competitor companies and lead generation using technology adoption and spend data signals are not what Mailgun is typically brought in for.
What can BuiltWith do that Mailgun cannot?
BuiltWith covers Technology profiling, Market research, Competitor analysis, Lead generation.
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