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Chartbeat vs Mailgun

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Chartbeat

News & Media

Real-time analytics for publishers

From
$1000/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: Chartbeat pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo; Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chartbeat and Mailgun actually diverge.

Attributes where Chartbeat and Mailgun differ
AttributeChartbeatMailgun
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Pricing modelquoteusage-based
CategoryNews & MediaMarketing
Founded2009Unknown

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 Chartbeat

  • Real-time analytics
  • Audience insights
  • Content metrics
  • Traffic tracking
  • Google Analytics
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

Only in Mailgun

Nothing recorded that Chartbeat does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Chartbeat

  • Publisher analyticsnot 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.

Chartbeat

  • Pricing is customized by website and native app pageviews across four tiers, Essentials, Plus, Premium and Enterprise, and the pricing page publishes no figures, directing visitors to Talk to Sales or Get a Demo

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

Chartbeat

$1000/month
  • Professional$1000/month
    • Real-time analytics
    • Audience insights

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Chartbeat if

  • You need real-time analytics.
  • You also want audience insights.
Chartbeat review

Choose Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Questions people ask

Is Chartbeat or Mailgun better?
Neither clearly leads. Chartbeat starts at $1000/month and Mailgun at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chartbeat or Mailgun?
Chartbeat starts at $1000/month and Mailgun at On request.
Does Chartbeat or Mailgun run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Chartbeat best used for?
Chartbeat is most often used for publisher analytics. Of those, publisher analytics is not what Mailgun is typically brought in for.
What can Chartbeat do that Mailgun cannot?
Chartbeat covers Real-time analytics, Audience insights, Content metrics, Traffic tracking.
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