Is Mailgun or Majestic better?

Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and Majestic at $41.67/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Mailgun or Majestic?

Mailgun starts at On request and Majestic at $41.67/month.

Does Mailgun or Majestic run on more platforms?

Mailgun runs on Web. Majestic runs on web, api.

What can Mailgun do that Majestic cannot?

Majestic covers Trust Flow & Citation Flow, Site Explorer, Fresh & Historic Index, Bulk Backlink Checker.

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Mailgun vs Majestic

Mailgun

Marketing

Email delivery built for developers

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Majestic

SEO & Website Optimization

Backlink analysis and link intelligence platform for SEO

From: $41.67/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day; Majestic pricing is based on consumable analysis units, so heavy usage can exhaust a plan's allowance before the month ends.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mailgun and Majestic actually diverge.

Attributes where Mailgun and Majestic differ
Attribute	Mailgun	Majestic
Starting price	On request	$41.67/month
Pricing model	usage-based	subscription
Platforms	Web	web, api
Category	Marketing	SEO & Website Optimization
Founded	Unknown	2004

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Mailgun

Nothing recorded that Majestic does not also cover.

Only in Majestic

Trust Flow & Citation Flow
Site Explorer
Fresh & Historic Index
Bulk Backlink Checker
Author Explorer
Link Graph
API Access

What people use each for

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

Mailgun

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mailgun review.

Majestic

Auditing a site's backlink profile before an SEO campaignnot Mailgun
Comparing link profiles between competitor domainsnot Mailgun
Bulk-checking backlinks across many URLs at oncenot Mailgun
Finding link-building opportunities via the link graphnot Mailgun

Where each one falls short

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

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

Majestic

Pricing is based on consumable analysis units, so heavy usage can exhaust a plan's allowance before the month ends.
Lite plan excludes the Historic Index and raw data exports, which are common needs for deeper backlink audits.
API access requires the most expensive plan, unlike some competitors that bundle limited API calls into mid-tier plans.
The 7-day money-back guarantee is limited to first-time subscribers on Lite and Pro plans only.

Pricing, plan by plan

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

Majestic

$41.67/month

Lite$41.67/month
- 1 user
- 1 million analysis units
- Fresh Index, Site Explorer
Pro$83.33/month
- 1 user
- 20 million analysis units
- Historic Index, Index Merger
API$333.33/month
- 5 users
- 100 million analysis units
- Full API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Choose Majestic if

You need trust flow & citation flow.
You work on web, api.
You also want site explorer.

Majestic review

Questions people ask

Is Mailgun or Majestic better?: Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and Majestic at $41.67/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mailgun or Majestic?: Mailgun starts at On request and Majestic at $41.67/month.
Does Mailgun or Majestic run on more platforms?: Mailgun runs on Web. Majestic runs on web, api.
What can Mailgun do that Majestic cannot?: Majestic covers Trust Flow & Citation Flow, Site Explorer, Fresh & Historic Index, Bulk Backlink Checker.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Majestic: What payment options does Majestic support?

Majestic supports payment by Credit Card, Debit Card, and PayPal for recurring monthly and annual subscription plans.

Source

Majestic: Does Majestic offer a money-back guarantee?

Lite and Pro plans include a 7-day money-back guarantee for new customers purchasing their first ever subscription plan.

Source

Majestic: How do I cancel my Majestic subscription?

PayPal users manage cancellation through their PayPal account, while monthly credit card subscribers can cancel via the My Subscriptions page in their account.

Source

Mailgun vs Majestic

Mailgun

Majestic

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Mailgun

Only in Majestic

What people use each for

Mailgun

Majestic

Where each one falls short

Mailgun

Majestic

Pricing, plan by plan

Mailgun

Majestic

Which should you pick?

Choose Mailgun if

Choose Majestic if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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