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Mailgun vs Mercury Reader

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Mailgun

Software

Email delivery built for developers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mercury Reader

Software

Clear clutter from articles instantly

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mercury Reader has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day; Mercury Reader mercury Reader's underlying engine (Postlight Parser) is free open source software licensed under Apache License 2.0, per the GitHub repository, with no paid tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mailgun and Mercury Reader actually diverge.

Attributes where Mailgun and Mercury Reader differ
AttributeMailgunMercury Reader
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedfree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebChrome, Firefox, Edge
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: 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 Mailgun

Nothing recorded that Mercury Reader does not also cover.

Only in Mercury Reader

  • Content extraction
  • Clean reading view
  • Custom themes
  • Font customization
  • Chrome support
  • Firefox support
  • Edge support

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

Mercury Reader

  • Mercury Reader's underlying engine (Postlight Parser) is free open source software licensed under Apache License 2.0, per the GitHub repository, with no paid tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

Mercury Reader

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Clutter removal
    • Clean reading
    • Custom themes

Which should you pick?

Choose Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Choose Mercury Reader if

  • You need content extraction.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome, Firefox, Edge.
  • You also want clean reading view.
Mercury Reader review

Questions people ask

Is Mailgun or Mercury Reader better?
Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and Mercury Reader at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mailgun or Mercury Reader?
Mercury Reader has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Mailgun and Free for Mercury Reader.
Does Mailgun or Mercury Reader run on more platforms?
Mailgun runs on Web. Mercury Reader runs on Chrome, Firefox, Edge.
Can I use Mercury Reader for free?
Yes. Mercury Reader has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mailgun starts at On request.
What can Mailgun do that Mercury Reader cannot?
Mercury Reader covers Content extraction, Clean reading view, Custom themes, Font customization.
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