Marketing · head to head
Mailgun vs Postmark
Postmark
Marketing
No hidden fees, no guesswork. Just the features you need, at a price that makes sense
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The short version
- Only Postmark 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; Postmark free tier caps at 100 emails per month with no overages allowed
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Mailgun and Postmark actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Marketing).
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
Postmark
- Free tier caps at 100 emails per month with no overages allowed
- Basic plan ($15/mo) includes 10,000 emails then charges $1.80 per 1,000 extra; Pro and Platform tiers have their own lower per-1,000 overage rates ($1.30 and $1.20), so cost scales per email beyond the included volume
- Custom high-volume pricing above the published tiers requires contacting sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Mailgun
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.
Postmark
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Postmark review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Mailgun if
Nothing in the data separates Mailgun from Postmark on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Mailgun or Postmark better?
- Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and Postmark at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Mailgun or Postmark?
- Postmark has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Mailgun and Free for Postmark.
- Does Mailgun or Postmark run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Postmark for free?
- Yes. Postmark has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mailgun starts at On request.