Is Mailgun or SpyFu better?

Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and SpyFu at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Mailgun or SpyFu?

Mailgun starts at On request and SpyFu at $29/month.

Does Mailgun or SpyFu run on more platforms?

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

What can Mailgun do that SpyFu cannot?

SpyFu covers Competitor Keyword Research, Ad History, Rank Tracking, Backlink Analysis.

Marketing · head to head

Mailgun vs SpyFu

Mailgun

Marketing

Email delivery built for developers

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

SpyFu

SEO & Website Optimization

Competitor keyword research tool for SEO and PPC campaigns

From: $29/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day; SpyFu entry-level Basic plan caps search results and data exports at 10,000 rows, limiting deep research.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mailgun and SpyFu actually diverge.

Attributes where Mailgun and SpyFu differ
Attribute	Mailgun	SpyFu
Starting price	On request	$29/month
Pricing model	usage-based	subscription
Platforms	Web	web, api
Category	Marketing	SEO & Website Optimization
Founded	Unknown	2005

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 SpyFu does not also cover.

Only in SpyFu

Competitor Keyword Research
Ad History
Rank Tracking
Backlink Analysis
RivalFlow AI
Automated Reporting
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.

SpyFu

Researching a competitor's paid search strategynot Mailgun
Finding organic keyword gapsnot Mailgun
Tracking weekly keyword rank changesnot Mailgun
Building white-label SEO/PPC reports for clientsnot 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

SpyFu

Entry-level Basic plan caps search results and data exports at 10,000 rows, limiting deep research.
API access is only available on the top Team/Agency tier, unlike some competitors that offer it at lower price points.
Additional user seats cost an extra $30 per user per month even on paid plans.
Weekly rank tracking refresh is less frequent than some competitors offering daily updates.

Pricing, plan by plan

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

SpyFu

$29/month

Basic$29/month
- 10k row search results and data exports
- 5,000 weekly tracked keyword rankings
- 10 automated reports
Pro + AI$89/month
- Unlimited search results and data exports
- 15,000 weekly tracked keyword rankings
- 100 automated reports
Team/Agency$187/month
- Unlimited data exports and reports
- 50,000 weekly tracked keyword rankings
- RivalFlow AI (5 sites)

Which should you pick?

Choose Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Choose SpyFu if

You need competitor keyword research.
You work on web, api.
You also want ad history.

SpyFu review

Questions people ask

Is Mailgun or SpyFu better?: Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and SpyFu at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mailgun or SpyFu?: Mailgun starts at On request and SpyFu at $29/month.
Does Mailgun or SpyFu run on more platforms?: Mailgun runs on Web. SpyFu runs on web, api.
What can Mailgun do that SpyFu cannot?: SpyFu covers Competitor Keyword Research, Ad History, Rank Tracking, Backlink Analysis.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

SpyFu: What does SpyFu cost?

SpyFu has three plans: Basic at $29/month (billed annually) or $39/month, Pro + AI starting around $89/month annually (or $59 for the first month, then $119/month), and Team/Agency at $187/month annually or $249/month.

Source

SpyFu: What's included in the Basic plan?

Basic includes 10,000-row search results and data exports, 1 Live Site tracking project, 5,000 weekly tracked keyword rankings, 10 automated reports, and 1 user seat.

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SpyFu: What extra do Pro + AI and Team/Agency add?

Pro + AI adds unlimited search results and exports, 10 tracking projects, 10+ years of historical data, 15,000 weekly rank checks, and 100 reports. Team/Agency adds unlimited projects and reports, 50,000 weekly rank checks, and 5 user seats.

Source

SpyFu: Do all plans include AI features?

Yes, all plans include the RivalFlow AI tool, ChatGPT integration, AI Brand Monitoring, Google Ads campaign tools, Google Search Console integration, white-label reporting, and API access, though limits vary by tier.

Source

SpyFu: Is extra usage or extra users available beyond the base seats?

Yes, additional user seats can be added to Pro + AI and Team/Agency plans for $30 per additional user beyond the included seat count.

Source

Mailgun vs SpyFu

Mailgun

SpyFu

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Mailgun

Only in SpyFu

What people use each for

Mailgun

SpyFu

Where each one falls short

Mailgun

SpyFu

Pricing, plan by plan

Mailgun

SpyFu

Which should you pick?

Choose Mailgun if

Choose SpyFu if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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