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Mailgun vs Transistor

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Mailgun

Software

Email delivery built for developers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Transistor logo

Transistor

Software

Professional podcast hosting for businesses and creators

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day; Transistor starter plan at $19 per month caps monthly downloads at 20,000

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mailgun and Transistor actually diverge.

Attributes where Mailgun and Transistor differ
AttributeMailgunTransistor
Starting priceOn request$19/month
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
FoundedUnknown2018

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Transistor does not also cover.

Only in Transistor

  • Unlimited podcasts
  • Private podcasting
  • Advanced analytics
  • Team collaboration
  • Custom branding
  • API access
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify

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.

Transistor

  • Hosting and distributing multiple podcasts from one accountnot Mailgun
  • Running private, subscriber-only podcast feedsnot Mailgun
  • Publishing podcast websites and inserting dynamic audio adsnot 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

Transistor

  • Starter plan at $19 per month caps monthly downloads at 20,000
  • Private podcast subscribers are capped at 50 on Starter and 500 on Professional
  • Dynamic ad insertion and auto-posting to YouTube require the $49 per month Professional plan or higher
  • Removing Transistor branding requires the $99 per month Business plan
  • Enterprise plans above 250,000 monthly downloads start at $199 per month and require contacting the vendor

Pricing, plan by plan

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

Transistor

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Unlimited podcasts
    • 10,000 downloads/month
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$49/month
    • Unlimited podcasts
    • 50,000 downloads/month
    • Advanced analytics
  • Business$99/month
    • Unlimited podcasts
    • 150,000 downloads/month
    • Full analytics
  • Enterprise$199/month
    • Unlimited everything
    • 300,000+ downloads
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Choose Transistor if

  • You need unlimited podcasts.
  • You also want private podcasting.
Transistor review

Questions people ask

Is Mailgun or Transistor better?
Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and Transistor at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mailgun or Transistor?
Mailgun starts at On request and Transistor at $19/month.
Does Mailgun or Transistor run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Mailgun do that Transistor cannot?
Transistor covers Unlimited podcasts, Private podcasting, Advanced analytics, Team collaboration.
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