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Mailgun vs uBlock Origin

Mailgun logo

Mailgun

Marketing

Email delivery built for developers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
uBlock Origin logo

uBlock Origin

Browser Extensions

Free, open-source ad content blocker

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only uBlock Origin 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; uBlock Origin cNAME uncloaking of third-party trackers disguised as first-party is only available on Firefox, because the required DNS API does not exist in Chromium

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mailgun and uBlock Origin actually diverge.

Attributes where Mailgun and uBlock Origin differ
AttributeMailgunuBlock Origin
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedfree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebChrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera
CategoryMarketingBrowser Extensions
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: 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 uBlock Origin does not also cover.

Only in uBlock Origin

  • Ad blocking
  • Tracker blocking
  • Malware domain blocking
  • Custom filter lists
  • Chrome support
  • Firefox support
  • Edge support
  • Opera support

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.

uBlock Origin

  • Blocking advertisements and third-party trackers in the browsernot Mailgun
  • Running a default-deny policy on third-party scripts and resourcesnot Mailgun
  • Element picking and cosmetic filtering of unwanted page contentnot 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

uBlock Origin

  • CNAME uncloaking of third-party trackers disguised as first-party is only available on Firefox, because the required DNS API does not exist in Chromium
  • HTML filtering of response bodies requires the webRequest.filterResponseData API, which is only available in Firefox
  • On Chromium-based browsers uBO is not reliably ready at browser launch, so tracker and advertisement payloads can reach already-open tabs before filtering starts
  • Pre-fetch blocking is not reliable on Chromium-based browsers because they give websites precedence over user settings
  • The Chromium build does not use the WebAssembly filtering code paths, because the extra manifest permission would create friction publishing to the Chrome Web Store
  • LZ4 storage compression is Firefox only, and on Chromium in incognito mode IndexedDB resets, so uBO launches with out-of-date filter lists

Pricing, plan by plan

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun review.

uBlock Origin

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Ad blocking
    • Tracker blocking
    • Custom filter lists

Which should you pick?

Choose Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Choose uBlock Origin if

  • You need ad blocking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera.
  • You also want tracker blocking.
uBlock Origin review

Questions people ask

Is Mailgun or uBlock Origin better?
Neither clearly leads. Mailgun starts at On request and uBlock Origin at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mailgun or uBlock Origin?
uBlock Origin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Mailgun and Free for uBlock Origin.
Does Mailgun or uBlock Origin run on more platforms?
Mailgun runs on Web. uBlock Origin runs on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera.
Can I use uBlock Origin for free?
Yes. uBlock Origin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mailgun starts at On request.
What can Mailgun do that uBlock Origin cannot?
uBlock Origin covers Ad blocking, Tracker blocking, Malware domain blocking, Custom filter lists.
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