Mailgun
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Features
37 features across 16 categories
API(1)
Flexible API solution to send, receive, and track emails programmatically
Accessibility(1)
Send ADA and EAA compliant emails that connect with every subscriber regardless of their client or device
Analytics(6)
Classify bounces to understand delivery failures and improve sender reputation
Review detailed email logs to track and troubleshoot email delivery issues with up to 30 days of log retention
Measure campaign success with insightful email analytics including delivery rates, open rates, and engagement metrics
Review email addresses by engagement metrics to improve email success rates
Track user engagement with links in emails to measure campaign effectiveness
Store and retrieve message data with configurable retention periods up to 7 days
Automation(2)
Extract data from incoming emails, enable automated processing, and integrate with other systems
Parse and simplify incoming email with inbound routes to manage and route incoming emails and data to the right place
Content(2)
HTML email templates for blast, newsletter, and transactional emails with customizable options
Personalize emails with dynamic recipient variables for personalized content
Core(3)
Configure and manage custom sending domains for your email campaigns
Send emails seamlessly into systems with industry-leading reliability, compliance, and speed via RESTful API and SMTP relay
Reliable SMTP infrastructure that allows sending email in seconds without managing your own SMTP servers
Deliverability(4)
Access dedicated IP pools for more control over sender reputation and deliverability
Automated warm-up process for new dedicated IPs to establish positive sender reputation
Improve inbox placement rates so more emails land in primary inboxes
Monitor and track sender reputation metrics available on Optimize plan
Integration(1)
Integrate webhooks for real-time email event notifications and data synchronization
List Management(3)
Free tool to manage and clean your email list for improved deliverability
Create and manage mailing lists for bulk email campaigns
Automated management of suppressed and bounced email addresses
Optimization(2)
Comprehensive email deliverability suite combining applications and expertise to create a high-ROI email program
Optimize email send times based on recipient behavior to increase engagement rates and send at the right time
Organization(1)
Create and manage subaccounts for multi-tenant or organizational structures
Performance(1)
Burst sending SLA for high-volume rapid email sending
Quality Assurance(1)
Preview emails before sending them to the inbox and fix common accessibility issues for compliance alignment and better email delivery
Reliability(1)
Service level agreement guaranteeing platform uptime and reliability
Security(5)
Manage multiple API keys for secure API access and integration
Support for SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and BIMI authentication protocols for email security and authentication
Add multiple users to your account at no additional cost with permissions management
Multi-user access with SAML Single Sign-On integration for enhanced security
Role-based access control with multiple user roles and permission management
Validation(3)
Remove invalid addresses and high-risk email addresses with the fastest email validation service on the market using cached send data
Email validation API that integrates with ease for real-time email address validation at point of entry
Preview your list health before you validate to see aggregate results
Pricing
Free
- ✓100 emails per day
- ✓Ticket support
- ✓RESTful email APIs and SMTP relay
- ✓1 custom sending domain
- ✓Tracking, analytics, and webhooks
- ✓2 API keys
- ✓Email analytics and reporting
- ✓1 day log retention
- ✓1 inbound route
Basic
- ✓10,000 emails per month included
- ✓No daily email limit
- ✓Monthly email overage options
- ✓RESTful email APIs and SMTP relay
- ✓1 custom sending domain
- ✓Tracking, analytics, and webhooks
- ✓2 API keys
- ✓Email analytics and reporting
- ✓1 day log retention
- ✓5 inbound routes
Foundation
Popular- ✓50,000 emails per month included
- ✓Free for 1 month trial
- ✓Full access to RESTful email APIs and SMTP relays
- ✓1,000 custom sending domains
- ✓Email template builder and API
- ✓Tracking, analytics, and webhooks
- ✓5 days log retention
- ✓1 day message retention
- ✓Full access to inbound routing
- ✓Email validation add-on available
- ✓Link tracking
- ✓Bounce classification
Scale
Popular- ✓100,000 emails per month included
- ✓Free for 1 month trial
- ✓Everything on Foundation plus:
- ✓SAML SSO
- ✓5,000 email validations
- ✓Dedicated IP pools
- ✓Send time optimization
- ✓Live phone & chat support
- ✓30 days log retention
- ✓Up to 7 days message retention
- ✓Schedule and send analytics reports
- ✓Reputation monitoring
- ✓Dedicated IP warm up
Enterprise
- ✓Everything in Scale plan
- ✓Custom features
- ✓Deliverability Services
- ✓Rapid Fire Burst Sending SLA
- ✓Managed support
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