Mailgun is an alternative
to Postmark
$15/mo (Basic) vs Postmark Basic at $15/mo — covering 70% of the 9 compared capabilities.
Same job. Compare the fees.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Basic plan at $15/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Basic: 15 USD/monthly.
Postmark costs $15/mo on the Basic plan at 1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. Mailgun costs $15/mo (Basic plan), which is not cheaper than Postmark Basic at $15/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
Mailgun covers 70% of the 9 capabilities compared against Postmark. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Mailgun | Postmark |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ↑ Foundation | ✓ |
| Custom sending/tracking domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inbound email parsing | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMTP & REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delivery analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Event webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Postmark has that Mailgun lacks.
- Email templates — Start a campaign from a pre-built email template.Missing from Mailgun.
- Delivery analytics — Track delivery, opens, and bounces for sent email.Missing from Mailgun.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $15/mo |
| Foundation | $35/mo |
| Scale | $90/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $15/mo |
| Pro | $16.50/mo |
| Platform | $18/mo |
| High-volume / Enterprise | Contact sales |
Frequently asked
What does Mailgun lack compared with Postmark?
Email templates, Dedicated IP, Delivery analytics — 3 of the 9 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Postmark: 2026-10-26; Mailgun: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://postmarkapp.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://postmarkapp.com/pricing# (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Mailgun data last verified 2026-10-26