SMTP2GO is 100% cheaper
than MailerSend
$0/mo (Free) vs MailerSend Hobby at $7/mo — covering 50% of the 12 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
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.
Hobby plan at $7/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
MailerSend costs $7/mo on the Hobby plan at 1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 12 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
SMTP2GO covers 50% of the 12 capabilities compared against MailerSend. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | SMTP2GO | MailerSend |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| A/B testing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Remove branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom sending/tracking domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMTP & REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inbound email parsing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email address validation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Deliverability SLA / support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Event webhooks | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities MailerSend has that SMTP2GO lacks.
- A/B testing — Test variations of an email to see which performs better.Missing from SMTP2GO.
- Remove branding — Remove the provider's branding from sent emails.Missing from SMTP2GO.
- Inbound email parsing — Parse incoming email into your application.Missing from SMTP2GO.
- Email address validation — Validate an email address before sending to it.Missing from SMTP2GO.
- Email templates — Start a transactional email from a pre-built template.Missing from SMTP2GO.
- Event webhooks — Get notified of email events like opens or bounces via webhook.Missing from SMTP2GO.
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 |
| Starter | $10/mo |
| Professional | $75/mo |
| Premier | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Hobby | $7/mo |
| Starter | $35/mo |
| Professional | $110/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is SMTP2GO than MailerSend?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $7/mo on Hobby. That is $84 a year.
What does SMTP2GO lack compared with MailerSend?
A/B testing, Remove branding, Inbound email parsing, Email address validation, Email templates, Event webhooks — 6 of the 12 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
MailerSend: 2026-08-31; SMTP2GO: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.mailersend.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
- SMTP2GO data last verified 2026-08-31