AhaSend vs Mailgun
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of AhaSend and Mailgun built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
Choose AhaSend if…
EU-resident sending where you want to choose how long message data is kept — retention is a setting with a floor of zero on paid plans, not a policy you inherit.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Mailgun if…
Senders who want inbound routing included from the free plan up, and who treat the message log as a debugging tool rather than a record.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- AhaSend: The published table stops at 100,000 emails and does not state a per-thousand overage rate, so what happens past the plan ceiling is not documented.
- Mailgun: One day of log retention on the entry plan is the shortest here by a wide margin, and the overage rate is quoted as "from", so the number you plan against is a floor.
4 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
AhaSend 0
Mailgun 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | AhaSend | Mailgun |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | $10/month for Pro; Max is $80/month. | $15/month for Basic, described as a starting price. |
| Pricing model | Volume plans on EU multi-region infrastructure, with retention as a plan axis rather than a fixed policy — every tier states a range, and the floor is zero on the paid plans. | Monthly plan by volume with per-1,000 overage, and email validations billed separately at around $1.20 per 100. |
| Emails included | 25,000 a month on Pro and 100,000 on Max. The free plan allows 1,000. | 10,000 a month on Basic; 50,000 on Foundation at $35. The free plan is capped at 100 a day rather than a monthly figure. |
| Log retention | Configurable rather than fixed: 1 to 7 days on the free plan, 0 to 14 on Pro and 0 to 30 on Max. The lower bound of zero means retention can be turned off entirely. | 1 day on Free and Basic; 5 days of logs and 1 day of message retention on Foundation. |
| Dedicated IP | Limited | Limited |
Where they differ.
Entry paid plan
- AhaSend
- $10/month for Pro; Max is $80/month.
- Mailgun
- $15/month for Basic, described as a starting price.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — AhaSend ↗
“Pro MOST POPULAR $10 /month [...] Max $80 /month”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Mailgun ↗
“Basic Starting at $15/mo 10,000 emails/mo included”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Pricing model
- AhaSend
- Volume plans on EU multi-region infrastructure, with retention as a plan axis rather than a fixed policy — every tier states a range, and the floor is zero on the paid plans.
- Mailgun
- Monthly plan by volume with per-1,000 overage, and email validations billed separately at around $1.20 per 100.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — AhaSend ↗
“Start for free. Scale effortlessly. Pay for what you use. [...] Multi-region EU infrastructure 1 to 7-day retention [...] 0 to 14-day retention”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Mailgun ↗
“Extra emails & validations from $1.80 / 1,000 emails from $1.20 / 100 validations”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Emails included
25,000 a month on Pro and 100,000 on Max. The free plan allows 1,000.
10,000 a month on Basic; 50,000 on Foundation at $35. The free plan is capped at 100 a day rather than a monthly figure.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — AhaSend ↗
“Pro [...] $10 /month 25,000 emails per month [...] Max $80 /month 100,000 emails per month [...] Free $0 1000 emails per month”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Mailgun ↗
“Basic Starting at $15/mo 10,000 emails/mo included [...] $35/mo 50,000 emails/mo included [...] Free [...] 100 emails/day included”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Log retention
Configurable rather than fixed: 1 to 7 days on the free plan, 0 to 14 on Pro and 0 to 30 on Max. The lower bound of zero means retention can be turned off entirely.
1 day on Free and Basic; 5 days of logs and 1 day of message retention on Foundation.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — AhaSend ↗
“1 to 7-day retention [...] 0 to 14-day retention [...] 0 to 30-day retention”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Mailgun ↗
“1 day log retention [...] 5 days log retention 1 day message retention”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: AhaSend or Mailgun?
AhaSend: $10/month for Pro; Max is $80/month.
Mailgun: $15/month for Basic, described as a starting price.
Should I choose AhaSend or Mailgun?
Pick AhaSend if EU-resident sending where you want to choose how long message data is kept — retention is a setting with a floor of zero on paid plans, not a policy you inherit.
Pick Mailgun if Senders who want inbound routing included from the free plan up, and who treat the message log as a debugging tool rather than a record.