# AhaSend vs Postmark

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/ahasend-vs-postmark/

Every value below is read from AhaSend's and Postmark's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | AhaSend | Postmark |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | $10/month for Pro; Max is $80/month. | $15.00/month for Basic at the 10,000-email tier. Postmark prices by volume, so the figure rises with the slider. |
| 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. | One monthly price per volume tier, chosen on a slider, covering both sent and received email. Overage rates improve as the plan gets larger. |
| Emails included | 25,000 a month on Pro and 100,000 on Max. The free plan allows 1,000. | 10,000 a month at the $15 Basic tier. The plan price scales with volume — 50,000, 125,000, 300,000, 700,000 and 1.5M are the published steps. The free tier is 100 a month. |
| 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. | 45 days on Basic. Pro and Platform default to 45 days and can be raised to 365. |
| Dedicated IP | Limited | Limited |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- AhaSend: $10/month for Pro; Max is $80/month. ([source](https://ahasend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: $15.00/month for Basic at the 10,000-email tier. Postmark prices by volume, so the figure rises with the slider. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/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. ([source](https://ahasend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: One monthly price per volume tier, chosen on a slider, covering both sent and received email. Overage rates improve as the plan gets larger. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

### Emails included

- AhaSend: 25,000 a month on Pro and 100,000 on Max. The free plan allows 1,000. ([source](https://ahasend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: 10,000 a month at the $15 Basic tier. The plan price scales with volume — 50,000, 125,000, 300,000, 700,000 and 1.5M are the published steps. The free tier is 100 a month. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

### Log retention

- AhaSend: 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. ([source](https://ahasend.com/pricing))
- Postmark: 45 days on Basic. Pro and Platform default to 45 days and can be raised to 365. ([source](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

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 Postmark if Teams that need to answer "what happened to this message" weeks later — 45 days of retention as standard, extendable to a year, is the longest window in this set.

Consider something else: 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.

Consider something else: Postmark — The included volume is small for the price and overage is the most expensive here at $1.80 per 1,000 on the entry plan.

## Documented by only one

- Price per 1,000 over: Postmark: $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic, $1.30 on Pro and $1.20 on Platform. The free tier allows no overage at all.
- Inbound email: Postmark: Limited

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: AhaSend or Postmark?**

AhaSend: $10/month for Pro; Max is $80/month.
Postmark: $15.00/month for Basic at the 10,000-email tier. Postmark prices by volume, so the figure rises with the slider.

**Should I choose AhaSend or Postmark?**

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 Postmark if Teams that need to answer "what happened to this message" weeks later — 45 days of retention as standard, extendable to a year, is the longest window in this set.