# MailerSend vs SMTP2GO

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Every value below is read from MailerSend's and SMTP2GO's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | MailerSend | SMTP2GO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry paid plan | $31.50/month for Starter, billed $378 a year. Professional is $99/month, billed $1,188. | $10/month for Starter, or $100 a year. Professional is $75/month. |
| Pricing model | Volume plans quoted in USD, EUR or GBP, with SMS metered separately from email and a 500,000 daily API request ceiling on Professional. Annual billing is twelve months at a discount rather than ten. | Monthly or annual volume plans — the annual price is ten months' worth — with per-thousand overage that improves on the larger plan, and SMS billed alongside email. |
| Emails included | 50,000 a month on both Starter and Professional — the plans differ on features and SMS allowance rather than email volume. | 10,000 a month on Starter and 100,000 on Professional. The free plan allows 1,000. |
| Price per 1,000 over | $1.30 per 1,000 emails on both Starter and Professional. | $1 per thousand on Starter, falling to $0.85 on Professional — the cheapest published overage of any provider here. |
| Log retention | Two windows, which no other provider here separates: 7 days of API logs and 30 days of activity data on Professional; 7-day activity data on Starter. | 30 days of email reporting, on Starter and Professional alike rather than rising with the plan. |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- MailerSend: $31.50/month for Starter, billed $378 a year. Professional is $99/month, billed $1,188. ([source](https://www.mailersend.com/pricing))
- SMTP2GO: $10/month for Starter, or $100 a year. Professional is $75/month. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))

### Pricing model

- MailerSend: Volume plans quoted in USD, EUR or GBP, with SMS metered separately from email and a 500,000 daily API request ceiling on Professional. Annual billing is twelve months at a discount rather than ten. ([source](https://www.mailersend.com/pricing))
- SMTP2GO: Monthly or annual volume plans — the annual price is ten months' worth — with per-thousand overage that improves on the larger plan, and SMS billed alongside email. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))

### Emails included

- MailerSend: 50,000 a month on both Starter and Professional — the plans differ on features and SMS allowance rather than email volume. ([source](https://www.mailersend.com/pricing))
- SMTP2GO: 10,000 a month on Starter and 100,000 on Professional. The free plan allows 1,000. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))

### Price per 1,000 over

- MailerSend: $1.30 per 1,000 emails on both Starter and Professional. ([source](https://www.mailersend.com/pricing))
- SMTP2GO: $1 per thousand on Starter, falling to $0.85 on Professional — the cheapest published overage of any provider here. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))

### Log retention

- MailerSend: Two windows, which no other provider here separates: 7 days of API logs and 30 days of activity data on Professional; 7-day activity data on Starter. ([source](https://www.mailersend.com/pricing))
- SMTP2GO: 30 days of email reporting, on Starter and Professional alike rather than rising with the plan. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))

## Which should you choose?

Pick MailerSend if Teams sending email and SMS from one provider who need a longer activity window than a debugging log — 30 days of activity data against 7 days of API logs is a distinction the rest of this category does not draw.

Pick SMTP2GO if Steady sending where the overage rate matters more than the plan fee — $0.85 per thousand on Professional is the lowest published here, and 30 days of reporting comes on every paid tier rather than as an upgrade.

Consider something else: MailerSend — Both paid tiers include the same 50,000 emails, so paying three times more buys features rather than volume, and the entry price is the highest here.

Consider something else: SMTP2GO — A dedicated IP needs the $75 Professional plan, and the entry tier's 10,000 emails is a quarter of what Resend includes for twice the price.

## Documented by only one

- Free tier: SMTP2GO: Yes
- Dedicated IP: SMTP2GO: Limited

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: MailerSend or SMTP2GO?**

MailerSend: $31.50/month for Starter, billed $378 a year. Professional is $99/month, billed $1,188.
SMTP2GO: $10/month for Starter, or $100 a year. Professional is $75/month.

**Should I choose MailerSend or SMTP2GO?**

Pick MailerSend if Teams sending email and SMS from one provider who need a longer activity window than a debugging log — 30 days of activity data against 7 days of API logs is a distinction the rest of this category does not draw.
Pick SMTP2GO if Steady sending where the overage rate matters more than the plan fee — $0.85 per thousand on Professional is the lowest published here, and 30 days of reporting comes on every paid tier rather than as an upgrade.