# SMTP2GO vs Mailgun

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/smtp2go-vs-mailgun/

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

## At a glance

| Criterion | SMTP2GO | Mailgun |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | $10/month for Starter, or $100 a year. Professional is $75/month. | $15/month for Basic, described as a starting price. |
| Pricing model | 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. | Monthly plan by volume with per-1,000 overage, and email validations billed separately at around $1.20 per 100. |
| Emails included | 10,000 a month on Starter and 100,000 on Professional. 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. |
| Price per 1,000 over | $1 per thousand on Starter, falling to $0.85 on Professional — the cheapest published overage of any provider here. | From $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic and from $1.30 on Foundation. Mailgun writes "from", so these are floors rather than fixed rates. |
| Log retention | 30 days of email reporting, on Starter and Professional alike rather than rising with the plan. | 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

- SMTP2GO: $10/month for Starter, or $100 a year. Professional is $75/month. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))
- Mailgun: $15/month for Basic, described as a starting price. ([source](https://www.mailgun.com/pricing))

### Pricing model

- 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/))
- Mailgun: Monthly plan by volume with per-1,000 overage, and email validations billed separately at around $1.20 per 100. ([source](https://www.mailgun.com/pricing))

### Emails included

- SMTP2GO: 10,000 a month on Starter and 100,000 on Professional. The free plan allows 1,000. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))
- Mailgun: 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. ([source](https://www.mailgun.com/pricing))

### Price per 1,000 over

- 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/))
- Mailgun: From $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic and from $1.30 on Foundation. Mailgun writes "from", so these are floors rather than fixed rates. ([source](https://www.mailgun.com/pricing))

### Log retention

- SMTP2GO: 30 days of email reporting, on Starter and Professional alike rather than rising with the plan. ([source](https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/))
- Mailgun: 1 day on Free and Basic; 5 days of logs and 1 day of message retention on Foundation. ([source](https://www.mailgun.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

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.

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.

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.

Consider something else: 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.

## Documented by only one

- Inbound email: Mailgun: Supported

## Questions this comparison answers

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

SMTP2GO: $10/month for Starter, or $100 a year. Professional is $75/month.
Mailgun: $15/month for Basic, described as a starting price.

**Should I choose SMTP2GO or Mailgun?**

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.
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.