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Head-to-head · SMTP Relay Services

AhaSend vs Mailgun

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score AhaSend #5 in SMTP Relay Services 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from $10/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AhaSend
Mailgun #8 in SMTP Relay Services 6.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Mailgun

AhaSend leads on 4 checks, Mailgun on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAhaSend · 7.1/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresAhaSend · 3 of 3

AhaSend scores higher on our rubric for smtp relay services: 7.1 against 6.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

AhaSend leads on monthly send limit: 25000 emails/mo versus 10000 emails/mo. AhaSend offers inbound email parsing; Mailgun doesn't publish it. AhaSend offers event webhooks; Mailgun doesn't publish it. AhaSend offers subaccounts; Mailgun doesn't publish it.

AhaSend is the better fit for teams wanting a complete relay with a free tier. Mailgun is the better fit for developers needing established email infrastructure.

  • AhaSend fits best

    Teams wanting a complete relay with a free tier

  • Mailgun fits best

    Developers needing established email infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature AhaSend 7.1/10 Visit ↗ Mailgun 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.1 6.6
Ranking #5 in SMTP Relay Services #8 in SMTP Relay Services
Best for Teams wanting a complete relay with a free tier Developers needing established email infrastructure
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $10/mo Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Features AhaSend 3/3 · Mailgun 0/3
Inbound email parsing ✓ (best) Not published
Event webhooks ✓ (best) Not published
Subaccounts ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Monthly send limit 25000 emails/mo (best) 10000 emails/mo
Dedicated IP option Dedicated Not published
Email log retention 14 days Not published
Our review
Pros
  • SMTP relay and RESTful email API in one service
  • Inbound parsing, event webhooks, and suppression management
  • Subaccounts, retention controls, and dedicated IP options
  • Combines RESTful APIs and SMTP relay for email delivery
  • Adds inbound routing, webhooks, templates, analytics, and suppression tools
  • Scale includes dedicated IP pools, SAML SSO, and live support
Cons
  • Free plan is limited to 1,000 emails per month
  • Dedicated IP access on Pro starts at 100,000 emails per month
  • Max uses EUR pricing and is aimed at higher-volume sending
  • Free plan limits sending to 100 emails per day
  • Dedicated IP pools are listed only on the Scale plan
  • Log retention ranges from five days on Foundation to 30 on Scale
Our verdict

AhaSend is a transactional email service for developers and software platforms. It combines SMTP relay, a RESTful email API, inbound email routing and parsing, delivery tracking, event webhooks, suppression handling, domain authentication,…

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Mailgun is an email delivery platform for developers, marketers, and product teams. It supports transactional and marketing messages through RESTful email APIs and SMTP relay, with inbound email routing, delivery-event webhooks, reusable…

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  1. AhaSendSMTP Relay Services 7.1Free plan · paid from $10/mo
  2. MailgunSMTP Relay Services 6.6Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AhaSend — where it wins

    • SMTP relay and RESTful email API in one service
    • Inbound parsing, event webhooks, and suppression management
    • Subaccounts, retention controls, and dedicated IP options

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 1,000 emails per month
    • Dedicated IP access on Pro starts at 100,000 emails per month
    • Max uses EUR pricing and is aimed at higher-volume sending

  • Mailgun — where it wins

    • Combines RESTful APIs and SMTP relay for email delivery
    • Adds inbound routing, webhooks, templates, analytics, and suppression tools
    • Scale includes dedicated IP pools, SAML SSO, and live support

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits sending to 100 emails per day
    • Dedicated IP pools are listed only on the Scale plan
    • Log retention ranges from five days on Foundation to 30 on Scale
  • AhaSend7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from $10/mo

    A complete transactional email relay with a permanent free tier and low-cost Pro plan.

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  • Mailgun6.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    Developer-focused email delivery with SMTP, APIs, inbound routing, and delivery analytics.

    Visit MailgunFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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