Mailgun vs Brevo Transactional Email

Mailgun9.7Visit Brevo Transactional Email7.6Visit

Higher score Mailgun #1 in Email APIs 9.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Mailgun

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Brevo Transactional Email #13 in Email APIs 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Brevo

• Mailgun fits best

  Developers wanting a mature full email API

• Brevo Transactional Email fits best

  Teams needing affordable transactional email

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Side by side

Feature	Mailgun 9.7/10 Visit ↗	Brevo Transactional Email 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.7	7.6
Ranking	#1 in Email APIs	#13 in Email APIs
Best for	Developers wanting a mature full email API	Teams needing affordable transactional email
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$9/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Mailgun 5/5 · Brevo Transactional Email 5/5
Inbound email	✓	✓
Delivery event webhooks	✓	✓
SMTP relay	✓	✓
Email templates	✓	✓
Dedicated IP option	✓	✓
Specs
Monthly send limit	10000 /mo (best)	5000 /mo
Our review
Pros	RESTful API, SMTP relay, inbound routing, and delivery webhooks Templates, analytics, logs, validation, and suppression management Dedicated IP pools, SAML SSO, and live support on Scale	Permanent free plan with 300 daily email sends REST API, SMTP relay, templates, personalization, and attachments Inbound parsing plus delivery, bounce, complaint, open, and click webhooks
Cons	Paid-plan pricing varies by tier and is not summarized here Advanced features are concentrated in higher plans Broader deliverability tooling may exceed simple sending needs	Free plan has a 300-send daily limit Dedicated IP is an add-on on Professional Enterprise pricing and sending volumes are custom
Our verdict	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, templates,… Read the review →	Brevo Transactional Email sends automated, one-to-one messages for applications and websites. It suits teams that need transactional delivery through either a REST API or SMTP relay, with reusable templates, personalization, attachments,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Mailgun — where it wins

  • RESTful API, SMTP relay, inbound routing, and delivery webhooks
  • Templates, analytics, logs, validation, and suppression management
  • Dedicated IP pools, SAML SSO, and live support on Scale

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid-plan pricing varies by tier and is not summarized here
  • Advanced features are concentrated in higher plans
  • Broader deliverability tooling may exceed simple sending needs

• Brevo Transactional Email — where it wins

  • Permanent free plan with 300 daily email sends
  • REST API, SMTP relay, templates, personalization, and attachments
  • Inbound parsing plus delivery, bounce, complaint, open, and click webhooks

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan has a 300-send daily limit
  • Dedicated IP is an add-on on Professional
  • Enterprise pricing and sending volumes are custom

• Mailgun9.7/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A mature email API with broad sending, inbound routing, tracking, and deliverability tools.

  Visit MailgunFull verdict →
• Brevo Transactional Email7.6/10 · Free plan

  Affordable transactional email with API, SMTP, templates, scheduling, and event webhooks.

  Visit BrevoFull verdict →