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Head-to-head · Email APIs

Mailgun vs Scaleway Transactional Email

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Mailgun #1 in Email APIs 9.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Mailgun
Scaleway Transactional Email #4 in Email APIs 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Scaleway

Mailgun leads on 3 checks, Scaleway Transactional Email on 1, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreMailgun · 9.7/10
  • Free planonly Mailgun
  • Free trialonly Mailgun
  • Most featuresMailgun · 5 of 5

Mailgun scores higher on our rubric for email apis: 9.7 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

Mailgun offers free plan; Scaleway Transactional Email doesn't. Scaleway Transactional Email leads on monthly send limit: 100000 /mo versus 10000 /mo. Mailgun offers inbound email; Scaleway Transactional Email doesn't. Mailgun offers email templates; Scaleway Transactional Email doesn't.

Mailgun is the better fit for developers wanting a mature full email API. Scaleway Transactional Email is the better fit for european teams needing authenticated email delivery.

  • Mailgun fits best

    Developers wanting a mature full email API

  • Scaleway Transactional Email fits best

    European teams needing authenticated email delivery

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Side by side

Feature Mailgun 9.7/10 Visit ↗ Scaleway Transactional Email 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.7 9.0
Ranking #1 in Email APIs #4 in Email APIs
Best for Developers wanting a mature full email API European teams needing authenticated email delivery
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Features Mailgun 5/5 · Scaleway Transactional Email 3/5
Inbound email ✓ (best) —
Delivery event webhooks ✓ ✓
SMTP relay ✓ ✓
Email templates ✓ (best) —
Dedicated IP option ✓ ✓
Specs
Monthly send limit 10000 /mo 100000 /mo (best)
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
  • REST API and SMTP relay support application email workflows
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication with reputation monitoring
  • Event webhooks, blocklists, attachments and delivery reports
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
  • Scale starts at €80 per month
  • Supports sending only, not inbound email
  • Available in Scaleway’s Paris region
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,…

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Scaleway Transactional Email is a managed service for application-generated, non-promotional messages such as account notifications, password resets, receipts, alerts and order updates. It is aimed at developers, startups and organizations…

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  1. MailgunEmail APIs 9.7Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. Scaleway Transactional EmailEmail APIs 9.0Paid

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

  • Scaleway Transactional Email — where it wins

    • REST API and SMTP relay support application email workflows
    • SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication with reputation monitoring
    • Event webhooks, blocklists, attachments and delivery reports

    Where it doesn't

    • Scale starts at €80 per month
    • Supports sending only, not inbound email
    • Available in Scaleway’s Paris region
  • Mailgun9.7/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

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

    Visit MailgunFull verdict →
  • Scaleway Transactional Email9.0/10 · Paid

    A developer-focused email API with free sending and a €80 Scale tier.

    Visit ScalewayFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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