Mailinator vs Spamgourmet

Mailinator9.2Visit SSpamgourmet8.2Visit

Higher score Mailinator #1 in Disposable Email Services 9.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Mailinator

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S Spamgourmet #8 in Disposable Email Services 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Spamgourmet

• Mailinator fits best

  Teams testing email workflows and integrations

• Spamgourmet fits best

  Forwarding disposable mail to a private inbox

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Side by side

Feature	Mailinator 9.2/10 Visit ↗	SSpamgourmet 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.2
Ranking	#1 in Disposable Email Services	#8 in Disposable Email Services
Best for	Teams testing email workflows and integrations	Forwarding disposable mail to a private inbox
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$79/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features Mailinator 1/4 · Spamgourmet 2/4
Custom address	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Custom domain	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Attachments supported	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Inbox lifetime	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Max active inboxes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Public and private inboxes support varied testing workflows REST API, webhooks, and routing rules support automation Integrates with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and Postman	Automatically creates disposable addresses on first use Message limits of up to 20 per address Customer-owned domains supported via MX forwarding
Cons	Receive-only testing does not provide email-client rendering previews SMS numbers cost extra Paid plans start at $79 per month with annual billing	No official pricing page or paid tiers No verified API access Broader platform coverage is limited
Our verdict	Mailinator is a cloud-based email and SMS workflow testing platform for developers, QA teams, and testing organizations. It supports public and private inboxes, private testing domains, message injection, email receipt testing, automated… Read the review →	Spamgourmet is a free, non-commercial disposable email service for individuals who want to receive messages without exposing a protected email address. It automatically creates a disposable address when first used, then forwards incoming… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Mailinator — where it wins

  • Public and private inboxes support varied testing workflows
  • REST API, webhooks, and routing rules support automation
  • Integrates with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and Postman

  Where it doesn't

  • Receive-only testing does not provide email-client rendering previews
  • SMS numbers cost extra
  • Paid plans start at $79 per month with annual billing

• Spamgourmet — where it wins

  • Automatically creates disposable addresses on first use
  • Message limits of up to 20 per address
  • Customer-owned domains supported via MX forwarding

  Where it doesn't

  • No official pricing page or paid tiers
  • No verified API access
  • Broader platform coverage is limited

• Mailinator9.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A strong fit for automated inbox testing, with private domains and API-driven workflows.

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• SSpamgourmet8.2/10 · Free plan

  A mature, free option for forwarding disposable mail to a protected inbox.

  Visit SpamgourmetFull verdict →