Best for
Best for engineering teams sending at high volume that need an API and SMTP relay, with the option of an EU data centre.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Email Marketing Comparison
Mailgun vs. Mailmodo
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for marketing teams that want interactive AMP emails, where forms and surveys run inside the inbox, backed by AI drafting and automation.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Mailgun | Mailmodo |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value Free tier; Basic from $15 / month Basic $15 per month for 10,000 emails, Foundation $35 for 50,000 and Scale $90 for 100,000, then Enterprise on request. Overage is $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic and Foundation and $1.10 on Scale. Foundation and Scale are free for the first month. | From $149 / month Lite plan, billed annually, for 500 contacts and 2,000 email credits per month; higher plans add contacts and credits. |
| Free trial | Free tier: 100 emails per day | Free trial available |
| API | Yes, RESTful email API and SMTP relay, with official SDKs for Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, C#, Node.js and Go | Yes, an API, with integrations for Zapier, HubSpot, Customer.io and Clevertap |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS), with data centres in the US and the EU | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Made in | Not stated | United States |
| Campaign types | Transactional and bulk sending over the RESTful API or the SMTP relay, batch sending of up to 1,000 personalised messages per call, scheduled messages, and inbound routing that parses received mail into UTF-8 JSON | Yes, email newsletters and bulk campaigns, AMP interactive emails, and transactional email |
| Automation and journeys | No journey builder. Sends are triggered by your own application, with message scheduling and Send Time Optimization placing individual messages when a recipient is most likely to engage. | Yes, email sequences and prebuilt automation templates |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Per-recipient personalisation through batch sending, which substitutes recipient variables for up to 1,000 addresses in a single API call; mailing lists are documented in the user manual. | Yes, contact segmentation, with AI segment generation |
| Templates and editor | Reusable templates, documented in the user manual alongside mailing lists, batch sending and scheduling; there is no drag-and-drop campaign designer in the sending product | Yes, a drag-and-drop editor with AI template and subject-line generation and a brand kit |
| Deliverability and testing | Authentication covers SPF, DKIM, DMARC and BIMI, with suppression management and an email validation API. Deeper tooling sits in Mailgun Optimize, priced separately: inbox placement testing down to the tab or folder, blocklist and spam trap monitoring with Google Postmaster Tools and Microsoft SNDS integration, preview rendering on 100+ devices and clients, and deliverability consulting. One dedicated IP is included from Foundation; extra IPs are $59 per month. | Yes, a managed deliverability service: Mailmodo monitors its own sending IPs, keeps bulk and transactional mail on separate sending streams, provides its own high-reputation SMTP, and its in-house experts run a deliverability audit of email health, performance and domain reputation, then plan domain warm-up and safe volume increases |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | No store or CRM data model of its own; orders and customer records stay in the system they come from. The integrations directory connects Salesforce, Salesforce Agentforce Marketing, HubSpot, SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition and WordPress, whose free Mailgun plugin also carries the mail from plugins running on it such as WooCommerce. Shopify runs through Zapier rather than a Shopify app, triggering on events such as a new order to send a message or add the customer to a Mailgun list. | Yes, integrations with HubSpot, Customer.io and Clevertap for CRM data |
| Integrations and API | Yes, RESTful email API and SMTP relay, plus an SMTP API for finer sending control, webhooks for real-time event data and an email validation API. Official SDKs for Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, C#, Node.js and Go. | Yes, an API, plus integrations for Zapier, HubSpot, Customer.io and Clevertap |
| AI features | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat | Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce, SAP S/4HANA, Zapier, Make, n8n, Pipedream, Workato, Slack, Asana, Google Analytics, Datadog, Splunk, Heroku, GitHub Actions, Replit, Lovable | HubSpot, Customer.io, Clevertap, Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Shopify, Segment, Mixpanel, Twilio, Zoom, Google Calendar, Intercom, Zendesk, MoEngage, WebEngage |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Mailgun Free tier; Basic from $15 / month Mailmodo From $149 / month
- Free trial Mailgun Free tier: 100 emails per day Mailmodo Free trial available
- Company size Mailgun Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Mailmodo Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Hosting Mailgun Cloud (SaaS), with data centres in the US and the EU Mailmodo Cloud (SaaS)
- Support Mailgun Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat Mailmodo Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Mailgun
Strengths
- RESTful API and SMTP relay as two routes into the same sending infrastructure
- Batch sending of up to 1,000 fully personalised messages in one API call
- Data centres in both the US and the EU
- Official SDKs for seven languages
- Inbound routing parses received mail into UTF-8 JSON for other systems
Limitations
- Log retention is one day on Free and Basic and five days on Foundation
- Deliverability tooling sits in Mailgun Optimize and is priced separately from sending
- No journey or campaign builder; marketing automation lives in the sibling product Mailjet
- Additional dedicated IPs cost $59 per month each
- Phone and chat support require the Scale plan
- Messages sent in test mode are still charged
Mailmodo
Strengths
- AMP interactive emails with forms, surveys and carts inside the inbox
- AI generates templates, subject lines and segments
- Email sequences and prebuilt automation templates
- Integrations for HubSpot, Customer.io, Clevertap and Zapier
Limitations
- Higher entry price than most email tools, from $149 per month
- Plans start at 500 contacts
Plans
Pricing
Mailgun
- Free $0 100 emails per day, with one day of log and message retention and knowledge centre support only.
- Basic $15 Per month for 10,000 emails, overage $1.80 per 1,000. One day of log and message retention, ticket support.
- Foundation $35 Per month for 50,000 emails, free for the first month, overage $1.80 per 1,000. Five days of log retention and one dedicated IP included.
- Scale $90 Per month for 100,000 emails, free for the first month, overage $1.10 per 1,000. 30 days of log retention, up to seven days of message retention, phone and chat support.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing on request.
Mailmodo
- Lite From $149 / month Billed annually; 500 contacts, 2,000 email credits per month and one team member.
- Pro From $199 / month Billed annually; 500 contacts, 3,000 email credits per month and three team members.
- Max Not stated Unlimited email credits and five team members, quoted by sales.
What users say
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Mailgun
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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Mailmodo
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Mailgun https://www.mailgun.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-09
Mailmodo https://www.mailmodo.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-22
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.