How much does Mailgun cost in 2026? Pricing breakdown
Quick Answer: Mailgun: Foundation $15/mo (10K emails), Growth $35/mo (50K), Scale $90/mo (100K), Enterprise custom. Dedicated IP $60/mo per IP. No permanent free tier. Sinch-owned since 2021.
Mailgun Pricing (as of April 2026)
| Plan | Monthly Price | Emails Included |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | $15/month | 10,000 emails |
| Growth | $35/month | 50,000 emails |
| Scale | $90/month | 100,000 emails |
| Enterprise | Custom | 250,000+ emails |
All paid plans include SMTP + REST API, inbound routing, suppression list management, webhooks, and analytics. There is a 30-day trial of 100 emails/day but no permanent free tier.
Add-Ons
- Dedicated IP: $60/month per IP
- Email Validation: included on paid plans (volume tiered)
- Dedicated support: Enterprise tier only
Cost by Volume
| Monthly Emails | Best Plan | Monthly Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | Foundation | $15 |
| 50,000 | Growth | $35 |
| 100,000 | Scale | $90 |
| 250,000 | Scale (overage) or Enterprise | $90-$200 |
| 1,000,000 | Enterprise | ~$500-$750 |
| 5,000,000 | Enterprise | ~$1,750-$2,500 |
Transactional Email Comparison (100K emails/month)
| Platform | Monthly Cost | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Mailgun Scale | $90 | 30-day trial |
| SendGrid Pro | $89 | 100/day free forever |
| Postmark 100K | $115 | 100/month free (dev) |
| Brevo Business | $139 | 300/day free forever |
| Amazon SES | ~$10 (pay-per-send) | 62K/month free (EC2 only) |
Editor''s Note: For a SaaS sending ~40K transactional emails/month plus ~5K inbound-parsed replies, Mailgun Growth at $35/month was the best fit — the inbound parsing removed the need for a separate IMAP poller. The closest alternative, Postmark 50K at $55/month, did not include inbound parsing in the same plan.
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