{"id":30878,"date":"2020-05-21T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=30878"},"modified":"2023-01-02T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:16:00","slug":"mailgun-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/mailgun-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Cheaper Mailgun Alternatives for Transactional Emails (Forever Free)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In early 2020, Mailgun discontinued its forever free plan, which may have you on the hunt for some cheaper and\/or more functional Mailgun alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mailgun is one of the most popular transactional email tools available. However, this doesn’t mean it’s the only choice you have. There is a range of alternatives offering similar features, but with a much lower price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrowing down the best alternatives can be a challenge. The right email marketing software can make your life easier, but the wrong one can create a new range of problems. Fortunately, we’ve got the answer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article, we\u2019ll discuss whether Mailgun is worth the cost by looking at the features offered and the price tag. We\u2019ll then detail four of the best cheaper alternatives you can consider using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three of the alternatives offer forever free plans, as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Quick summary: Best Mailgun alternatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re in a hurry, here are the four tools that we’ll look at. Keep reading for more detail…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Service<\/th>\nForever Free Plan?<\/th>\nFree Sending Limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)<\/a><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n300 emails\/day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mailjet<\/a><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n200 emails\/day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SendGrid<\/a><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n100 emails\/day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amazon SES<\/a><\/td>\n\u274c<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Is using Mailgun worth the expense?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In short, transactional emails are different from other marketing emails<\/a>. These are automated one-to-one emails triggered by set events. The recipient will also be expecting them to arrive in their inbox. There are different types of transactional emails including receipts, password resets, invoices, and trial expiration notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email sending services \u2013 such as Mailgun \u2013 are generally used to send these types of emails. Even so, Mailgun offers a lot of features other than transactional emails including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n