Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Mailgun
Mailgun clearly comes out ahead of Twilio on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $19.95/mo for Twilio and $15/mo for Mailgun.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | - | Sinch |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | steep | - |
| Integration | high | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Development | Marketing |
| Categories | communication | email-marketing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Mailgun
freemium
usage based
usage based
usage based
custom
| Feature | twilio | mailgun |
|---|---|---|
| $1.00 Per Active User Hour | ||
| 1 Domain | ||
| Advanced Features | ||
| 1,000 Domains | ||
| Email Api | ||
| 1-Day Logs | ||
| Enterprise-Scale High Volume | ||
| 1-Day Message Retention | ||
| Higher Volumes | ||
| 30-Day Logs | ||
| Unlimited Hours | ||
| 5 Inbound Routes | ||
| Up To 100 Emails/Day | ||
| 5,000 Validations | ||
| 5-Day Logs | ||
| Api + Smtp Relay | ||
| Dedicated Ip Pools | ||
| Deliverability Services | ||
| Everything In Basic | ||
| Everything In Foundation | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Scale | ||
| Managed Support | ||
| No Daily Cap | ||
| Phone Support | ||
| Rapid-Fire Burst Sla | ||
| Send-Time Optimization | ||
| Template Builder | ||
| Ticket Support | ||
| Webhooks |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Mailgun comes out ahead overall, though Twilio can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Twilio's paid plans start at $19.95/mo and Mailgun's start at $15/mo, so Mailgun is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Twilio and Mailgun offer a free tier.
