$20 w/Postmark: 13,000 mails
$20 w/SendGrid: 100,000 mails
Postmark also doesn't offer the option to upgrade to a dedicated IP later on, which many larger companies find is better for deliverability.
Full disclosure: I'm a SendGrid engineer.
At the 40k+ volume levels, you're also going to get a complimentary dedicated IP, which means better deliverability. You can get that at Mailgun too, but it's a $59 surcharge every month.
Finally, the InboxTrail comparison posted elsewhere in this thread shows Mailgun getting flagged as spam 37.5% of the time.
Our support team is here to help 24/7. We have a great team here that is proud of the work we do for our customers.
Disclosure: I lead product development at Mailgun.
We are at the high end on pricing, but we constantly hear from customers about how great our deliverability and support is. Also if you purchase in bulk, our pricing becomes very competitive very fast. Since it’s a straight pay for what you use model with no monthly plans required, we think it’s a lot simpler to use.
So yeah...i'd love to entertain the idea but its just not possible.
(Sendgrid's lowest advertised rate is $.45/1000)
$20 w/Mailgun: 50,000 mails
50,001 will then cost you $80 (another block)
also interesting that their pricing page[0] still doesn't reflect the new pricing...
$95 w/SendGrid: 200,000 mails $95 w/mailgun: 200,000 mails
1. Our pricing reflects the quality of delivery due to being transactional only. With much higher engagement rates, our speed and delivery is superior. Customers never have to wait behind a bulk campaign.
2. Dedicated IPs are a way for ESPs to pawn responsibility onto customers instead of themselves (and get a few more bucks in the process). They only make sense if you are sending a huge volume, but we do offer dedicated IPs for free for higher volume accounts. Instead, most people use our shared IPs and benefit from the volume of great engagement to get their emails delivered to the inbox faster.
More details: https://postmarkapp.com/blog/the-false-promises-of-dedicated...
3. We're the only ones to offer an extended full content history of every message for 45 days. You can search and see the exact email sent at no cost, which comes in handy when sending so many unique messages.
Full disclosure: I'm the founder of Postmark. Any questions, just email me: chris@wildbit.com.
