Elastic Email vs Mailgun pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Elastic Email: elasticemail.com/email-api-pricing, Mailgun: www.mailgun.com/pricing/Verified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Elastic Email and Mailgun at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Elastic Email	Mailgun
small5K emails sent	$19 / moStarter	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage
growing50K emails sent	$19 / moStarter	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage
scale500K emails sent	no listed price	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage
your volumeset above	$19 / moStarter	$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Elastic Email and Mailgun aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Elastic Email	Mailgun
Free	$0 / moFree · 3,000 emails sent / mo	$0 / moFree
Entry	$19 / moStarter · 50,000 emails sent / mo	$15 / moBasic · 10,000 emails sent / mo
Mid	no tier	$35 / moFoundation · 50,000 emails sent / mo
Top	$49 / moPro · 50,000 emails sent / mo	$90 / moScale · 100,000 emails sent / mo

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Elastic Email	Mailgun
Tightest limit	unlisted	100 emails sent per dayFree tier

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.