Mailgun Alternative
Mailofly vs. Mailgun
Mailgun has no free tier and charges from day one. Mailofly gives you 3,000 free emails/month, native cold email sequences, multi-provider routing, and an AI assistant — starting at $0/mo.
| Feature | Mailofly | Mailgun |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Scope & Sending | ||
Transactional Email (REST API & SMTP) | ||
Cold Outreach & Sequence Automation | ||
Google & Outlook Inbox Identities | ||
Automated Email Warmup | ||
Separate Transactional & Campaign Infrastructure | ||
Batch Sending API | ||
SMTP Relay Support | ||
Free Tier Available | ||
| Infrastructure & Deliverability | ||
Sending Architecture | Multi-Provider Edge Routing | Rackspace / Sinch infrastructure |
Automatic Provider Failover | ||
Pre-send Spam Check | ||
Deliverability Dashboard | ||
Dedicated IPs | Growth plan and above | |
Inbox Placement Testing | Add-on (Mailgun Optimize) | |
| Data Retention & Webhooks | ||
Log Retention (Free) | 15 days | No free tier |
Log Retention (Paid) | 30 days | 30 days (Foundation+) |
Real-time Event Webhooks | ||
Inbound Email Parsing | Full payload (single POST) | |
Cryptographic Webhook Signatures | ||
| Developer Experience & AI Tools | ||
Official MCP Server (AI Agent support) | ||
SDK Support | Node, Python, Go, PHP, Dart | Node, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, C# |
React Email Compatibility | ||
AI Email Assistant | ||
Google Sheets Contact Sync | ||
Free tier includes REST API, SMTP, cold sequences, and 15-day logs — no credit card required.
Get started freePricing comparison
Side-by-side pricing at common volume tiers.
| 3,000emails / mo | 60,000emails / mo | 100,000emails / mo | |
|---|---|---|---|
MailoflyAPI + SMTP + cold sequences + 15–30 day logs | $0 /mo | $20 /mo | $20 /mo |
MailgunAPI + SMTP · no free tier · starts at Foundation | — | $35 /mo | $80 /mo |
* Mailgun has no free tier. Foundation $35/mo for 50k. Growth $80/mo for 100k. Figures as of Sep 2026.
Start free5-Minute Migration
Switch from Mailgun in under 5 minutes
Same core payload structure. Drop in the Mailofly SDK or point your SMTP relay host to Mailofly.
npm install @mailofly/node
// 1. Swap import and initialization
-import formData from 'form-data';
-import Mailgun from 'mailgun.js';
-const mg = new Mailgun(formData).client({ username: 'api', key: process.env.MAILGUN_API_KEY });
+import { Mailofly } from '@mailofly/node';
+const mailofly = new Mailofly({ apiKey: process.env.MAILOFLY_API_KEY });
// 2. Send email via REST API
const { data, error } = await mailofly.emails.send({
from: 'notifications@yourdomain.com',
to: 'user@example.com',
subject: 'Password Reset',
html: '<p>Click here to reset your password.</p>',
});
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