Better Stack
Engineering
From$29/user/mo
10 people: $290 a month · $3,480 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 15% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per user
Better Stack vs Mailgun: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Better Stack starts at $29/user/mo (Responder (per seat, yearly)) and Mailgun at $15/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $290 vs $15 a month: Mailgun is $275 a month (95%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price.
Mailgun
Cheaper for 10 people
From$15/mo
10 people: $15 a month · $180 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Better Stack and Mailgun plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Better Stack
Free
10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page · 3 GB logs, 3 GB traces (3-day retention) · 100,000 exceptions/month
Free
Responder (per seat)
Incident management + telemetry access · On-call scheduling included
$34/user/mo
Responder (per seat, yearly)
$29/seat/month billed yearly · Incident management + telemetry access
$29/user/mo
Telemetry Nano bundle (US)
40 GB each of logs, traces, metrics · 30-day log retention
$45/user/mo
Responder seats $34/month or $29/month billed yearly; team members (telemetry only) free. Extra status page $15/month; 50 extra uptime monitors $25/month. Metered telemetry: logs/traces ingest $0.15/GB US ($0.10 EU, $0.35 Singapore) plus retention from $0.05/GB-month; telemetry bundles priced per region (Nano $30 EU / $45 US / $105 SG per month). Bundles 22-25% off yearly. 60-day money-back guarantee; SAML SSO enterprise.
Prices from Better Stack's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Mailgun
Free
100 emails/day · 1 custom sending domain · 1-day log retention
Free
Basic
10,000 emails/month · No daily limit · $1.80 per extra 1,000 emails
$15/mo
Foundation
50,000 emails/month · 1,000 custom domains · Template builder and API
$35/mo
Scale
100,000 emails/month · SAML SSO and dedicated IP pools · 5,000 email validations included
$90/mo
Basic is 'starting at' $15/mo; Foundation and Scale include a first month free. Extra dedicated IPs $59/IP/month. Enterprise: contact sales. Optimize/Inspect add-ons priced separately.
Prices from Mailgun's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Better Stack (Responder (per seat, yearly)) | Mailgun (Basic) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $145/mo$1,740/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $130 less a month |
| 10 people | $290/mo$3,480/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $275 less a month |
| 25 people | $725/mo$8,700/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $710 less a month |
Better Stack is priced per user. Mailgun is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Better Stack vs Mailgun: questions
Which is cheaper, Better Stack or Mailgun?
Better Stack starts at $29/user/mo (Responder (per seat, yearly)) and Mailgun at $15/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $290 vs $15 a month: Mailgun is $275 a month (95%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Better Stack and Mailgun have free plans?
Better Stack has a free plan (Free). Mailgun has a free plan (Free).
Are Better Stack and Mailgun cheaper if you pay yearly?
Better Stack lists up to 15% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Mailgun.
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