Clerk
Engineering
From$25/mo
10 people: $25 a month · $300 a year
- Free plan (Hobby)
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Clerk 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
Clerk starts at $25/mo (Pro) and Mailgun at $15/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $25 vs $15 a month: Mailgun is $10 a month (40%) cheaper than Clerk 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
Clerk and Mailgun plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Clerk
Hobby
50,000 monthly retained users/app · Up to 3 dashboard seats · Unlimited applications
Free
Pro
50,000 MRUs included per app · MFA and passkeys · Remove Clerk branding
$25/mo
Business
10 dashboard seats · SOC 2 report · Enhanced dashboard roles
$300/mo
Monthly-billing prices; annual billing is $20/mo Pro (20% off) and $250/mo Business (~17% off). Usage overage per monthly retained user beyond 50,000: $0.02 (to 100K), $0.018 (to 1M), $0.015 (to 10M), $0.012 above. Add-ons: SSO or Directory Sync connection $75/mo each, satellite domains $10/mo, SMS $0.01 (US/CA), B2B Enhanced and Administration Enhanced $100/mo each, Billing 0.7% of volume. Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from Clerk'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 | Clerk (Pro) | Mailgun (Basic) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $10 less a month |
| 10 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $10 less a month |
| 25 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $10 less a month |
Clerk is priced per plan. 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
Clerk vs Mailgun: questions
Which is cheaper, Clerk or Mailgun?
Clerk starts at $25/mo (Pro) and Mailgun at $15/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $25 vs $15 a month: Mailgun is $10 a month (40%) cheaper than Clerk on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Clerk and Mailgun have free plans?
Clerk has a free plan (Hobby). Mailgun has a free plan (Free).
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