Elastic Email
Engineering
From$19/mo
10 people: $19 a month · $228 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Elastic Email vs MailerSend: 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
Elastic Email starts at $19/mo (Email API Starter) and MailerSend at $7/mo (Hobby). For 10 people that's $19 vs $7 a month: MailerSend is $12 a month (63%) cheaper than Elastic Email on list price.
MailerSend
Cheaper for 10 people
From$7/mo
10 people: $7 a month · $84 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 10% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Elastic Email and MailerSend plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Elastic Email
Free
3,000 emails/month · 100 emails/day cap
Free
Email API Starter
Up to 50,000 emails/month · Email API and SMTP relay · Email verification and analytics
$19/mo
Email API Pro
Up to 50,000 emails/month · Inbound processing and webhooks · Sub-accounts and custom rDNS
$49/mo
Marketing Starter
2,500 contacts · 37,500 emails/month · Email designer and landing pages
$29/mo
Prices shown are the entry tiers (50,000 emails for API plans; 2,500 contacts for Marketing); a slider raises price with volume up to 10M emails/month. Marketing Pro $49/mo at 2,500 contacts. Private IPs $40-$50/mo add-on. Over 1M contacts: custom pricing. Billed monthly in USD.
Prices from Elastic Email's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
MailerSend
Free
500 emails/month (100/day) · 1 domain, 1 template
Free
Hobby
5,000 emails/month · 5 user seats · $1.50 per extra 1,000 emails
$7/mo
Starter
From 50,000 emails/month · 10 domains, 250 templates · SMS API (US and Canada)
$35/mo
Professional
From 50,000 emails/month · 1,000 domains, unlimited seats · 30-day activity retention
$110/mo
Starter and Professional are 'from' prices at the 50,000-email tier; larger tiers cost more and overage per 1,000 decreases with plan size (from $1.30). Yearly billing saves 10% (Starter $31.50/mo, Professional $99/mo). Pricing page renders USD amounts via JS; prices taken from MailerSend's own help center. Enterprise: contact. 30% nonprofit discount.
Prices from MailerSend'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 | Elastic Email (Email API Starter) | MailerSend (Hobby) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $7/mo$84/yr a year | MailerSend $12 less a month |
| 10 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $7/mo$84/yr a year | MailerSend $12 less a month |
| 25 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $7/mo$84/yr a year | MailerSend $12 less a month |
Elastic Email is priced per plan. MailerSend is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Elastic Email vs MailerSend: questions
Which is cheaper, Elastic Email or MailerSend?
Elastic Email starts at $19/mo (Email API Starter) and MailerSend at $7/mo (Hobby). For 10 people that's $19 vs $7 a month: MailerSend is $12 a month (63%) cheaper than Elastic Email on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Elastic Email and MailerSend have free plans?
Elastic Email has a free plan (Free). MailerSend has a free plan (Free).
Are Elastic Email and MailerSend cheaper if you pay yearly?
MailerSend lists up to 10% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Elastic Email.
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