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 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
Elastic Email starts at $19/mo (Email API Starter) and Mailgun at $15/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $19 vs $15 a month: Mailgun is $4 a month (21%) cheaper than Elastic Email 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
Elastic Email and Mailgun 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.
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 | Elastic Email (Email API Starter) | Mailgun (Basic) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $4 less a month |
| 10 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $4 less a month |
| 25 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | Mailgun $4 less a month |
Elastic Email 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
Elastic Email vs Mailgun: questions
Which is cheaper, Elastic Email or Mailgun?
Elastic Email starts at $19/mo (Email API Starter) and Mailgun at $15/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $19 vs $15 a month: Mailgun is $4 a month (21%) cheaper than Elastic Email on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Elastic Email and Mailgun have free plans?
Elastic Email has a free plan (Free). Mailgun has a free plan (Free).
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