Mailgun alternative for developers
Moving off Mailgun? AhaSend gives you a REST API, SMTP relay, a CLI and official SDKs for Node.js and Go. Start with 1,000 free emails a month, with no credit card. Pro costs a month for 25,000 emails, and you pay or less for each extra 1,000 emails. When you need help, the engineers who run AhaSend answer your email.
Fair and simple usage-based pricing
Usage-based, Pay As You Go (PAYG) Pricing plan, so that you only pay for what you use.
Thoughtfully crafted for sending transactional emails at any scale
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See how AhaSend and Mailgun compare on pricing, sending, data retention, security and compliance.
Pricing
Email Capabilities
Integrations and APIs
Data Retention
(customizable)
(customizable)
Analytics
Domain Management
Scaling
(for senders with 300k+ emails per month)
Security
(optional)
(optional)
(optional)
(included in all plans)
Compliance
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | ||
| Free Plan | 1000 emails / month | 100 emails / day |
| PAYG Pricing | ||
| Pricing for 25,000 emails | ||
Email Capabilities | ||
| Supports marketing emails | ||
| Optimized for fast transactional email delivery | ||
| Email API | ||
| SMTP relay | ||
| Suppression management | ||
Integrations and APIs | ||
| Webhooks | Unlimited webhooks | Yes |
| Inbound Routing | Unlimited routes | Yes |
| CLI app | ||
| Management API | ||
| Scoped API Keys | yes | Available from /mo plan (Foundation) |
Data Retention | ||
| Log retention | 1 to 30 days (customizable) | 5 days |
| Message retention | 0 to 30 days (customizable) | 1 day |
| Message and log retention on your S3 buckets | ||
Analytics | ||
| Link and Open Tracking | ||
| Deliverability Analytics | ||
| DSN Reports | Available on Max plan | no |
Domain Management | ||
| Domain Authentication | ||
| Automated DNS setup | ||
| DNS Whitelabel | ||
| Custom subdomains | ||
| Sending Domains | 3 (Free) · Unlimited (Paid) | 1 (Free) · 1 - Unlimited (Paid) |
Scaling | ||
| Multi-user access | ||
| Sub accounts (per-tenant isolation) | ||
| Dedicated IPs | Free (for senders with 300k+ emails per month) | $59/IP/month |
| Dedicated IP pools | Included with Max Plan | No |
| Bring Your Own IP | ||
| Deliverability Consultation | Included with Max Plan | No |
Security | ||
| TempMail protection | Yes (optional) | No |
| Typo protection | Yes (optional) | No |
| Toxic recipient protection | Yes (optional) | No |
| Reputation Shield | ||
| Two-Factor Authentication | ||
| Single Sign-On | Available from /mo plan (Max) | Available from /mo plan (Scale) |
| Automatic DKIM Key Rotation | ||
| IP Allow List | Yes (included in all plans) | Yes |
Compliance | ||
| European hosting & ownership | ||
| GDPR DPA | Yes (signable) | yes |
| ISO 27001 | ||
Developer tools
Built for developers who send from code
Send through the REST API or SMTP relay, or use the official SDKs for Node.js and Go. Test your code in sandbox mode without delivering real email, and manage domains, webhooks and API keys from the CLI. Our Mailgun migration guide maps Mailgun's API fields, SMTP settings and webhook events to AhaSend.
- REST API, SMTP relay and official SDKs for Node.js and Go
- Sandbox mode to test without sending real email
- A CLI to manage your account from the terminal
Comprehensive Reporting
Gain Insight with Advanced Reporting
AhaSend provides in-depth email reporting to help you optimize your campaigns. Our reports include detailed tracking for delivery times, bounce reasons, and overall performance, so you have the data you need to maximize email effectiveness.
- Analyze delivery times and status updates
- Detailed bounce reasons for improved performance
- Actionable insights to enhance your email strategy
Instant Event Tracking
Monitor Email Events in Real-Time with Webhooks
AhaSend offers comprehensive webhook support for real-time email event notifications, keeping you informed on every step of your email’s journey. Our webhooks ensure you can easily track and respond to key events like delivery, bounces, and opens.
- Instant notifications for email delivery events
- Track events such as queued, delivered, bounced, and more
- Easily integrate webhooks into your applications
Advanced Email Parsing
Integrate Incoming Emails Seamlessly
AhaSend’s Email Routing feature simplifies the process of directing incoming emails to your applications. By parsing and forwarding messages based on custom rules, AhaSend enables smoother app integration, making it a streamlined alternative to Mailgun for handling inbound email traffic.
- Automatically parse and direct incoming emails
- Integrate emails directly into your application workflows
- Separate the latest reply from the rest of the email content for precise handling
Domain Health Management
Protect Your Domain’s Reputation
AhaSend helps you maintain a strong sending reputation through automated DNS configuration and continuous monitoring. Our tools are specifically designed to prevent common errors that could harm deliverability, ensuring your domain is optimized for successful email campaigns.
- Automated DNS configuration for quick, accurate setup
- Enforce best practices for DNS setup to boost deliverability
- Continuous monitoring of domain and DNS health status
Enhanced Data Security
Protect Your Email and Application with Advanced Security
AhaSend prioritizes data security with customizable retention policies and proactive measures to block risky domains. You choose how long message data is kept, and Reputation Shield rejects email to temporary, mistyped and toxic domains.
- Set data retention periods to match your compliance needs
- Block emails to temporary and suspicious domains automatically
- Prevent typo-squatting attacks by filtering domains with typos
Developer tools
Built for developers who send from code
Send through the REST API or SMTP relay, or use the official SDKs for Node.js and Go. Test your code in sandbox mode without delivering real email, and manage domains, webhooks and API keys from the CLI. Our Mailgun migration guide maps Mailgun's API fields, SMTP settings and webhook events to AhaSend.
- REST API, SMTP relay and official SDKs for Node.js and Go
- Sandbox mode to test without sending real email
- A CLI to manage your account from the terminal
Comprehensive Reporting
Gain Insight with Advanced Reporting
AhaSend provides in-depth email reporting to help you optimize your campaigns. Our reports include detailed tracking for delivery times, bounce reasons, and overall performance, so you have the data you need to maximize email effectiveness.
- Analyze delivery times and status updates
- Detailed bounce reasons for improved performance
- Actionable insights to enhance your email strategy
Instant Event Tracking
Monitor Email Events in Real-Time with Webhooks
AhaSend offers comprehensive webhook support for real-time email event notifications, keeping you informed on every step of your email’s journey. Our webhooks ensure you can easily track and respond to key events like delivery, bounces, and opens.
- Instant notifications for email delivery events
- Track events such as queued, delivered, bounced, and more
- Easily integrate webhooks into your applications
Advanced Email Parsing
Integrate Incoming Emails Seamlessly
AhaSend’s Email Routing feature simplifies the process of directing incoming emails to your applications. By parsing and forwarding messages based on custom rules, AhaSend enables smoother app integration, making it a streamlined alternative to Mailgun for handling inbound email traffic.
- Automatically parse and direct incoming emails
- Integrate emails directly into your application workflows
- Separate the latest reply from the rest of the email content for precise handling
Domain Health Management
Protect Your Domain’s Reputation
AhaSend helps you maintain a strong sending reputation through automated DNS configuration and continuous monitoring. Our tools are specifically designed to prevent common errors that could harm deliverability, ensuring your domain is optimized for successful email campaigns.
- Automated DNS configuration for quick, accurate setup
- Enforce best practices for DNS setup to boost deliverability
- Continuous monitoring of domain and DNS health status
Enhanced Data Security
Protect Your Email and Application with Advanced Security
AhaSend prioritizes data security with customizable retention policies and proactive measures to block risky domains. You choose how long message data is kept, and Reputation Shield rejects email to temporary, mistyped and toxic domains.
- Set data retention periods to match your compliance needs
- Block emails to temporary and suspicious domains automatically
- Prevent typo-squatting attacks by filtering domains with typos