PAYG Alternative to Mailgun
Discover the ideal Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) alternative to the Mailgun Flex Plan with AhaSend. Start sending up to 1,000 emails free each month, and scale effortlessly with our flexible pricing at just $0.5 per 1,000 emails. Enjoy fast, reliable delivery and advanced features tailored for transactional email success.
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
Compare our prices
How much does sending 10,000 emails cost?
AhaSend
$10.00
Mailgun
$15.00
How AhaSend Features
Compare to Mailgun
AhaSend offers a specialized focus on fast, reliable transactional email delivery. With advanced features like pay-as-you-go pricing, customizable data retention, and robust webhooks, AhaSend provides everything you need to streamline email management and boost deliverability, making it a powerful alternative to Mailgun.
Pricing
Free Plan
PAYG Pricing
Pricing for 10,000 email
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | 1,000 emails / month | 100 emails / day |
| PAYG Pricing | ||
| Pricing for 10,000 email | $5 | $15 |
Email Capabilities
Supports marketing emails
Optimized for fast transactional email delivery
Email API
SMTP relay
Suppression management
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| Supports marketing emails | ||
| Optimized for fast transactional email delivery | ||
| Email API | ||
| SMTP relay | ||
| Suppression management |
Integrations and APIs
Webhooks
Inbound Routing
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| Webhooks | Unlimited webhooks | Yes |
| Inbound Routing | Unlimited routes | Yes |
Data Retention
Log retention
(customizable)
Message retention
(customizable)
Message and log retention on your S3 buckets
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| Link and Open Tracking | ||
| Deliverability Analytics |
Domain Management
Domain Authentication
Automated DNS setup
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Authentication | ||
| Automated DNS setup |
Scaling
Multi-user access
Dedicated IPs
(for senders with 1,000,000+ emails per month)
Dedicated IP pools
Deliverability Consultation
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-user access | ||
| Dedicated IPs | Free (for senders with 1,000,000+ emails per month) | $59/IP/month |
| Dedicated IP pools | Enterprise Plan | No |
| Deliverability Consultation | Enterprise Plan | No |
Security
TempMail protection
(optional)
Typo protection
(optional)
Toxic recipient protection
(optional)
| AhaSend | MailGun | |
|---|---|---|
| TempMail protection | Yes (optional) | No |
| Typo protection | Yes (optional) | No |
| Toxic recipient protection | Yes (optional) | No |
Optimized Deliverability
Achieve Better Deliverability with AhaSend
AhaSend is optimized for transactional emails, offering faster and more reliable delivery than Mailgun. With millions of emails sent monthly, we ensure industry-leading delivery speeds and enhanced inbox placement.
- Proven experience delivering millions of emails monthly
- Enhanced delivery speeds tailored for transactional emails
- Dedicated to fast and reliable transactional email delivery
Comprehensive Reporting
Gain Insight with Advanced Reporting
AhaSend provides in-depth email reporting to help you optimize your campaigns. Unlike Mailgun, 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. Compared to Mailgun, our approach offers greater flexibility in managing sensitive data and robust safeguards against threats like typo-squatting and temporary email services.
- 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
Optimized Deliverability
Achieve Better Deliverability with AhaSend
AhaSend is optimized for transactional emails, offering faster and more reliable delivery than Mailgun. With millions of emails sent monthly, we ensure industry-leading delivery speeds and enhanced inbox placement.
- Proven experience delivering millions of emails monthly
- Enhanced delivery speeds tailored for transactional emails
- Dedicated to fast and reliable transactional email delivery
Comprehensive Reporting
Gain Insight with Advanced Reporting
AhaSend provides in-depth email reporting to help you optimize your campaigns. Unlike Mailgun, 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. Compared to Mailgun, our approach offers greater flexibility in managing sensitive data and robust safeguards against threats like typo-squatting and temporary email services.
- 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