ApexMail vs Mailgun

EEA DATA PROCESSINGPrimary hosting regionEU (Hetzner, Germany & Finland)US (EU region available on Foundation 50K+ and higher plans)¹ApexMailEEA data processing defaultYes — all customer data processed and stored in Germany/FinlandNo — US-based by default; EU region configured per sending domain¹ApexMailDPA availabilityBusiness plan and above — incorporates Subprocessor Register by referenceAvailable — Sinch DPA covers Mailgun services²—SENDING CAPABILITIESREST APIYes — POST /v1/messagesYes — POST /v3/{domain}/messages³—SMTP relayYes — smtp.apexmail.ee:587 (STARTTLS)Yes — smtp.mailgun.org:587 (STARTTLS)³—Batch sendingYes (Developer+) — single API call with recipient arrayYes — batch sending via recipient-variables with up to 1,000 recipients³—Idempotency keysYes (all plans) — Idempotency-Key headerNot supported — applications must implement deduplication logic³ApexMailScheduled sendingYes (Developer+) — send_at, up to 72 hoursYes — o:deliverytime parameter (RFC 2822 format, up to 3 days)³—Inbound emailPro plan and aboveYes — inbound routes with forwarding, storage, and webhook actions⁴—DEPLOYMENT MODELSShared cloudYes (all plans) — multi-tenant on HetznerYes (all plans)⁵—Dedicated IP€30/mo add-on (Pro tier); included on Growth+Available as add-on on Foundation plan and above⁵—Dedicated tenancyYes — Dedicated Tenant from €4,000/mo (12-month minimum)Not available⁵ApexMailBYOC / private deploymentYes — BYOC from €6,500/mo (12–24 month minimum)Not available⁵ApexMailENTERPRISE CONTROLSSAML SSOBusiness plan and aboveFoundation 100K and higher plans⁶—SCIMEnterprise planNot documented as of verification date — user provisioning through Mailgun API⁶ApexMailAudit logsGrowth plan and above — account activity, API key usage, configuration changes; searchable, exportableEvent logs accessible via Events API; retention varies by plan; no consolidated account-level audit trail⁷ApexMailPRICING AT 100K/MO (verified 2026-07-29)Plan comparedPro: €89/mo (150,000 emails included)Foundation 100K: $75/mo (100,000 emails included)⁸—Overage rate€0.60 per 1,000 emails$1.00/1,000 for Foundation; varies by volume tier; Flex pricing available⁸—Free tier30,000 emails/month100 emails/day (Flex trial — no credit card)⁸ApexMailAREAS WHERE MAILGUN IS STRONGEREmail validationEmail Grader API (DNS/SPF/DKIM/DMARC/content/reputation)Dedicated Email Validation API with real-time and bulk validation⁹MailgunInbound email processingInbound email on Pro plan and aboveInbound routing with forwarding, HTTP webhook, and storage actions; included on all plans⁴MailgunEmail testing sandboxSandbox environment with sandbox domains and rate limitsSandbox domain for testing on all plans with separate test credentials³—

Sources (all accessed 2026-07-29):
¹ Mailgun EU Data Center documentation
² Mailgun Data Processing Agreement
³ Mailgun Sending API reference
⁴ Mailgun Inbound Email documentation
⁵ Mailgun Products page
⁶ Mailgun SSO documentation
⁷ Mailgun Events API reference
⁸ Mailgun Pricing page
⁹ Mailgun Email Validation

Last verified: 2026-07-29. Volume assumption: 100,000 emails/month, monthly billing. EUR for ApexMail; USD for Mailgun. Prices exclude VAT. Reviewed by: ApexMail marketing engineering.