Feature Comparison

ApexMail vs Mailgun

See how ApexMail compares to Mailgun. Mailgun by Sinch is an email delivery platform with APIs for sending, receiving, and tracking email.

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Feature
ApexMail
Mailgun
EEA DATA PROCESSING
Primary hosting region
EU data centres (Germany primary, Finland backup) — no US processing for core data
US (EU region available on Foundation 50K+ and higher plans)1
EEA data processing default
EU/EEA-oriented default configuration; active locations are agreement-specific
No — US-based by default; EU region configured per sending domain1
DPA availability
Available under the applicable ApexMail agreement
Available — Sinch DPA covers Mailgun services2
SENDING CAPABILITIES
REST API
Yes — POST /v1/messages
Yes — POST /v3/{domain}/messages3
SMTP relay
Yes — smtp.apexmail.ee:587 (STARTTLS)
Yes — smtp.mailgun.org:587 (STARTTLS)3
Batch sending
Available where enabled for the subscribed plan
Yes — batch sending via recipient-variables with up to 1,000 recipients3
Idempotency keys
Yes (all plans) — Idempotency-Key header
Not supported — applications must implement deduplication logic3
Scheduled sending
Available where enabled for the subscribed plan
Yes — o:deliverytime parameter (RFC 2822 format, up to 3 days)3
Inbound email
Business and Enterprise plans
Yes — inbound routes with forwarding, storage, and webhook actions4
DEPLOYMENT MODELS
Shared cloud
Yes (all plans) — multi-tenant, EU-hosted
Yes (all plans)5
Dedicated IP
Approved add-on on Pro; 1 included on Growth, 3 on Business
Available as add-on on Foundation plan and above5
Dedicated tenancy
Subject to architecture and contract review
See provider documentation5
BYOC / private deployment
Subject to architecture and contract review
See provider documentation5
ENTERPRISE CONTROLS
SAML SSO
Business and Enterprise plans
Foundation 100K and higher plans6
SCIM
Enterprise plan
Not documented as of verification date — user provisioning through Mailgun API6
Audit logs
Growth plan and above — account activity, API key usage, configuration changes; searchable, exportable
Event logs accessible via Events API; retention varies by plan; no consolidated account-level audit trail7
PRICING AT 100K/MO (verified 2026-07-29)
Plan compared
Pro: €89/mo (150,000 emails included)
Scale: €82.80 (US$90)/mo (100,000 emails included)8
Usage terms
See the current public catalog and checkout for applicable usage terms
from €1.20 (US$1.30)/1,000 on Foundation overage; tiered rates on Business8
Free tier
30,000 emails/month
100 emails/day (Flex trial — no credit card)8
AREAS WHERE MAILGUN IS STRONGER
Email validation
Email Grader API (DNS/SPF/DKIM/DMARC/content/reputation)
Dedicated Email Validation API with real-time and bulk validation9
Inbound email processing
Inbound email on Business and Enterprise plans
Inbound routing with forwarding, HTTP webhook, and storage actions; included on all plans4
Email testing sandbox
Sandbox environment with sandbox domains and rate limits
Sandbox domain for testing on all plans with separate test credentials3

1 Mailgun Pricing (EU region plan availability)
2 Mailgun Data Processing Agreement
3 Mailgun Sending API reference
4 Mailgun Inbound Email documentation
5 Mailgun Products page
6 Mailgun Pricing (SSO plan availability)
7 Mailgun Events API reference
8 Mailgun Pricing page
9 Mailgun Email Validation

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Volume assumption: 100,000 emails/month, monthly billing. Prices are shown in EUR. Where a provider publishes only USD, the EUR figure is converted at 1 USD = €0.92 (reference rate, 2026-08-19) and the provider's published USD price is shown in parentheses. Exclude applicable taxes. Reviewed by: ApexMail marketing engineering.

Competitor pricing and plan snapshots were last reviewed on 2026-08-19 and may change.

Prices are shown in EUR. Where a provider publishes only USD, the EUR figure is converted at 1 USD = €0.92 (reference rate, 2026-08-19) and the provider's published USD price is shown in parentheses. Exclude applicable taxes.

Decision guide

Which should you choose?

Choose ApexMail when…

  • +You need per-message delivery diagnostics and raw SMTP responses
  • +EEA data storage or private deployment (Dedicated Tenant / BYOC) matters
  • +You want deliverability tooling (grader, warm-up, reputation) integrated with sending

Choose Mailgun when…

  • +Your stack depends on that provider's ecosystem or marketplace
  • +Its specific pricing shape fits your volume profile better
  • +You need a capability ApexMail does not currently offer
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