Short answer
As of October 2026, Mailgun's sending plans are Free (100 emails a day), Basic at $15/month for 10,000, Foundation at $35 for 50,000 or $75 for 100,000, and Scale from $90 for 100,000 up to $1,250 for 2.5 million. Overage starts at $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic, $1.30 on Foundation and $1.10 on Scale, and drops on larger Scale tiers.
At common volumes that's $15 at 10,000 emails a month (Basic), $35 at 50,000 (Foundation), $75 at 100,000 (Foundation 100k) and $700 at 1 million (Scale). Groundmail is $20, $20, $35 and $650 at the same volumes. Foundation 100k and Scale include a dedicated IP.
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Mailgun sending plans
| Plan | Monthly emails | Price per month | Overage per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 100 per day | $0 | None (daily cap) |
| Basic | 10,000 | $15 | $1.80 |
| Foundation | 50,000 | $35 | $1.30 |
| Foundation | 100,000 | $75 | $1.10 |
| Scale | 100,000 | $90 | $1.10 |
| Scale | 250,000 | $215 | $0.90 |
| Scale | 500,000 | $400 | $0.75 |
| Scale | 750,000 | $550 | $0.60 |
| Scale | 1,000,000 | $700 | $0.50 |
| Scale | 2,500,000 | $1,250 | $0.40 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Contact sales | Custom |
As of October 2026, from the volume selector and overage notes on Mailgun's pricing page. Monthly billing, USD.
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Foundation and Scale come with a free first month. Email validations are sold on top, from $1.20 per 100 on Basic and Foundation; Scale includes 5,000.
What Mailgun costs at 10k, 50k, 100k and 1M emails
| Monthly volume | Mailgun | Groundmail |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 emails/month | $15 (Basic) | $20 (Pro, 50,000 included) |
| 50,000 emails/month | $35 (Foundation 50k) | $20 (Pro) |
| 100,000 emails/month | $75 (Foundation 100k) | $35 (Pro) |
| 1,000,000 emails/month | $700 (Scale 1M) | $650 (Scale) |
USD per month, monthly billing, cheapest published plan that covers each volume. Mailgun prices as of October 2026 from mailgun.com/pricing. Groundmail prices from our pricing page.
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At 10,000 a month Mailgun Basic is $5 cheaper than our smallest paid plan. From 50,000 up, Groundmail's list price is lower at each volume. Mailgun's Foundation 100k includes a dedicated IP at $75, which Groundmail includes only from 500,000 emails a month.
What's included and what costs extra
| Mailgun | Groundmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | 100 emails/day, 1 domain, 1 day of logs | Free plan: 3,000 emails/month (100/day), no end date; card on file to send, not charged |
| Dedicated IPs | 1 included on Foundation 100k and Scale; extra IPs $59/IP/month | $50/mo per IP on Scale (100,000+ emails/month); first IP included from 500,000 |
| Dedicated server | Not listed on the pricing page | Dedicated plan from $299/month: your own mail server and IPs, 250,000 emails included, $0.80 per 1,000 after |
| Log retention | 1 day on Free and Basic, 5 days on Foundation, 30 days on Scale | No fixed figure published; signed webhooks let you keep every event in your own store |
| Support | Ticket support; live phone and chat on Scale | Email support on every plan, from the team that runs the mail servers |
| Overage | From $1.80 per 1,000 on Basic to $0.40 on Scale 2.5M | Published: $0.90 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.46 to $0.90 on Scale |
Mailgun details as of October 2026 from its pricing page, including its FAQ on dedicated IPs.
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Groundmail has a Free plan (3,000 emails a month), Pro at $20 for 50,000 or $35 for 100,000, and Scale from $90 for 100,000 up to $1,150 for 2,500,000, with overage from $0.90 down to $0.46 per 1,000. Every sending feature is on every plan.
When Mailgun is the right choice
- You send around 10,000 emails a month. Basic at $15 is the lowest price for that volume here.
- You want a dedicated IP at 100,000 a month. Foundation 100k includes one for $75.
- You want built-in email validation as part of the same plan (5,000 on Scale).
- You want live chat and phone support, which Mailgun includes on Scale.
Groundmail tends to fit when you send 50,000 or more on shared IPs, want a larger free plan to build against, or want a provider whose shared pool carries transactional mail only. The full side-by-side is in Groundmail vs Mailgun.
Switching from Mailgun
Mailgun takes form fields with basic auth on a per-domain URL (POST /v3/<domain>/messages); Groundmail takes one JSON body on POST /emails with a Bearer key. SMTP senders change the host to smtp.groundmail.dev:587. The Groundmail importer can bring suppressions, templates, domains and webhooks across from a Mailgun API key, and the Mailgun migration docs have the field mapping.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mailgun cost?
As of October 2026: Basic $15/month for 10,000 emails, Foundation $35 for 50,000 or $75 for 100,000, and Scale from $90 for 100,000 to $1,250 for 2.5 million. There's a free plan of 100 emails a day.
Does Mailgun have a free plan?
Yes: 100 emails a day with one sending domain and one day of logs. Groundmail's Free plan is 3,000 emails a month (100 a day).
What are Mailgun's overage rates?
$1.80 per 1,000 on Basic, $1.30 on Foundation 50k, $1.10 on Foundation 100k and Scale 100k, falling to $0.40 on Scale 2.5M. Groundmail's are $0.90 per 1,000 on Pro and $0.90 down to $0.46 on Scale.
Does Mailgun include a dedicated IP?
Per its pricing page FAQ, one dedicated IP is included with Foundation 100k and Scale, and extra IPs are $59 per IP per month. Groundmail's are $50 a month on Scale, with the first included from 500,000 emails a month.
Is Groundmail cheaper than Mailgun?
From 50,000 emails a month, at list price: $20 vs $35 at 50,000, $35 vs $75 at 100,000 and $650 vs $700 at 1 million. At 10,000 a month Mailgun Basic ($15) is cheaper.
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