Mailgun vs SendGrid

Mailgun vs SendGrid comparison for transactional email. Compare features, pricing, and deliverability for your app's emails.

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Both are established email infrastructure providers. Mailgun is more developer-focused with flexible APIs. SendGrid (Twilio) has broader marketing features. Choose based on your specific needs.

Wählen Sie Mailgun, wenn...

✓ You want developer-focused APIs
✓ You need advanced email parsing
✓ You prefer flexible, technical control
✓ You want good log retention
✓ You need European data residency

Wählen Sie SendGrid, wenn...

✓ You need marketing email features
✓ You want a visual email editor
✓ You need email automation
✓ You're already using Twilio
✓ You want broader platform features

Funktion-für-Funktion-Vergleich

Kategorie	Mailgun	SendGrid	Gewinner
Pricing	Free: 1,000 emails/mo (3 months). Flex: Pay as you go.	Free: 100 emails/day. Essentials: From $19.95/mo.	Unentschieden
Free Tier	1,000 emails/month for 3 months only.	100 emails/day forever. Good for development.	SendGrid
Developer Experience	Developer-first. Clean API. Good SDKs. Detailed logs.	Good API. More UI-focused. Broader platform complexity.	Mailgun
Documentation	Good technical docs. API reference. SDK guides.	Comprehensive docs. Lots of guides. Can be overwhelming.	Unentschieden
Scalability	Enterprise-proven. Good for high volume.	Twilio infrastructure. Powers major companies.	Unentschieden
Features	Transactional email, tracking, webhooks, email parsing, routing.	Transactional, marketing, automation, editor, templates, analytics.	SendGrid

Code-Vergleich

Send with Mailgun

typescript

import Mailgun from 'mailgun.js';
import formData from 'form-data';

const mg = new Mailgun(formData).client({
  username: 'api',
  key: process.env.MAILGUN_API_KEY!,
});

await mg.messages.create('yourdomain.com', {
  from: 'hello@yourdomain.com',
  to: 'user@example.com',
  subject: 'Hello',
  text: 'Welcome to our platform!',
});

Mailgun's API is straightforward and developer-friendly.

Send with SendGrid

typescript

import sgMail from '@sendgrid/mail';

sgMail.setApiKey(process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY!);

await sgMail.send({
  to: 'user@example.com',
  from: 'hello@yourdomain.com',
  subject: 'Hello',
  text: 'Welcome to our platform!',
  html: '<p>Welcome to our platform!</p>',
});

SendGrid's Node.js SDK is clean and well-maintained.

🔄 Migrationshinweise

Migration is straightforward - update API calls and verify domain DNS records. Both use similar concepts for templates and webhooks.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Which has better deliverability? ▼

Both have good deliverability when properly configured. Domain authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) matters more than provider choice.

Is SendGrid part of Twilio? ▼

Yes, Twilio acquired SendGrid in 2019. SendGrid maintains its own branding but is part of the Twilio platform.

Mailgun ausprobieren

Email service for developers

SendGrid ausprobieren

Deliver your transactional and marketing emails

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Zuletzt aktualisiert: January 11, 2026