Bouncer vs Mailgun Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Pay as you go
- Email verification credits never expire
- No credit card required to start
- Various currencies accepted
Starter
- Inbox placement tests
- IP & domain blocklist tests
- SPF and DKIM tests
- DMARC test
- SpamAssassin test
Standard
Popular- Inbox placement tests
- IP & domain blocklist tests
- SPF and DKIM tests
- DMARC test
- SpamAssassin test
Pro
- Inbox placement tests
- IP & domain blocklist tests
- SPF and DKIM tests
- DMARC test
- SpamAssassin test
Enterprise
- Multi-organizational set-up
- Custom Agreements
- Dedicated Account Manager
Free
- 100 emails per day
- Ticket support
- RESTful email APIs and SMTP relay
- 1 custom sending domain
- Tracking, analytics, and webhooks
- 2 API keys
- Email analytics and reporting
- 1 day log retention
- 1 inbound route
Basic
- No daily email limit
- Monthly email overage options
- RESTful email APIs and SMTP relay
- 1 custom sending domain
- Tracking, analytics, and webhooks
- 2 API keys
- Email analytics and reporting
- 1 day log retention
- 5 inbound routes
Foundation
Popular- Full access to RESTful email APIs and SMTP relays
- 1,000 custom sending domains
- Email template builder and API
- Tracking, analytics, and webhooks
- 5 days log retention
- 1 day message retention
- Full access to inbound routing
Scale
- SAML SSO
- 5,000 email validations
- Dedicated IP pools
- Send time optimization
- Live phone & chat support
- 30 days log retention
- Up to 7 days message retention
- Schedule and send analytics reports
Bouncer vs Mailgun FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Mailgun is the cheaper option, starting at $15/mo vs $25/mo for Bouncer.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Both offer free plans, so you can try each without paying. Start with whichever fits your workflow better and upgrade when you hit the limits.
- How do they charge?
- Both use a usage-based model, so the comparison is straightforward — it comes down to features and limits at each price point.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Bouncer: Bouncer sits in the mid-market of email verification — not the cheapest (ZeroBounce and similar have aggressive entry pricing) but not enterprise-premium either. The 100 free credits and no-expiry policy signal they're trying to win on low-friction onboarding and trust, targeting growth-stage SaaS and email marketers who've been burned by bad list hygiene. Mailgun: Mailgun sits in the mid-market of transactional email infrastructure — cheaper than SendGrid's higher tiers but not racing to the bottom like some SMTP relay providers. They're clearly targeting developers and growth-stage SaaS teams who care about API quality and deliverability, not marketers shopping on price alone.
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We'll monitor pricing changes for Bouncer and Mailgun and let you know when something moves.