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    Sinch Mailgun

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMailgun is a transactional email API service which was owned and supported by Rackspace (acquired in 2012) and then spun off in 2017 as an independent and standalone entity. It is now supported by Sinch since that company's acquisition of Mailgun and Mailjet, through acquiring Pathwire.

    $35

    per month

    Postmark

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/APostmark is a fast, reliable email delivery service designed for transactional emails. It ensures high deliverability, scalability, and real-time email tracking, providing developers with the tools to send critical notifications securely and efficiently.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    Sinch MailgunPostmark
    Editions & Modules
    Foundation
    $35
    per month
    Growth
    $80
    per month
    Scale
    $90
    per month
    Flex
    Free
    Basic (10,000 Emails per Month)
    $15.00
    per month
    Pro (50,000 Emails per Month)
    $60.50
    per month
    Platform (120,000 Emails per Month)
    $138.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sinch MailgunPostmark
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Sinch MailgunPostmark
    Considered Both Products
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    Chose Sinch Mailgun
    We chose Mailgun over sendgrid and Postmark because we really like their API. We have stuck with them because they have never given us any reason to switch. Their reliability is superb and their API remains excellent. sendgrid and Postmark are both good in their own rites, …
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    Chose Sinch Mailgun
    I used Mailgun first, and after they weren't able to fix my problems or offer any support I switched to Postmark with lower bounce rates, higher delivery rates with more detailed reporting. Setup is more of a to-do but it's well worth it once you start seeing your bounce rate …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sinch Mailgun
    They have a great free tier for up to some amount of emails a month. Looks attractive when you are a new startup, but once you have customers and they go down, not so much.
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    ActiveCampaign
    Chose Postmark
    We felt Postmark's focus on transactional emails and their use of shared domain reputation made them stand out. We also like their user interface and ability to have many virtual email servers. Pricing was competitive and after a trial we saw a big increase in deliverability …
    Incentivized
    Chose Postmark
    In terms of UI and deliverability, Postmark really blows other ESPs out of the water. We've seen a huge improvement in delivery rates, especially for Outlook/Live/Hotmail email addresses.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    83%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
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    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Sinch MailgunPostmark
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (28 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
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    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Sinch MailgunPostmark
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    Mailgun's pay-as-you-go pricing structure is fantastic, especially if you don't need to send that much email. The pricing, including the free tier, is much more generous than what you can get with some pricier providers, like SendGrid. I mainly just use Mailgun as an SMTP server for web services, and the service has been set-up-and-forget, which is great because I never even have to log onto the Mailgun website and do any work. Mailing list support also looks great for rolling-your-own and not relying on more expensive mailing list services.
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    ActiveCampaign
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    Pros
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    ActiveCampaign
    • Great, helpful customer support (rarely needed)
    • Reliable product
    • Well thought out interface, easy setup
    • Great ongoing visibility into status of emails sent through Postmark
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    Cons
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    • No built-in templating features (This was a bit sad after coming from Mandrill which excelled at this)
    • Dashboard UI (although easy to use) is a bit dated in appearance
    • Logs are cumbersome compared to Mandrill
    • Setting up TLD (top level domain) names (things like .online or .church) that are not common require an email to tech support (this is annoying)
    • Sometimes can be slow in delivery
    • Shared IP addresses can be SPAM filtered or delayed (requires an email to support to have a new one assigned - Note: this can be mitigated by buying a dedicated one for a monthly fee)
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    ActiveCampaign
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    Usability
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    ActiveCampaign
    The only thing that confused me initially was that if you don't put a specific sender email into the Wordpress plugin settings (I use Postmark exclusively with Wordpress site), it won't send emails. I thought that having selected the option to send via any @domain.com email, I wouldn't need to fill out a specific email to send from, but that isn't the case. I sorted that out quickly with support.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    Performance
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Scalability
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    Return on Investment
    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    ActiveCampaign
    • It is really "set and forget." I have not had any issues that I've needed to deal with. It just works.
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