Mailgun

Email API with routing + parsing

Free tier + paidEmail, forms & notificationsmailgun.com

What it is

Developer-focused email API, unusually strong on inbound routing, message parsing and email address validation. Provides SMTP relay, a template builder, log retention, deliverability tooling and dedicated IP pools on higher plans. Now sits alongside Mailjet under the Sinch umbrella.

Why it earns a slot

Pick it when you need to receive and parse email, not just send it — inbound routes turn replies into webhooks your app can act on. The validation API cleans lists before bounces burn your reputation.

Know before you commit

Log retention is short on cheap plans (5 days on Foundation), which makes debugging an old send painful. Free tier is a hard 100/day with a single custom domain.

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Pricing snapshot

Free: 100 emails/day, 1 domain. Basic from $15/mo for 10,000 emails, Foundation $35/mo for 50,000, Scale $90/mo for 100,000 with dedicated IP pools. Overages $1.10-$1.80 per 1,000.

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Evaluate Mailgun (https://www.mailgun.com) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Email API with routing + parsing. Developer-focused email API, unusually strong on inbound routing, message parsing and email address validation. Provides SMTP relay, a template builder, log retention, deliverability tooling and dedicated IP pools on higher plans. Now sits alongside Mailjet under the Sinch umbrella.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Pick it when you need to receive and parse email, not just send it — inbound routes turn replies into webhooks your app can act on. The validation API cleans lists before bounces burn your reputation.
Watch out for: Log retention is short on cheap plans (5 days on Foundation), which makes debugging an old send painful. Free tier is a hard 100/day with a single custom domain.
Pricing: Free: 100 emails/day, 1 domain. Basic from $15/mo for 10,000 emails, Foundation $35/mo for 50,000, Scale $90/mo for 100,000 with dedicated IP pools. Overages $1.10-$1.80 per 1,000.
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Amazon SES

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A la carte $0.10 per 1,000 emails. Essentials plan $0.16 per 1,000. Outbound attachment data $0.12/GB, managed dedicated IPs $15/mo. New AWS accounts get up to $200 in Free Tier credits.

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Form backend with spam blocking

Free tier + paidEmail, forms & notifications

Free: 50 submissions/mo, 1 form, 30-day retention. Starter $12.50/mo (250), Growth $24.17/mo (1,000, unlimited forms), Pro $30.62/mo (5,000), Agency $81.25/mo (25,000), billed yearly.

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Free Developer: 10,000 sends/mo. Business is usage-based at $0.005 per send beyond that. Enterprise is custom with volume discounts.

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Discord Webhooks

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Community alerts via webhook

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Free. No bot user, OAuth or authentication required; standard Discord API rate limits apply per webhook.

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