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Comparison

Agora vs Mailgun

On the evidence we track, Agora leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Agora full profile →Mailgun full profile →
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★Agora72
Mailgun59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Agora72 / 100medium · 72%
Mailgun59 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Agora✓
Mailgun✗
Model
Agorafreemium
Mailguncommercial
Price level
Agorahigh
Mailgunlow
Starting price
Agora$1,200
Mailgun–
Transparent
Agora✗
Mailgun✓
Integrations
Count
Agora5
Mailgun2
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Agora✓
Mailgun✓
Gdpr
Agora✓
Mailgun✓
Hipaa
Agora✓
Mailgun–
Iso27001
Agora✓
Mailgun✓
Soc2
Agora✓
Mailgun✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Agora99.999
Mailgun–
Status page
Agora✓
Mailgun✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Agora7 items
Mailgun5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for communication apis. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Channels
SMS
Agora-
Mailgun-
Voice
Agora✓
Mailgun-
WhatsApp
Agora-
Mailgun-
RCS
Agora-
Mailgun-
Transactional email
Agora-
Mailgun✓
Video / real-time
Agora✓
Mailgun-
In-app chat
Agora✓
Mailgun-
Verify / OTP / 2FA
Agora-
Mailgun-
Messaging
Two-way messaging
Agora✓
Mailgun-
Reach
Geographic coverage
AgoraGlobal
MailgunGlobal
Delivery
Email deliverability tools
Agora-
Mailgun✓
Commercial
Published per-unit pricing
Agora✓
Mailgun✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Agora

Leader

A global real-time engagement platform providing APIs and infrastructure for developers to build voice calling, video calling, live streaming, messaging, and conversational AI agent experiences without building the underlying infrastructure.

Independently observed

Mailgun

A service that allows developers to send transactional emails through an API, with built-in testing and preview capabilities across multiple email clients and devices

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Agora

Leader
from $1200/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Support plans from $1,200–$4,900/month (annual billing).

  • FreeFree
    • Tickets/Emails Support
  • Professional$1200/mo
    • Tickets/Emails Support
    • Reference Apps Access
    • HIPAA Support
    • Guaranteed Response Time P2/P3
    • Analytics Standard
  • Business$2900/mo
    • Tickets/Emails Support
    • Reference Apps Access
    • HIPAA Support
    • Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3
    • Analytics Premium
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise$4900/mo
    • Tickets/Emails Support
    • Reference Apps Access
    • HIPAA Support
    • Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3
    • Analytics Enterprise
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Mailgun

from $0.75/moSubscription30-day trial

From $49/mo. First month free.

  • Pilot$49/mo (first month free), unlimited users
    • First month free
    • Unlimited users
    • 2,500 email address validations
    • 25 inbox placement tests
    • Detailed documentation
    • +1 more
  • Starter$99/mo (first month free), unlimited users
    • First month free
    • Unlimited users
    • 5,000 email address validations
    • 50 inbox placement tests
    • Spam trap monitoring (1 domain)
    • +6 more
  • ContractContact sales
    • Unlimited users
    • Custom domain and IP monitoring
    • Custom email validations
    • Custom inbox placement tests
    • Designated Technical Account Manager
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Agora✓
Mailgun✓
iOS
Agora✓
Mailgun✗
Android
Agora✓
Mailgun✗
macOS
Agora✓
Mailgun✗
CLI
Agora✓
Mailgun✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Agora✓
Mailgun✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Agora

Leader
12 total
  • ActiveFence
  • DeepAR
  • FaceUnity
  • Banuba
  • Palabra
  • DataDog
  • OKTA
  • OpenAI
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
  • React
  • Flutter
Independently observed

Mailgun

2 total
  • Google Postmaster Tools
  • Microsoft SNDS
Independently observed
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