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Comparison

Courier vs Mailgun

No clear leader: Courier (64.0) and Mailgun (59.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Courier full profile →Mailgun full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Courier64
Mailgun59
Score
Vioscale score
Courier64 / 100medium · 72%
Mailgun59 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Courier✓
Mailgun✗
Model
Courierfreemium
Mailguncommercial
Price level
Courierlow
Mailgunlow
Transparent
Courier✓
Mailgun✓
Integrations
Count
Courier4
Mailgun2
Security
Disclosure policy
Courier✓
Mailgun✓
Gdpr
Courier✓
Mailgun✓
Hipaa
Courier✓
Mailgun–
Iso27001
Courier–
Mailgun✓
Pci
Courier✓
Mailgun–
Soc2
Courier✓
Mailgun✓
Reliability
Status page
Courier✓
Mailgun✓
Market
Availability
Courier–
MailgunAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Courier

A messaging platform that orchestrates customer notifications across email, SMS, push, chat, and other channels through APIs, visual design tools, and automated journeys.

Independently observed

Mailgun

A developer-focused platform that handles sending transactional emails reliably, with integrated tools for validating email lists, testing inbox placement, monitoring sender reputation, and tracking email performance.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Courier

from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 sends/month, then $0.005 per send. No per-seat or channel fees.

  • DeveloperFree
    • 10,000 sends per month
    • Journeys & broadcasts
    • MCP server, CLI, & SDKs
    • SSO via Google, Github
    • Email support
  • Business$0.005 per send
    • All Developer features
    • Pay-as-you-go pricing
    • AI Translations
    • AI Agent node
    • Email & chat support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Business features
    • Volume pricing
    • Dedicated Slack channel
    • Observability integrations
    • Role-based access control
    • +2 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
Courier✓
Mailgun✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Courier✓
Mailgun✓

Integrations

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

Courier

4 total
  • Amply
  • AWS SES
  • Postmark
  • Mailgun
Independently observed

Mailgun

2 total
  • Google Postmaster Tools
  • Microsoft SNDS
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.