Email on Acid vs MailHog
On the evidence we track, Email on Acid leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for email testing dev. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Email on Acid
LeaderTests email campaigns across 100+ email clients and devices to identify rendering issues, validate content for inbox compatibility, check accessibility compliance, and detect deliverability problems before sending.
MailHog
MailHog intercepts and stores SMTP messages during development, providing a web UI and JSON API for viewing and managing test emails, with the option to forward messages to real mail servers.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Email on Acid
LeaderFrom $99/month. 7-day free trial.
- Basic$99/month, $0.15 per preview overage
- 1,000 email previews per month
- 100+ email preview clients and devices
- Unlimited users
- API access
- Overage charges for additional previews
- Premium$199/month
- 2,000 email previews per month
- 100+ email preview clients and devices
- Unlimited users
- Accessibility tests (WCAG 2.2 / European Accessibility Act compliance)
- HTML code analysis
- +2 more
- CustomContact sales
- Custom preview allotments
- Phone and chat support
- Dedicated support documentation
MailHog
Pricing not documented yet.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.