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Comparison

Mailgun vs Telnyx

No clear leader: Telnyx (62.7) 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.

Mailgun full profile →Telnyx full profile →
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Mailgun59
Telnyx63
Score
Vioscale score
Mailgun59 / 100medium · 73%
Telnyx63 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Mailgun✗
Telnyx✓
Model
Mailguncommercial
Telnyxfreemium
Price level
Mailgunlow
Telnyxhigh
Transparent
Mailgun✓
Telnyx✓
Integrations
Count
Mailgun2
Telnyx22
Security
Disclosure policy
Mailgun✓
Telnyx✓
Gdpr
Mailgun✓
Telnyx✓
Hipaa
Mailgun–
Telnyx✓
Iso27001
Mailgun✓
Telnyx–
Pci
Mailgun–
Telnyx✓
Soc2
Mailgun✓
Telnyx✓
Reliability
Status page
Mailgun✓
Telnyx✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Telnyx

A platform that orchestrates voice AI agents with built-in speech recognition, synthesis, and language model inference, operating on a unified owned network infrastructure billed transparently at $0.05 per minute for the core voice engine plus metered costs for additional services.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Telnyx

from $500/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $0.05/min. No monthly platform fee. Free tier available; committed or enterprise tiers for volume discounts and dedicated support.

  • Pay As You GoFree
    • Full platform access
    • Voice engine included
    • LLM tokens at GPU rates
    • Community support
  • Committed$500/month minimum with volume discounts
    • All pay-as-you-go features
    • Volume discounts on usage
    • Dedicated account manager
    • Priority support
    • Higher rate limits
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All committed plan features
    • Dedicated infrastructure
    • Private IP addressing
    • Private network interconnect
    • Unlimited rate limits
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Mailgun✓
Telnyx✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Mailgun✓
Telnyx✓

Integrations

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

Mailgun

2 total
  • Google Postmaster Tools
  • Microsoft SNDS
Independently observed

Telnyx

22 total
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet
  • Webex
  • Deepgram
  • Speechmatics
  • NVIDIA Parakeet
  • Telnyx STT
  • Telnyx Ultra TTS
  • Qwen3TTS
  • Inworld
  • Rime
  • Resemble
  • Murf
  • Fish Audio
  • Azure Neural HD
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Kimi
  • GLM-5.2
  • GPT-5.6 Luna
  • GPT-5.6 Sol
Independently observed

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