# Mailtrap vs Postal

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Mailtrap

| Attribute | Mailtrap | Postal |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.2 (43% (low)) | 9 (4% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 160 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | Mailtrap is an email delivery platform offering transactional and bulk email sending via API and SMTP with strong inbox placement rates, comprehensive analytics dashboards, and developer-friendly tools for testing and production use. | - |
| integrations.count | 9 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Microsoft Outlook"},{"name":"Antigravity"},{"name":"Laravel"},{"name":"Claude Desktop"},{"name":"Claude Cursor"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Shell |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier: 4,000 emails/month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails_per_month":"4000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$15/month for 10,000 emails","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails_per_month":"10000"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Dedicated IP"},{"name":"Suppression Lists"}],"summary":"Free tier (4,000 emails/month). Paid plans from $15/month for 10,000 emails.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://mailtrap.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:36:25.323Z","startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |

## Capabilities (Email Delivery Infrastructure)

| Capability | Mailtrap | Postal |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Rest API sending | - | - |
| Smtp relay | - | - |
| Inbound email parsing | - | - |
| Dedicated ip available | - | - |
| Bounce complaint handling | - | - |
| Open click tracking | - | - |
| Marketing template builder | - | - |
| Webhook event streaming | - | - |
| HIPAA compliant | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:03:46.708Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*