MailCraft vs Mailgun
Mailgun is a solid, developer-oriented transactional provider with strong inbound email routing and parsing features. Its marketing-email story is thinner than its transactional one — campaigns and automations aren't first-class, and contact management is minimal compared to a dedicated marketing platform.
Side by side
How they compare
MailCraft includes 4 of these that Mailgun lacks or limits.
| Feature | MailCraft | Mailgun |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ||
| SMTP relay | Soon | |
| Marketing campaigns | Limited | |
| Automations & drip sequences | ||
| Contacts with custom properties & segments | Basic | |
| Built-in email validation | Separate add-on | |
| AI agent / MCP integration | Hosted, 68 tools | Official server (sending & analytics) |
| Pricing model | Scales with email volume | Scales with email volume |
Why teams switch from Mailgun
A visual campaign and automation builder instead of API-only marketing sends.
Segments and properties built for personalization, not just delivery.
Validation included in the platform rather than a metered add-on.
One dashboard for transactional, marketing and AI-agent-driven sending.
Switching takes an afternoon
Verify your domain, swap your send calls for the MailCraft API, and keep Mailgun running until the new domain is live.
Start freeComparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026 and may change. Mailgun and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner, used here only to identify the product; no endorsement is implied.