MailerSend
MailerSend is a powerful transactional email system built for developers but designed so non-tech teams can contribute without coding. [1]
MailerSend is a transactional email platform built for developers but accessible to non-technical teams, also covering SMS, inbound routing, and email verification. The REST API uses API-key auth, webhooks, six SDKs, and an official MCP server. Pricing is published and self-serve with 500 emails/month free and paid plans from $7/month. It is GDPR and ISO 27001 compliant with a published SLA.
Scores
Pricing & procurement
- Pricing model
- Hybrid (base + usage) [2]
- Published pricing
- ✓ Yes [3]
- Free tier
- ✓ Yes [4]
- Free tier details
- The Free plan allows you to send up to 500 emails a month for free, with a daily limit of 100 emails. Free plan includes: 1 sending domain, 1 API token, 100 daily API requests, 1 webhook, 1 inbound route, 1 SMTP user, 1 template, 1 user seat + 1 accountant, 10 email verification credits, 24-hour activity retention. Free plan does not allow for extra usage/overage. [5]
- Self-serve signup
- ✓ Yes [6]
- Requires sales call
- ✗ No [7]
- Enterprise plan
- ✓ Yes [8]
| Plan | Item | Per | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 500 emails | month | $0 | source |
| Hobby | 5,000 emails | month | $7 | source |
| Hobby | 5,000 emails | year | $67.2 | source |
| Hobby | Extra emails | 1,000 emails | $1.5 | source |
| Starter | 50,000 emails | month | $35 | source |
| Starter | 50,000 emails | year | $336 | source |
| Starter | 100,000 emails | month | $68 | source |
| Starter | 250,000 emails | month | $163 | source |
| Starter | 500,000 emails | month | $325 | source |
| Starter | 1,000,000 emails | month | $600 | source |
| Starter | 1,500,000 emails | month | $1350 | source |
| Starter | 2,000,000 emails | month | $1600 | source |
| Starter | Extra emails (at 50k tier) | 1,000 emails | $0.9 | source |
| Starter | Extra emails (at 100k tier) | 1,000 emails | $1.3 | source |
| Starter | Extra SMS | 100 SMS | $1.4 | source |
| Professional | 50,000 emails | month | $110 | source |
| Professional | 50,000 emails | year | $1056 | source |
| Professional | 100,000 emails | month | $140 | source |
| Professional | Extra emails (at 50k tier) | 1,000 emails | $0.9 | source |
| Professional | Extra SMS | 100 SMS | $1.4 | source |
| Domain space | month | $4 | source | |
| Phone number | month | $2 | source | |
| Professional | Dedicated IP | month | $50 | source |
| DMARC monitor | month | $2 | source | |
| Activity data retention (50K emails, 30 days) | month | $5 | source | |
| Activity data retention (50K emails, 90 days) | month | $10 | source | |
| Activity data retention (50K emails, 180 days) | month | $12.5 | source | |
| Activity data retention (50K emails, 365 days) | month | $15 | source | |
| Activity data retention (100K emails, 30 days) | month | $10 | source | |
| Activity data retention (100K emails, 90 days) | month | $20 | source | |
| Activity data retention (100K emails, 180 days) | month | $25 | source | |
| Activity data retention (100K emails, 365 days) | month | $30 | source | |
| Activity data retention (250K emails, 30 days) | month | $25 | source | |
| Activity data retention (250K emails, 90 days) | month | $50 | source | |
| Activity data retention (250K emails, 180 days) | month | $62.5 | source | |
| Activity data retention (250K emails, 365 days) | month | $75 | source | |
| Activity data retention (500K emails, 30 days) | month | $50 | source | |
| Activity data retention (500K emails, 90 days) | month | $100 | source | |
| Activity data retention (500K emails, 180 days) | month | $125 | source | |
| Activity data retention (500K emails, 365 days) | month | $150 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1M emails, 30 days) | month | $100 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1M emails, 90 days) | month | $150 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1M emails, 180 days) | month | $200 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1M emails, 365 days) | month | $250 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1.5M emails, 30 days) | month | $150 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1.5M emails, 90 days) | month | $225 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1.5M emails, 180 days) | month | $300 | source | |
| Activity data retention (1.5M emails, 365 days) | month | $375 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2M emails, 30 days) | month | $200 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2M emails, 90 days) | month | $300 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2M emails, 180 days) | month | $400 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2M emails, 365 days) | month | $500 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2.5M emails, 30 days) | month | $250 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2.5M emails, 90 days) | month | $375 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2.5M emails, 180 days) | month | $500 | source | |
| Activity data retention (2.5M emails, 365 days) | month | $625 | source | |
| Email verification credit (1K–5K volume) | credit | $0.01 | source | |
| Email verification credit (5K–10K volume) | credit | $0.009 | source | |
| Email verification credit (10K–25K volume) | credit | $0.008 | source | |
| Email verification credit (25K–50K volume) | credit | $0.007 | source | |
| Email verification credit (50K–100K volume) | credit | $0.006 | source | |
| Email verification credit (100K–250K volume) | credit | $0.005 | source | |
| Email verification credit (250K–500K volume) | credit | $0.004 | source | |
| Email verification credit (500K–1M volume) | credit | $0.003 | source | |
| Email verification credit (1M–2M volume) | credit | $0.002 | source | |
| Email verification credit (2M+ volume) | credit | $0.001 | source | |
| Yearly billing discount | 10% | source | ||
| Nonprofit discount | 30% | source |
Capabilities
- Supported actions
- send_email, send_bulk_email, get_bulk_email_status, send_sms, schedule_email, list_domains, get_domain, create_domain, delete_domain, update_domain_settings, get_domain_dns_records, verify_domain, get_domain_recipients, list_templates, get_template, create_template, update_template, delete_template, list_recipients, get_recipient, delete_recipient, list_blocklist, list_hard_bounces, list_spam_complaints, list_unsubscribes, list_on_hold_recipients, add_to_blocklist, add_to_hard_bounces, add_to_spam_complaints, add_to_unsubscribes, delete_from_blocklist, delete_from_hard_bounces, delete_from_spam_complaints, delete_from_unsubscribes, delete_from_on_hold_list, verify_single_email, verify_email_async, get_async_verification_status, list_email_verifications, get_email_verification, verify_email_verification_list, get_email_verification_results, create_email_verification_list, get_domain_activity, get_activity_detail, list_webhooks, get_webhook, create_webhook, update_webhook, delete_webhook, list_sms_webhooks, get_sms_webhook, create_sms_webhook, update_sms_webhook, delete_sms_webhook, list_inbound_routes, get_inbound_route, create_inbound_route, update_inbound_route, delete_inbound_route [9]
- Regions
- European Union [10]
- Input types
- application/json, SMTP relay, Base64-encoded file attachments [11]
- Output types
- application/json [12]
- Webhooks
- ✓ Yes [13]
- Sandbox / test mode
- ✗ No [14]
- SDK languages
- Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, Java [15]
- MCP server
- ✓ Yes [16]
Trust & compliance
- SOC 2
- Unknown [17]
- HIPAA
- ✗ No [18]
- GDPR
- ✓ Yes [19]
- ISO 27001
- ✓ Yes [20]
- PCI DSS
- ✗ No [21]
- Published SLA
- ✓ Yes [22]
- Rate limits
- POST /v1/email: 120 requests/min; POST /v1/bulk-email: 10 requests/min (Free/Hobby), 15 (Starter), 30 (Professional), 60 (Enterprise); All other API requests: 60 requests/min; GET /v1/activity: 10 requests/min; SMTP: 120 requests/min; daily API quota: 100/day (Free/Trial), 1,000/day (Hobby), 100,000/day (Starter), 500,000/day (Professional/Enterprise) [23]
- Known restrictions
- Services are strictly for commercial use; personal, family, or household use is prohibited (Section 1.4, Terms of Use)., SMS is restricted to US and Canada phone numbers only., Free/Trial plan does not allow overage sending beyond the included email allowance., Prohibited content categories include: loans, gambling, cryptocurrency, cannabis, alcohol, tobacco/vape, firearms, pornography, escort services, weight loss material, pyramid schemes, forex, affiliate marketing, purchased/rented email lists, and more (Section 7.1, Terms of Use)., Creating multiple accounts is forbidden (Section 11, Terms of Use)., Services are not provided to customers registered in countries/regions sanctioned by the US, UK, EU, or UN (Section 1.3, Terms of Use)., Bulk email limited to 500 messages per request on paid plans, 5 on Trial., Email recipients limited to max 50 to, 10 cc, 10 bcc per message., Email attachments max 25 MB each after Base64 decoding., Custom headers and list-unsubscribe are Professional and Enterprise accounts only., In-Reply-To and References fields are paid plans only. [24]
Developer surface
Integration
- API style
- rest
- Base URL
- https://api.mailersend.com/v1/
- Version
- v1
- Versioning
- url
- Stability
- ga
- Auth methods
- api_key
- Error format
- vendor-specific
- Webhook signing
- hmac_sha256
- Rate limit
- 60 / minute
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References
- ↑Description: developers.mailersend.com
- ↑Pricing model: checkthat.ai · mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑Published pricing: mailersend.com · checkthat.ai
- ↑Free tier: mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑Free tier details: mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑Self-serve signup: mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑Requires sales call: mailersend.com
- ↑Enterprise plan: mailersend.com · checkthat.ai
- ↑Supported actions: developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com
- ↑Regions: mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑Input types: developers.mailersend.com · mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑Output types: developers.mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com
- ↑Webhooks: developers.mailersend.com · mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com
- ↑Sandbox: mailersend.com
- ↑SDK languages: mailersend.com · developers.mailersend.com
- ↑MCP server: mailersend.com
- ↑SOC 2: mailersend.com
- ↑HIPAA: paubox.com
- ↑GDPR: mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑ISO 27001: mailersend.com
- ↑PCI DSS: mailersend.com
- ↑Published SLA: mailersend.com
- ↑Rate limits: developers.mailersend.com · mailersend.com
- ↑Known restrictions: mailersend.com · mailersend.com
Change history
- 2026-06-08 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.mailersend.com
- 2026-06-08 Docs URL: (none) → https://developers.mailersend.com
- 2026-06-08 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
- 2026-06-08 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.mailersend.com/llms.txt
- 2026-06-08 Rendering: (none) → static
- 2026-06-07 Summary Md: (none) → MailerSend is a transactional email platform built for developers but accessibl…
- 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, Java → Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, Java
- 2026-06-07 Github Stars: (none) → 173
- 2026-06-07 Github Stars At: (none) → 2026-06-07T18:55:30.898Z
- 2026-06-07 MCP URL: (none) → https://mcp.mailersend.com/m
- 2026-06-07 Quickstart URL: (none) → https://developers.mailersend.com/guides/sdk/
- 2026-06-07 Error Format: (none) → vendor-specific
- 2026-06-07 Webhook Signing: (none) → hmac_sha256
- 2026-06-07 Webhook Events URL: (none) → https://developers.mailersend.com/api/v1/webhooks
- 2026-06-07 Rate Limit Requests: (none) → 60
- 2026-06-07 Requires Verification: (none) → No
- 2026-06-07 SLA URL: (none) → https://www.mailersend.com/legal/service-level-agreement
- 2026-06-07 Starting Price Usd: (none) → 7
- 2026-06-07 Price Basis: (none) → month
- 2026-06-07 Free Tier Limit: (none) → 500 emails/month
- 2026-06-07 Fields Not Found: (none) → ga_date, launched_at, idempotency_supported
- 2026-06-07 SDK Languages: PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Golang, Python, Ruby, Java → Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, Java
- 2026-06-07 Rate Limit Window: (none) → minute
- 2026-06-07 API Version: (none) → v1
- 2026-06-07 Versioning Scheme: (none) → url
- 2026-06-07 Stability: (none) → ga
- 2026-06-07 Auth Methods: (none) → api_key
- 2026-06-07 Auth Docs URL: (none) → https://developers.mailersend.com/general
- 2026-06-07 API Style: (none) → rest
- 2026-06-07 Base URL: (none) → https://api.mailersend.com/v1/
- 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Golang, Python, Ruby, Java → Node.js, PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, Java
- 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: (none) → PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Golang, Python, Ruby, Java
- 2026-06-07 Capabilities: {"smtp":true,"inbound":true,"analytics":true,"templates":true,"batch_send":true… → {"smtp":true,"inbound":true,"analytics":true,"templates":true,"batch_send":true…