Bavimail vs Mailgun

A modern developer email API at a friendlier price floor than Mailgun

Mailgun is a long-running developer email service backed by Sinch, with enterprise tooling and per-product add-ons. Bavimail wins attention from teams who want a similar API surface and deliverability features without a $15 monthly floor or a 100-emails-per-day free tier ceiling, plus inbound and domain operations included on every paid plan.

Last updated April 2026

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Typical path

01Verify a domain

02Send your first event-driven email

03Subscribe to delivery and engagement webhooks

04Monitor reputation, suppressions, and analytics

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing across volume tiers

Emails/mo	Bavimail	Mailgun	Savings
5K	Free	$15/mo	+$15/mo
10K	$4/mo	$15/mo	+$11/mo
50K	$20/mo	$35/mo	+$15/mo

Volumes above 50K/mo: see Bavimail pricing for overage rates. Mailgun prices verified 2026-04-28.

Comparison

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Feature	Bavimail	Mailgun
Free tier	5,000 emails/mo, 1 domain, 200/day cap	100 emails/day, no monthly cap (~3,100/mo)
Paid entry	$4/mo, 10K emails, 5 domains	$15/mo Basic, 10K emails included
Inbound email	Built-in with webhook routing	Available with routing rules
Domain management	SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MAIL FROM	SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MAIL FROM
Webhooks	HMAC-signed, up to 100 endpoints	HMAC-signed, domain-scoped
Bounce handling	Automatic suppression	Automatic suppression
Email validation	Bundled at no extra cost	Paid add-on at $1.20 per 100
Inbox placement (third-party 2026 benchmark)	Per-domain reputation monitoring	71.4% (Mailtrap roundup, vs 83.1% industry avg)

Why switch

Where Bavimail wins this comparison

Higher monthly free allotment

Bavimail's free tier covers 5,000 emails per month (200/day cap). Mailgun's free tier caps at 100 emails per day with no monthly limit, which works out to roughly 3,100 per month. The Bavimail free tier covers ~60% more monthly volume.

Cheaper at every paid tier

$4 vs $15 at 10K. $20 vs $35 at 50K. The 50K gap covers about 4 months of Bavimail Pro.

Email validation included

Bavimail includes email validation alongside sending. Mailgun charges separately at $1.20 per 100 validations, and Mailgun also doubled Flex plan per-1K rates from $1.00 to $2.00 in December 2025.

Inbox placement framing

A 2026 third-party roundup from Mailtrap reported Mailgun's shared-IP inbox placement at 71.4%, below the cited industry average of 83.1%. Bavimail focuses on per-domain reputation monitoring; actual inbox rates depend on warm-up, list hygiene, and segment.

How to decide

Pick the platform that matches your product

Choose Bavimail if...

You want a clean developer-first API with inbound, webhooks, and email validation built in, without paying a $15 monthly floor or hitting a 100-per-day cap on the free tier.

Keep Mailgun on the shortlist if...

You need Sinch enterprise SLAs, multi-product Sinch integration (SMS, voice, video), or your team has existing Mailgun investment in templates and per-domain configuration.

FAQ

Common questions about Bavimail vs Mailgun

Who should consider Bavimail instead of Mailgun?

Teams that want a developer-first email API without Mailgun's $15 floor and 100-emails-per-day free tier. Bavimail is free up to 5,000 emails per month (200/day cap) and includes inbound, webhooks, and domain operations as first-class features.

Is Bavimail cheaper than Mailgun?

Yes at every canonical tier. Bavimail is free at 5K (vs Mailgun Basic $15), $4 at 10K (vs Mailgun $15), and $20 at 50K (vs Mailgun Foundation $35). Mailgun also doubled its Flex plan pricing from $1.00 to $2.00 per 1,000 messages effective December 2025.

How does deliverability compare?

One third-party 2026 roundup (Mailtrap) reported Mailgun's shared-IP inbox placement at 71.4% versus an industry average of 83.1%. Bavimail uses shared and dedicated IP pools with per-domain reputation monitoring; numbers vary by sender warm-up, list hygiene, and segment. For most teams the deliverability gap matters less than total cost and operational tooling.

Can I migrate from Mailgun to Bavimail?

Yes. Both expose REST APIs with similar resource models (send, domains, suppressions, webhooks). Replace the base URL and API key, adjust the JSON shape, and configure your domain. Mailgun's domain-scoped sending concept maps cleanly to Bavimail's per-domain API keys.

Who is this for

Who uses Bavimail instead of Mailgun

Developers

REST API with TypeScript, Python, and .NET SDKs. Same operational primitives as Mailgun (domains, suppressions, webhooks) at a friendlier price point and with email validation included.

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AI agent builders

Two-way email via REST API and signed webhooks. Per-agent inbox identities, with a 200-per-day free tier ceiling vs Mailgun's 100-per-day cap when scaling test agents.

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Founders

Free up to 5,000 emails per month (200/day cap), about 60% more monthly volume than Mailgun's 100-per-day free tier. Pro at $4/mo replaces Mailgun's $15 floor for teams under 10K sends.

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