Mailtrap vs. Postmark

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mailtrap
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Mailtrap is a modern email platform for developer and product teams that send emails at scale. It is designed to send emails with a focus on high deliverability rates, fast delivery, and protecting sender reputation. The service includes 24/7 technical support. The benefits of using Mailtrap, as described by the vendor include: High deliverability & fast delivery: 99.99% platform uptime, dedicated IPs, auto warm-up, and throttling. Multi-tenant accounts…
$15
per month per user
Postmark
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Postmark is a fast, reliable email delivery service designed for transactional emails. It ensures high deliverability, scalability, and real-time email tracking, providing developers with the tools to send critical notifications securely and efficiently.
$15
per month
Pricing
MailtrapPostmark
Editions & Modules
Email API/SMTP Basic
$15
per month
Email Sandbox Basic
$17
per month
Email Sandbox Team
$42
per month
Email API/SMTP Business
$85
per month
Email Sandbox Business
$123
per month
Email Sandbox Enterprise
$498
per month
Email API/MTP Enterprise
$750
per month
Email API/SMTP Custom
By request
per month
Basic (10,000 Emails per Month)
$15.00
per month
Pro (50,000 Emails per Month)
$60.50
per month
Platform (120,000 Emails per Month)
$138.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MailtrapPostmark
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEach tier's price mentioned in the table is its starting point - they vary based on the amount of emails per month. Also, Email Sandbox has an annual pricing option.
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Small Businesses
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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Enterprises

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User Ratings
MailtrapPostmark
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(10 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
MailtrapPostmark
Likelihood to Recommend
Railsware
As I said, Mailtrap is particularly well-suited for software development teams working on email functionality within their applications. All the automation and intuitive environment helped us create a workflow that's almost set and forget.
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ActiveCampaign
If email deliverability is important, then Postmark is king. I've used all sorts of providers, with dedicated IPs and without. Postmark has always had the best deliverability and has resulted in the least amount of customer service time wasted dealing with users who simply did not receive an important email from us. It is pricier than other options, but it's well worth it if deliverability is at all important to you.
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Pros
Railsware
  • Flexible for engineering teams. Mailtrap works well in environments where multiple developers are responsible for email functionality.
  • We're on the Enterprise plan which allows for customizations for our needs. For example, we had a request not to record email bodies for privacy reasons, and Mailtrap enabled that pretty fast.
  • The user experience is awesome. The platform is easy to use and the support team responds fast and helps us out with any questions.
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ActiveCampaign
  • Great, helpful customer support (rarely needed)
  • Reliable product
  • Well thought out interface, easy setup
  • Great ongoing visibility into status of emails sent through Postmark
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Cons
Railsware
  • Inbox placement analysis - currently, Mailtrap does not offer inbox placement analysis. But their analytics dashboard compensates well for that.
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ActiveCampaign
  • Not many cons since it's pretty straightforward, and if email delivery service was often impacted, we'd most likely find a new provider.
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Usability
Railsware
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ActiveCampaign
The only thing that confused me initially was that if you don't put a specific sender email into the Wordpress plugin settings (I use Postmark exclusively with Wordpress site), it won't send emails. I thought that having selected the option to send via any @domain.com email, I wouldn't need to fill out a specific email to send from, but that isn't the case. I sorted that out quickly with support.
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Support Rating
Railsware
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ActiveCampaign
Postmark has been an excellent solution for our business needs. We have been with them for years and have no intention of changing providers anytime soon. Support was excellent as we were getting started and their API documentation made implementation quick and easy
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Alternatives Considered
Railsware
sendgrid is powerful for email delivery, but Mailtrap's dedicated testing environment and focus on development teams made it the clear choice for our needs. Its ability to simulate various email scenarios without affecting real users is unmatched. Plus, their sending is reliable, regardless of your volume.
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ActiveCampaign
We felt Postmark's focus on transactional emails and their use of shared domain reputation made them stand out. We also like their user interface and ability to have many virtual email servers. Pricing was competitive and after a trial we saw a big increase in deliverability rates. Therefore it was an easy decision to use Postmark over other providers.
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Return on Investment
Railsware
  • Efficiency - Made testing emails faster, so we can launch new features quicker.
  • Reliability - Enhanced the reliability of our email notifications (transactional emails). It really improved our customer satisfaction.
  • Cost-Effective - Avoided the need for multiple tools and saved us money by consolidating our email testing, sending, and management.
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ActiveCampaign
  • It is really "set and forget." I have not had any issues that I've needed to deal with. It just works.
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ScreenShots

Mailtrap Screenshots

Screenshot of a display of specific data, such as Bounce Rate, Open Rate, Spam Rate, and Click Rate.Screenshot of the Mailtrap API, or it can be used by setting Mailtrap as SMTP server in a project, app, or sending service.