Mailgun Introduces Free Plan with 5,000 Emails/Month and 1-Month Free Trial for Foundation and Scale Plans
What happened
Between the Jan 16, 2024 and Apr 16, 2024 captures of Mailgun's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Free plan added at $0/month with 5,000 emails/month to five authorized recipients, sandbox domain access, and 1-day log retention; Foundation and Scale plans now include a 1-month free trial period before regular pricing begins (Foundation: $35/mo after trial, Scale: $90/mo after trial). Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan, trial change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 12, 2026) lists Basic at $15, Foundation at $35 and Scale at $90.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Mailgun. Mailgun has been tracked since 2023-11-15.
In the same window HubSpot, Mailchimp, Constant Contact and Getresponse also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PlanAddedNo Free planFree plan
- Foundation, Scale · TrialAdded
BeforeNot listed
After1-month free trial period before regular pricing begins
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | No Free plan | Free plan | Added |
| Foundation, Scale | Trial | Not listed | 1-month free trial period before regular pricing begins | Added |
Values as written on Mailgun's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Mailgun's pricing page (mailgun.com) from Jan 16, 2024 and Apr 16, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Free plan now appears.
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Mailgun, pricing history
Full history- Q4 2024improvedMailgun Expands Free Plan with Tracking and Analytics Features, Enhances Basic Plan with Increased Inbound Routes
- Q3 2024packagingMailgun Reduces Foundation Plan Message Retention from 3 Days to 1 Day
- Q2 2024increaseMailgun Increases Scale Plan Overage Rate by 37.5% and Restructures Free Plan to 100 Emails/Day
- Q1 2024packagingMailgun Introduces Free Plan with 5,000 Emails/Month and 1-Month Free Trial for Foundation and Scale Plans · this change
Across Marketing & Content in the same window
All Marketing & Content changes- HubSpotJan 14HubSpot Service Starter Launches Service Hub Enterprise Plan at $150/mo/seat, Enhancing Help Desk Software with Advanced Features and $3,500 Onboarding Fee
- MailchimpJan 13Mailchimp Cuts Basic Plan Email Sends and Contacts Limit, Renames Free Plan
- Constant ContactJan 11Constant Contact Introduces Game-Changing Campaign Builder Feature for Rapid Multi-Channel Campaign Creation
- GetresponseJan 10Getresponse Reveals MAX Pricing at $1099/mo Annually Amid Significant Discount Reductions and Price Increases
Questions about this change
Did Mailgun raise prices in April 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 16, 2024 and Apr 16, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan, trial change.
What changed on Mailgun's pricing page between Jan 16, 2024 and Apr 16, 2024?
Plan: No Free plan → Free plan, added; Foundation, Scale trial: Not listed → 1-month free trial period before regular pricing begins, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 16, 2024 and Apr 16, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Mailgun change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Mailgun in the 90 days before this one; Mailgun has been tracked since 2023-11-15.