Twilio SendGrid vs Mailgun: free tier limits side by side
The free tier limit rows of Twilio SendGrid and Mailgun, as each vendor's public page listed them. Data collected on 2026-10-05.
Each column keeps the order of that tool's own page. A row puts two items next to each other by position only: they are the same kind of limit only when the item names say so. This page ranks nothing and picks neither tool.
| Twilio SendGrid | Mailgun |
|---|---|
| Free trial: 100 emails/day for 60 days | Emails: 100 per day |
| Lowest paid plan (Essentials): $19.95/month | Custom sending domains: 1 |
| Permanent free allowance: none listed | Log retention: 1 day |
| Message retention: 1 day | |
| API keys: 2 | |
| Inbound routes: 1 | |
| Users: 1 |
Tool pages
Each tool page has the card and commercial use terms, the gotchas and the address of the vendor page that was read.
- Is Twilio SendGrid still free? Trial only
- Is Mailgun still free? Yes
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