Mailtrap's pricing page
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Which Mailtrap plan should you choose?
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Free
Testing and low-volume transactional email. It is the first tier to check when you only need the core Mailtrap workflow. Watch for: Daily limit
Public price
$0/mo
4,000 emails/month and 150 emails/day.
Main upgrade
Basic
Startups and small businesses sending transactional email. Inspect this tier when the lower tier starts blocking reporting, automation, collaboration, or support needs. Watch for: No dedicated IP
Public price
$15/mo+
$15 for 10,000 emails, $20 for 50,000, $30 for 100,000.
High-volume or advanced
Enterprise
High-volume organizations. Treat this as the serious-operations tier, especially if the first two plans leave key limits or add-ons unresolved. Watch for: Sales-led at large scale
Public price
$750/mo+
$750 for 1.5M emails, $1,250 for 2.5M emails, Custom for 5M+.
What Mailtrap costs at your size
The cheapest plan that covers each size, from Mailtrap's published pricing. Check the sources below for the date it was verified.
Cost scenarios
Pricing pages show the entry point. These scenarios show what the plan means in real buying situations.
Product sending transactional email
Mailtrap: Free or Basic depending on volume.. Sequenzy: Better if lifecycle marketing is needed.. Mailtrap is infrastructure-first.
High-volume sender needing dedicated IP
Mailtrap: Business starts at $85/month at 100,000 emails.. Sequenzy: Depends on lifecycle and marketing needs.. Dedicated IP moves Mailtrap into Business.
SaaS lifecycle program
Mailtrap: Mailtrap handles sending, not strategy.. Sequenzy: Built for lifecycle sequences.. Use Sequenzy when email content and workflow strategy matter.
What to watch for
Free has a 150 emails/day limit.
Dedicated IP starts on Business.
Overages vary by tier and are capped.
Costs beyond the headline price
- Email overages are billed per 1,000 extra emails at $1.00 on Basic, $0.88 on Business, and $0.55 on Enterprise, up to a per-plan cap, and Free has no overage.
- Inbound received emails share the same monthly quota as sent emails, so receiving volume counts toward the plan limit.
- Email API/SMTP, Email Sandbox, and Email Marketing are billed as separate products, so testing or campaign volume needs its own plan unless a bundle discount is requested from sales.
- Email API/SMTP is monthly by default with annual billing only by sales request, while Sandbox and Marketing annual billing saves up to 20 percent.
- A dedicated IP and longer log retention require Business or higher, so teams that need them pay the higher base plan even at lower volumes.
Mailtrap pricing is built around email volume
Mailtrap is easiest to compare by expected monthly email count and operational needs: logs, domains, users, and dedicated IPs. It is a practical developer sending platform, not a lifecycle marketing strategy tool.
The strongest fit is a technical team that wants one place for testing, logs, SMTP/API sending, domain setup, and developer-friendly troubleshooting. The cost should be modeled around both production sending and non-production testing needs. If marketers need lifecycle journeys, audience strategy, or campaign planning, Mailtrap is only the delivery layer.
Use Mailtrap alternatives for developer email platforms. Use Sequenzy vs Mailtrap when the decision is email infrastructure versus SaaS lifecycle messaging.
Mailtrap vs Sequenzy
Mailtrap is for sending and testing email. Sequenzy is for SaaS lifecycle messaging.
Mailtrap vs Sequenzy
How Mailtrap compares with Sequenzy, which bills on emails sent rather than contact count.
How Sequenzy prices the same volume
Sequenzy price per 1k emails
$0.82 / 1k at $49/mo for 60k emails
Verdict
Mailtrap is strong for transactional sending and developer email workflows. Sequenzy is a better fit when the work is SaaS lifecycle automation rather than email API/SMTP delivery.
FAQ
Sources checked · Oct 8, 2026