Mailgun vs Amazon SES: Which Should You Use in 2026?

Mailgun vs Amazon SES — here is the honest comparison, and a third option worth knowing.

The short version

SES is cheaper per email but harder to operate; Mailgun adds deliverability features, logs and support on top for a higher price.

The thing both share

On shared IP pools, your reputation depends partly on other senders, and both will review or restrict 'high-risk' senders. A dedicated, isolated IP with managed deliverability avoids that entirely.

How Rainmail helps

Rainmail sends from your own domain on a dedicated, isolated IP with SPF, DKIM, DMARC, reverse-DNS and managed warm-up handled for you, plus an AI that watches your list health and deliverability — and it welcomes the senders Amazon SES, SendGrid and Mailchimp reject, from $8. Run the free 10-second checker or see plans.