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site.smtp2go.com pricing: free plan, 1,000 emails a month

SMTP2GO's plans as its pricing page lists them, who can sign up for the free plan, and how it compares with other free SMTP relays and Cloudflare Email Sending.

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MarkRelay Research
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6 primary sources, linked below

Summary

SMTP2GO's free plan sends up to 1,000 emails a month, but it does not accept sign-ups from public addresses such as Gmail or Yahoo: you need an address on your own domain. Starter is $10 a month ($100 a year) for 10,000 emails, then $1 per 1,000; Professional is $75 ($750 a year) for 100,000 with a dedicated IP. Among free relays, Brevo allows more (300 a day). If your domain is on Cloudflare, Email Sending costs $5 a month with 3,000 emails included, and MarkRelay adds mailboxes and an API on top for $99 a year.

Key findings

  1. 1Free: up to 1,000 emails a month; sign-up needs an address on a private domain, not Gmail or Yahoo.
  2. 2Starter: $10 a month or $100 a year for 10,000 emails, then $1 per 1,000.
  3. 3Professional: $75 a month or $750 a year for 100,000 emails, then $0.85 per 1,000, with a dedicated IP.
  4. 4Ticket support is on every plan; live chat and phone support last 14 days on the free plan.

Questions this report answers

Asked by real people, quoted as they wrote them.

“Best free or low cost SMTP relay?”

r/selfhosted, 33 comments

Free tiers checked: Brevo 300 a day, Resend 3,000 a month (100 a day), SMTP2GO 1,000 a month, MailerSend 500 a month. Lowest paid steps: SMTP2GO $10 for 10,000, MailerSend Hobby $7 for 5,000, Cloudflare Email Sending $5 for 3,000.

“What is the best free SMTP service?”

r/webhosting, 36 comments

By volume, Resend's 3,000 a month and Brevo's 300 a day are the largest free allowances we found. SMTP2GO's 1,000 a month is smaller and needs a sign-up address on your own domain.

“how much does smtp2go cost”

Google and Bing search suggestion

Free for 1,000 emails a month; Starter $10 a month or $100 a year for 10,000; Professional $75 a month or $750 a year for 100,000.

“SMTP relay alternative now that Google workspace no longer supports passwords?”

r/homelab, 51 comments

A transactional relay with its own SMTP credentials works for printers, NAS boxes and apps: SMTP2GO, Brevo, Resend and MailerSend all offer SMTP on their free plans, and Cloudflare Email Sending offers authenticated SMTP on Workers Paid.

SMTP2GO plans (USD)

Price

Free
$0
Starter
$10/month or $100/year
Professional
$75/month or $750/year

Emails a month

Free
1,000
Starter
10,000
Professional
100,000

Extra emails per 1,000

Free
Not stated
Starter
$1
Professional
$0.85

Dedicated IP

Free
No
Starter
No
Professional
Yes

Support

Free
Tickets; chat and phone for 14 days
Starter
Tickets, chat, phone
Professional
Tickets, chat, phone

The free plan requires a sign-up address on a private domain. Source: SMTP2GO pricing.

Free SMTP relays and APIs compared

Brevo

Free sending
300/day
First paid step
$9, 5,000/month

Resend

Free sending
3,000/month, 100/day
First paid step
$20, 50,000/month

SMTP2GO

Free sending
1,000/month
First paid step
$10, 10,000/month

MailerSend

Free sending
500/month
First paid step
$7, 5,000/month

Mailgun

Free sending
100/day
First paid step
$15, 10,000/month

Cloudflare Email Sending

Free sending
Verified addresses only
First paid step
$5, 3,000/month

MarkRelay (on Cloudflare)

Free sending
No free plan
First paid step
$15.70/month at 10,000, with mailboxes and API

Source: Brevo, Resend, SMTP2GO, MailerSend, Mailgun, Cloudflare.

Free relays have different shapes

A daily cap and a monthly cap behave differently. Brevo's 300 a day suits steady traffic; SMTP2GO's 1,000 a month and Resend's 3,000 a month suit bursts, though Resend also caps at 100 a day. A password-reset spike or a small newsletter can use up a monthly allowance in a day.

Where MarkRelay fits

A good fit when

  • Your domain is on Cloudflare and the app should send and receive in your own account, with receiving free.
  • Mailboxes your team can open next to the API, and many domains without per-domain fees.

Look elsewhere when

  • A hosted relay with nothing to deploy, or a dedicated IP and sending SLA.
  • Very high volume where Amazon SES's per-email price matters most.

Common questions

Is SMTP2GO free?

Yes, for up to 1,000 emails a month, if you sign up with an address on your own domain.

How much is SMTP2GO Starter?

$10 a month or $100 a year for 10,000 emails, then $1 per 1,000.

Sources and method

  1. SMTP2GO pricing (www.smtp2go.com/pricing/)
  2. Brevo pricing (www.brevo.com/pricing/)
  3. Resend pricing (resend.com/pricing)
  4. MailerSend pricing (www.mailersend.com/pricing)
  5. Cloudflare Email Service pricing (developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/pricing/)
  6. Mailgun (www.mailgun.com/pricing/)

Facts are taken from each vendor's own pricing pages, documentation or terms as of the updated date above; prices are in US dollars per month unless stated. Cost comparisons apply each vendor's published rates to the same volume. MarkRelay is not affiliated with SMTP2GO;"site.smtp2go.com" in the title names the site these facts come from. MarkRelay sells a self-hosted email app, which this page mentions where it fits. Spotted something outdated? Tell us.

Revisions

  • : First published; every fact checked on the vendor's own pages.

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