Bird vs Mailgun voor transactionele e-mail

Deliver transactional emails and marketing broadcasts on sending infrastructure Bird owns and operates, with 30-day message retention, hosted MCP agent tooling, and email, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice in one API.

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Wie beheert de verzendstack?

Mailgun: IP's, routing en validatie

Mailgun provides dedicated IP pools, automated IP warm-up, and Automatic Sender Security to rotate DKIM keys via delegated CNAME records.

Mailgun’s bulk list validation cleans uploaded address lists, while Inbound Routes match incoming mail against filter expressions and forward or store messages. Mailgun fits workflows built around list uploads or regex-based inbound forwarding.

Mailgun Optimize adds inbox-placement testing and blocklist monitoring, with managed Deliverability Services available for enterprise senders.

Bird: infrastructuur en reputatie

Manage shared IPs, dedicated IPs, and IP pools with automated warm-up and shared-pool overflow. Bird’s Momentum MTA adapts delivery rates per mailbox provider in real time and automatically suppresses hard bounces and spam complaints to protect your sender reputation.

Check folder placement with Inbox Insights seed tests, inspect delivery metrics in Email analytics, and benchmark rival senders in Competitive Insights, backed by Bird’s deliverability specialists.

Hoe verhouden Bird en Mailgun zich?

Mailgun’s bulk list validation and inbound routing rules suit list-cleaning and forwarding workflows. Bird pairs its global SparkPost sending network with 30-day message retention, programmable agent mailboxes, hosted MCP tooling, and multi-channel messaging in one API.

FunctionaliteitBirdMailgunWie wint?
Transactionele verzend-APIBird’s TypeScript SDK accepts JSON payloads, throws typed errors by default, and offers a result-tuple mode for explicit error branching.Mailgun’s JavaScript SDK and Messages API submit multipart form-data payloads scoped to a sending domain.
SMTP-relayBird SMTP supports implicit TLS on port 465 and STARTTLS on ports 587 and 2525, authenticated with your standard workspace API key.Mailgun SMTP supports implicit TLS on port 465 and STARTTLS on ports 25, 587, and 2525 using per-domain SMTP credentials.
E-mailadresvalidatieBird email lookup verifies single addresses in real time, returning a deliverability verdict, confidence score, address risk flags, and typo suggestions.Mailgun Validate supports both real-time single-address checks and bulk validation of uploaded address lists.
Idempotentie bij verzendingBird retains completed send responses for 3 hours so retried requests with the same key never duplicate an email.Mailgun’s inbox-placement test key deduplicates seed-list placement tests rather than deduplicating customer email sends.
Bewaartermijn opgeslagen berichtenBird stores rendered message bodies for up to 30 days when content storage is enabled.Mailgun’s published plans include 1 day of message body storage on Foundation and up to 7 days on Scale, tracked separately from event log retention.
Gepubliceerde prijzenDe e-mailabonnementen en tarieven van Bird worden live in de onderstaande tabel weergegeven.Vergelijk het geselecteerde plan met de gepubliceerde tarieven van Mailgun, inclusief factureringsperiode en functies.
Dedicated IP's en poolsBird dedicated IPs and pools automate IP warm-up and route excess volume through the shared pool.Mailgun IP pools group dedicated IPs by stream, while automated warm-up caps stage volume and overflows to shared or sibling IPs.
AfleverbaarheidsachtergrondBird acquired SparkPost in 2021, and its sending network delivers roughly 40% of the world’s commercial email.Mailgun’s sending infrastructure runs across US and EU regions selectable from a single account.
SPF, DKIM, DMARC en BIMIBird verifies DKIM, custom return-path, and DMARC, with BIMI configured through DNS and your brand logo.Mailgun Automatic Sender Security rotates DKIM keys automatically, and its sending plans support SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and BIMI.
Event-webhooks en ondertekeningBird signs webhook deliveries using Standard Webhooks so your handler can verify authenticity with any compliant library.Mailgun webhook verification signs a timestamp and token using HMAC-SHA256 with your Webhook Signing Key.
Kanalen naast e-mailBird’s API covers email, SMS, WhatsApp, voice, Verify, and Realtime in one workspace.Mailgun provides an email API, while parent company Sinch offers separate SMS and voice APIs.
Leverancier en inkoopBekijk de gepubliceerde juridische voorwaarden en het beleid van Bird naast je bestaande overeenkomst en inkoopeisen.Bekijk de gepubliceerde voorwaarden van Mailgun naast je bestaande overeenkomst en inkoopeisen.
MailboxenBird’s agent mailboxes provide programmable inboxes, conversation threads, quote-stripped replies, and sender rules.Mailgun Routes match incoming mail with recipient and header regex filters and trigger forward, store, or stop actions.
AgenttoolsBird’s hosted MCP server exposes 354 tools, and the Bird CLI manages domains, templates, webhooks, and sends with structured JSON output and semantic exit codes.Mailgun’s open-source MCP server runs locally to send mail, inspect stored messages, and manage domains, routes, templates, and deliverability without a hosted endpoint.

Hoe verstuur je één HTML-e-mail?

Both SDKs send a transactional HTML email in a single call. Mailgun’s client passes the sending domain alongside a multipart message payload, while Bird’s SDK sends JSON and supports both thrown typed errors and result-object branching.

Mailgun

send.ts
import Mailgun from "mailgun.js";
import formData from "form-data";

const mg = new Mailgun(formData).client({
  username: "api",
  key: process.env.MAILGUN_API_KEY!,
});

await mg.messages.create("yourdomain.com", {
  from:    "onboarding@yourdomain.com",
  to:      ["customer@example.com"],
  subject: "Your March invoice",
  html:    "<p>Attached.</p>",
});

Bird

send.ts
import { BirdClient } from "@messagebird/sdk";

const bird = new BirdClient({ apiKey: process.env.BIRD_API_KEY! });

const { data, error } = await bird.email
  .send({
    from:    { email: "onboarding@yourdomain.com", name: "Acme" },
    to:      ["customer@example.com"],
    subject: "Your March invoice",
    html:    "<p>Attached.</p>",
  })
  .safe();

if (error) console.error(error.message);
else console.log(data.id);

Wat verandert er rond de verzendaanroep?

Hoe verhouden Mailgun Routes zich tot Bird-mailboxen?
Mailgun Routes evaluate incoming messages against header or recipient expressions and trigger forwarding or temporary storage. Bird’s agent mailboxes give your app or AI agent persistent inboxes with automatic conversation threading, quote-stripped replies, and sender allowlists. Map your existing route filters to either Bird’s inbound webhook or a managed mailbox before switching your domain’s MX records.
Hoe voorkom ik dubbele verzendingen tijdens de migratie?
Store an application-side record for each send and attach an idempotency key when calling Bird. The Mailgun Messages API notes that its inbox-placement test key applies to seed testing: “Retried or duplicate send requests that use the same key will not create additional tests.” For production customer emails, Bird’s 3-hour idempotency window replays the original completed response across network retries so your customer never receives a duplicate message.

Gepubliceerde e-mailabonnementen

Met de betaalde abonnementen van Bird stort je elke maand een bedrag op een gedeeld saldo. Transactionele verzendingen gebruiken het tarief van het abonnement. De vergelijking hieronder gaat ervan uit dat je het saldo alleen voor e-mail gebruikt; ander gebruik en add-ons kosten extra.

Prijsoordeel: Bird. Bij elke bundel van een concurrent is het geschatte maandelijkse bedrag dat je bij Bird nodig hebt het hoogste van twee: de storting van het betaalde abonnement of het transactionele gebruik tegen het gepubliceerde tarief. Het Free-abonnement gebruikt de inbegrepen bundel waar die beschikbaar is. Stortingen zijn besteedbaar saldo, geen extra kosten. Alleen overeenkomende volumes en valuta's met volledige tarieven tellen mee voor de uitkomst.

Kosten van transactionele e-mail bij hetzelfde volume
E-mails per maandAbonnement bij Bird en benodigd bedrag per maandMailgun
50,000Email Startup: $20 (USD)
Foundation: $35/mo

50,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

100,000Email Startup: $40 (USD)
Foundation: $75/mo

100,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

250,000Email Startup: $100 (USD)
Scale: $215/mo

250,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

500,000Email Startup: $200 (USD)
Scale: $400/mo

500,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

1,000,000Email Startup: $400 (USD)
Scale: $700/mo

1,000,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

2,500,000Email Startup: $1,000 (USD)
Scale: $1,250/mo

2,500,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

E-mailabonnementen van Bird en gepubliceerde abonnementen van andere aanbieders
Bird-niveauBundel bij betaalde abonnementenBirdMailgun
Free1,000

€0 / month (EUR)

$0 / month (USD)

Dichtstbijzijnde gepubliceerd volume

Basic: Starting at $15/mo

10,000 emails

Monthly billing; starting price.

zoals gepubliceerd

Email StartupGeen bij betaalde abonnementen

€15 / month to shared balance (EUR); email usage charged separately

$15 / month to shared balance (USD); email usage charged separately

Zie gepubliceerde abonnementen hieronder
Email GrowthGeen bij betaalde abonnementen

€250 / month to shared balance (EUR); email usage charged separately

$250 / month to shared balance (USD); email usage charged separately

Zie gepubliceerde abonnementen hieronder
Email Scale 1,000Geen bij betaalde abonnementen

€1,000 / month to shared balance (EUR); email usage charged separately

$1,000 / month to shared balance (USD); email usage charged separately

Zie gepubliceerde abonnementen hieronder
Email Scale 2,500Geen bij betaalde abonnementen

€2,500 / month to shared balance (EUR); email usage charged separately

$2,500 / month to shared balance (USD); email usage charged separately

Zie gepubliceerde abonnementen hieronder
Email Scale 5,000Geen bij betaalde abonnementen

€5,000 / month to shared balance (EUR); email usage charged separately

$5,000 / month to shared balance (USD); email usage charged separately

Zie gepubliceerde abonnementen hieronder
Email Scale 10,000Geen bij betaalde abonnementen

€10,000 / month to shared balance (EUR); email usage charged separately

$10,000 / month to shared balance (USD); email usage charged separately

Zie gepubliceerde abonnementen hieronder

Mailgun: Gepubliceerde abonnementen

Free: $0/mo

Daily allowance: 100 emails a day.

zoals gepubliceerd

Basic: Starting at $15/mo

10,000 emails

Monthly billing; starting price.

zoals gepubliceerd

Foundation: $35/mo

50,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

Foundation: $75/mo

100,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

Scale: $90/mo

100,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

Scale: $215/mo

250,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

Scale: $400/mo

500,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

Scale: $700/mo

1,000,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

Scale: $1,250/mo

2,500,000 emails

Monthly billing after the free trial.

zoals gepubliceerd

Enterprise services: Request a quote

Custom features and pricing.

zoals gepubliceerd

Hoe vergelijk je e-mailkosten?

Wat bevatten de prijsrijen van Bird en Mailgun?
The tables compare the monthly cash outlay on Bird at each send volume against Mailgun’s published tiers. Bird’s figures read live from our pricing catalogue, while Mailgun’s figures link directly to their pricing page with the verification date. Check the billing cadence, included send allowances, and add-on fees before selecting a tier. Review Mailgun’s pricing page to confirm which retention windows, validation quotas, and dedicated IPs come with your chosen plan.

Overstapkosten

Wat houdt een Mailgun-migratie in?

Start by mapping Mailgun’s multipart form parameters and recipient variables to Bird’s JSON send payload and batch entries. Verify your sending domains in Bird and export each Mailgun domain’s bounces, spam complaints, and unsubscribes into Bird’s workspace suppression list using our Mailgun migration guide.

Next, update Mailgun’s HMAC webhook verification to use Standard Webhooks, and map Mailgun’s temporary vs. permanent failure events to Bird’s deferred and bounced webhook events. Test your handlers in Bird’s mail sandbox before switching live traffic, and allow time for automated warm-up on new dedicated IPs.

Praat met ons e-mailteam

Bekijk hoe Bird past in je Mailgun-workflow.

Test je afzender, templates en bezorggebeurtenissen voordat je verkeer verplaatst van Mailgun. Plan bij een grotere migratie de overstap met een e-mailspecialist.

Maak je account aan en test je integratie. Je migratieaanvraag bevat de provider die je vergelijkt.

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