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Mektup vs Postmark

Postmark is a transactional sending service; on its Pro and Platform plans it also turns incoming mail into JSON for your webhook. Mektup sends from your domain and keeps incoming mail in real mailboxes that your code, your agents and your team can all use.

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Features

 MektupPostmark
Transactional sending by API and SMTPYesYes
Incoming mailStored in mailboxes; webhook, REST API, IMAPJSON webhook on Pro and Platform
Webmail and mail appsYesNo
Broadcast streamsNoYes
Free planNo100 emails a month

Price

Emails a monthMektup StarterPostmark Pro (with inbound)
10,000$20$16.50
50,000$20about $68.50

From each company's pricing page on 23 October 2026.

When to choose which

Postmark if you send transactional mail at low volume and only need inbound mail as data. Mektup from around 15,000 emails a month on, or as soon as replies need a mailbox that people or agents work in.

Questions

Which Postmark plans include inbound email?

From Postmark's pricing page on 23 October 2026: Pro ($16.50 a month for 10,000 emails) and Platform ($18) include inbound processing; Free and Basic do not.

Is Mektup a Postmark alternative?

For transactional sending with replies that matter, yes. Postmark is known for fast, reliable transactional delivery; Mektup adds real mailboxes behind the address, webmail and IMAP for people, and an MCP server for agents.

What does 50,000 emails a month cost?

Mektup Starter: $20. Postmark Pro: $16.50 for the first 10,000 plus $1.30 per 1,000 after that, about $68.50 in total.

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Starter is $20 a month. Agencies get a quote for every client domain on one account.