Compare 54 free email tools, free tiers, and developer deals. 1 is not a free offer, 1 we have not been able to confirm in the last 180 days. We could not confirm today's terms for 20 of them: on 10 the page we cite did not answer, and on 10 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.
What this name holds: Transactional and bulk sending APIs, inbound parsing, deliverability and disposable-address services.
One other name here answers “how does mail get sent and received”, and each holds a different list: Consumer Email (4).
We track 53 email services with a free tier we hold as current and 2 without. This category has seen some movement — 8 pricing changes recorded across vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
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| Resend | Free | Developer-first email API — 3K emails/month free (100/day cap), 3 domains, 1K marketing contacts/month, 5 AI credits, 30-day data retention
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2026-11-02 |
| Postmark | Free | Transactional email API — 100 emails/month free, never expires, no credit card required
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2026-11-05 |
| Mailchimp | Free | Email marketing — 250 contacts, 500 sends/month (250/day cap), 1 audience, 1 seat, marketing CRM, forms and landing pages, email support first 30 daysWhen we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-10-28, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-28 / 2026-08-20 |
| Mailjet | Free | Email API — 6,000 emails/month (200/day limit), 1,000 contacts, email editor and templates
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2026-10-31 |
| Brevo | Free | 300 emails/day, up to 100,000 contacts, marketing automation for up to 2,000 contacts, segmentation and signup forms; landing pages need the Standard plan. Formerly Sendinblue
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2026-11-05 |
| Loops | Free | 1,000 contacts, 4,000 emails per 30 days (marketing + transactional). All features included. Transactional-only recipients don't count toward contact limit
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2026-10-25 |
| Zoho Campaigns | Free | Email marketing: the Forever Free plan allows up to 2,000 contacts and 6,000 emails a month. Zoho's pricing FAQ gives the 6,000 emails as an example of 3 campaigns sent to 2,000 contacts. | 2026-11-07 |
| 10minutemail | Free | Free, temporary email for testing.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-10, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-07-12 · tried 2026-11-10, no read |
| AhaSend | Free | Transactional email service, free for 1,000 emails per month, 3 sending domains, 7-day data retention, basic support. Includes REST API, SMTP relay, sandbox mode, SDKs, scheduling, open/link tracking, webhooks.
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2026-10-31 |
| addy.io | Free | Open-source email alias/forwarding — Free $ 0 /month Sign Up Unlimited Standard Aliases 10 Active Shared Domain Aliases 1 Recipient (real email address) 2 Available Alias Domains 10MB Monthly Bandwidth LimitOur read on 2026-10-29 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-10-29 / 2026-10-04 |
| Antideo | Free | 10 API requests per hour for email verification, IP, and phone number validation in the free tier. No Credit Cards are required.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-21 · tried 2026-11-11, no read |
| Alias.email | Free | Free 10 email aliases, one custom domain. Rebranded from Bump to Alias.email. | 2026-10-29 |
| Burnermail | Legacy Free | Burner Mail gives users burner email addresses that hide their personal email address. There has been no free plan for new users since 2026-06-27. Existing free users keep their current free limits.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-11-12, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-12 / 2026-07-15 |
| Buttondown | Free | Newsletter service. Up to 100 subscribers free
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2026-11-10 |
| debugmail.io | Free | Easy to use testing mail server for developersWhen we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-10-29, we found the same terms as an earlier read we had declined to record, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-29 / 2026-07-12 |
| dkimvalidator.com | Free | Test if the email's DNS/SPF/DKIM/DMARC settings are correct, free service by roundsphere.comThe page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-11 / 2026-07-10 |
| DNSExit | Free | Up to 2 Email addresses under your domain for free with 100MB of storage space. IMAP, POP3, SMTP, SPF/DKIM support. | 2026-11-13 / 2026-07-12 |
| EmailJS | Free | 200 requests a month, 2 email templates, requests up to 50 KB, 500 saved contacts, 7 days of email history and no attachments. EmailJS sends email from client-side code through an email service the user connects, such as Gmail, Outlook or a transactional email service, and keeps the service's credentials on its servers.
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2026-11-08 |
| EmailLabs.io | Free | Send up to 9,000 Emails for free every month, up to 300 emails daily.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-12, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-12 / 2026-07-14 |
| EmailOctopus | Free | Up to 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails per month freeWhen we read the page we cite for this offer on 2026-10-23, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, and we have read it again since, on 2026-11-13, without confirming them, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-13 / 2026-07-13 |
| Emailvalidation.io | Free | 100 credits a month on the Free plan, no card required. An email validation costs 1 credit and an email search costs 10 credits. Emailvalidation.io provides email validation services. One-off credit packs, valid 12 months, are also usable on the free plan. Monthly plans start at $8.99 for 10,000 checks. | 2026-11-11 |
| EtherealMail | Free | Ethereal is a fake SMTP service, mainly aimed at Nodemailer and EmailEngine users (but not limited to). It's an entirely free anti-transactional email service where messages never get delivered. | 2026-11-04 |
| forwardemail.net | Free | Free Only supports email forwarding $0 /month for unlimited domains Forward your domain's mail Unlimited inbound email Spam protection 50 MB attachment limit | 2026-11-11 |
| Imitate Email | Free | Sandbox Email Server for testing email functionality across build/qa and ci/cd. Free accounts get 15 emails a day forever.When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-11-13, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-13 / 2026-07-13 |
| ImprovMX | Free | Email forwarding for 1 domain, 25 aliases, up to 500 forwards/day free
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2026-10-31 |
| Inboxes App | Free | Create up to 3 temporary emails a day, then delete them when you're done from within a handy Chrome extension. Perfect for testing signup flows.We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-10, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-07-12 · tried 2026-11-10, no read |
| inboxkitten.com | Free | Inboxkitten is a free, open-source disposable email service. Self-hosting is available for $0/month, but requires Firebase and Mailgun accounts (which have their own free tiers). Emails auto-delete after several hours (officially 3 days according to mailgun). | 2026-10-29 |
| mail-tester.com | Free | Test if the email's DNS/SPF/DKIM/DMARC settings are correct, 20 free/month.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-12, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-12 / 2026-07-12 |
| Maileroo | Free | SMTP relay and email API for developers. 3,000 emails per month, unlimited domains, webhooks free
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2026-10-29 / 2026-07-10 |
| mailcatcher.me | Free | Catches mail and serves it through a web interface.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-12, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-12 / 2026-07-15 |
| mailchannels.com | Free | Email API with REST API and SMTP integrations. Free: 100 emails/day (~3,000/month), 3 domains, community support. | 2026-11-07 |
| UserCheck | Free | Start on our forever free plan Free Perfect for small projects or to try out our service. $0 /month Use for free 1,000 credits per month 1 request per second Limited request log Unlimited user seats Multiple API Keys | 2026-10-29 |
| Maildroppa | Free | Up to 100 subscribers and 2,500 emails/month free | 2026-10-29 |
| MailerLite.com | Free | 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails/month free, 2 user seats, community support | 2026-11-09 |
| MailerSend.com | Free | Email API and SMTP. Free plan: 500 emails/month, at most 100 a day, for transactional email.
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2026-11-11 |
| mailinator.com | Free | Mailinator offers a "Verified Pro $0 with Verification" plan which is free and includes a private domain and access to the API. They also offer a 100% free, public temporary or disposable email address where you can use any address @mailinator.com. | 2026-10-29 |
| mailsac.com | Free | Free API for temporary email testing, free public email hosting, outbound capture, email-to-slack/websocket/webhook (1,500 monthly API limit)When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-10-31, we found the same terms as an earlier read we had declined to record, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-31 / 2026-07-15 |
| Mailtrap.io | Free | Three separate free products. Email API/SMTP: 4,000 emails/month (150/day cap), 1 domain, 3-day log retention. Email Sandbox (testing): 50 test emails/month, 1 sandbox. Email Marketing: 1,500 emails/month, 500 contacts. 1 user each.
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2026-11-07 / 2026-08-25 |
| Mutant Mail | Free | Free 10 Email IDs, 1 Domain, 1 Mailbox. Single Mailbox for All Email IDs.The page we cite for Mutant Mail states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page. | 2026-10-31 |
| Plunk | Free | Open-source email platform with 1,000 transactional/marketing emails/month free
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2026-11-11 / 2026-09-28 |
| Sendpulse | Free | 500 subscribers/month, 15,000 emails/month freeThe page we cite for Sendpulse states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page. | 2026-11-11 / 2026-10-21 |
| SendStreak | Free | Email framework as a service, that adds templates, automations, history, etc to your own SMTP server (E.g. AWS, Maileroo, Gmail). Free up to 100 emails/day, no time limit. | 2026-11-11 |
| SimpleLogin | Free | Open source, self-hostable email alias/forwarding solution. Free 10 aliases, unlimited bandwidth, free replies from aliases. New outbound messages from aliases require Premium. Free for educational staff (student, researcher, etc.).The page we cite for SimpleLogin states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page. | 2026-11-04 / 2026-10-08 |
| Substack | Free | Newsletter platform — unlimited subscribers, unlimited posts, custom domain, podcast hosting, community features, analytics. Free until you enable paid subscriptions (10% platform fee on paid subs)We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-06, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-04-14 · tried 2026-11-06, no read |
| Sweego | Free | European transactional emails API for developers. 100 emails/day free.
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2026-11-11 |
| temp-mail.io | Free | Free disposable temporary email service with multiple emails at once and forwarding | 2026-11-04 |
| TempMailDetector.com | Free | Verify up to 200 emails a month for free and see if an email is temporary or not. | 2026-11-11 |
| Aionda Mail | Free | Free tier includes up to 25 disposable addresses, encrypted mailbox, calendar & contacts. Plus tier is €1.99/month for up to 10,000 disposable addresses, unlimited forwarding, custom domains, calendar invitations, and 5 GB encrypted drive. Enterprise tier starts at €1.49/employee/month.Our read on 2026-10-24 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-10-24 / 2026-07-13 |
| Tuta | Free | Free secure email account service provider with built-in end-to-end encryption, no ads, no tracking. Free 1GB storage, one calendar (Tuta also have an [paid plan](https://tuta.com/pricing).). Tuta is also partially [open source](https://github.com/tutao/tutanota), so you can self-host.The page we cite for Tuta states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page. | 2026-10-31 |
| Verifalia | Free | Real-time email verification API with mailbox confirmation and disposable email address detector; 25 free email verifications/day. | 2026-11-11 |
| verimail.io | Free | Bulk and API email verification service. 100 free verifications/month | 2026-11-11 |
| Waitlio | Free | Waitlist management software for product launches. Create branded waitlist pages, collect and verify email subscribers, manage signups with tags and analytics. Free plan includes 100 subscribers/month, 1 waitlist, and API access. | 2026-10-29 |
| Wraps | Free | Free forever: Get started — no credit card required. Dashboard + AI template editor, 5K tracked events/mo, 1 workflow, Unlimited contacts. Sending costs go straight to AWS — $0.10/1K on à la carte, or $0.16/1K on the new default Essentials plan.Our read on 2026-10-29 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. | 2026-10-29 / 2026-07-12 |
| Amazon SES | Credits | Transactional and bulk email API/SMTP. No perpetual free tier: new AWS accounts get up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits usable across eligible services, and the free plan runs for 6 months after account creation. From July 21, 2026, new SES accounts (and account-region pairs with no metered SES activity since June 1, 2025) start on the Essentials plan: $0.16 per 1,000 emails for the first 10M a month, with no monthly fee, including Virtual Deliverability Manager's SES deliverability insights. An account can switch to à la carte pricing at any time: $0.10 per 1,000 outbound emails plus $0.12 per GB of attachments. Sending from AWS adds EC2 compute and data transfer.
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2026-11-10 / 2026-08-27 |
| Postal | Free OSS | Free MIT-licensed self-hosted mail server for websites and web servers — an open-source stand-in for Sendgrid, Mailgun or Postmark that you run yourself. No hosted or paid plan is offered; the only cost is the infrastructure you send from.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-15, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-15 / 2026-08-27 |