Mailtrap

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Email Delivery · Vendor site 2026-10-04

Mailtrap is an email delivery platform with separate products for sandbox testing, transactional Email API/SMTP sending, and marketing campaigns. It targets developers and product teams with logs, templates, analytics, and AI-agent inbound workflows.

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Category: Email Delivery
Free access: Email API/SMTP Free plan includes 4,000 emails per month and 150 emails per day with no credit card required.
API access: REST Email API, SMTP, sandbox API, and SDK listings for Python, PHP, Ruby, Node.js, and Java on the site.

Is Mailtrap right for you?

A good fit for

Engineering teams that need safe email testing in staging plus production transactional sending from one vendor.

Before you choose

Free Email API tier retains only three days of email logs compared with longer retention on paid tiers.

Modern email delivery stack

Mailtrap combines sandbox inspection, transactional APIs, and marketing sends with developer-focused logs, templates, and support options.

What it can do

Features & capabilities

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Capability	Value	Evidence	Checked
Product lines	Pricing separates Email API/SMTP, Email Sandbox, and Email Marketing with distinct plan tables.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
Free API allowance	FAQ confirms Email API/SMTP free plan includes 4,000 emails per month without a credit card.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
Sandbox vs sending	FAQ explains Sandbox captures test mail in staging while Email API/SMTP delivers production messages to inboxes.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04

Understand the total cost

Mailtrap pricing & plans

Free

Email API/SMTP free tier

Monthly sends: 4,000 emails per month
Daily cap: 150 emails per day

Basic

$15.00 /mo

Monthly USD price for Email API/SMTP Basic entry tier

Monthly sends: 10,000 emails per month on listed Basic tier
Log retention: 5 days of email logs on Basic

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The practical questions

Frequently asked questions

Does Email API/SMTP have a free plan?

Yes. The Email API/SMTP free plan includes 4,000 emails per month for free with no credit card required.

What's the difference between Email API/SMTP and Email Sandbox products?

Email API/SMTP sends production mail to customer inboxes, while Email Sandbox captures outgoing messages in dev or staging so they never reach real recipients.

Do I need to buy Email API/SMTP, Email Marketing and Email Sandbox separately?

Mailtrap sells Email API/SMTP, Email Sandbox, and Email Marketing as separate products with independent plans on the pricing page.

What is Mailtrap used for?

Does Mailtrap have a free plan?

Email API/SMTP Free plan includes 4,000 emails per month and 150 emails per day with no credit card required.. This record lists ongoing free access; check the plan limits before starting.

How much does Mailtrap cost?

The listed monthly price is $15.00 USD at monthly billing. See the plan cards for entitlements, billing commitments and seat minimums.

Can I use Mailtrap through an API?

REST Email API, SMTP, sandbox API, and SDK listings for Python, PHP, Ruby, Node.js, and Java on the site.. API access and subscription access may have different terms; consult the linked sources.

What should I check before choosing it?

Free Email API tier retains only three days of email logs compared with longer retention on paid tiers.

Price history

No retained pricing changes yet. A current price alone does not establish a historical trend.

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