MailerSend vs MailWizz: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of MailerSend and MailWizz to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
MailerSend
6.9/10
MailerSend is a transactional email and SMS API with SMTP relay and a template builder, aimed at developers and businesses sending app-triggered messages.
MailWizz
6.3/10
MailWizz is a self-hosted PHP email marketing application. Businesses, agencies, and resellers install it on their own server and send through SMTP or providers like Amazon SES.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | M MailWizz |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.9/10 | 6.3/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Customization | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 4/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Scalability | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 8/10 | 4/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $7/mo Hobby | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | $110/mo Professional | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| Email Marketing | ||
| A/B Testing | Not listed | |
| Landing Pages | Not listed | |
| Segmentation | Not listed | |
MailerSend vs MailWizz cost by team size
| Team size | MailerSend | MailWizz |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | $7/moHobby | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | $110/moProfessional | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | $110/moProfessional | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | $110/moProfessional | Contact for pricing |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose MailerSend
- Has a free plan (MailWizz does not)
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Support score (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (6/10 vs 3/10)
- Better fit for startups (9/10 vs 6/10)
MWhy choose MailWizz
- Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 7/10)
- Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
MailerSend
Pros
- Developers can send through a REST API or an SMTP relay, with SDKs and connectors for Laravel, Django, Rails, Symfony, Supabase and Firebase.
- A free tier of 500 emails and a $7 Hobby plan make it cheap to start.
- Capterra reviewers repeatedly praise its responsive support and clear documentation.
- Built-in blocklist and DMARC monitoring help teams protect deliverability.
- Starter and higher plans add an SMS API, and a WhatsApp add-on is available.
Cons
- It is built for transactional email, not full marketing campaign management.
- Reviewers report sudden throttling or account suspensions after bounce or complaint thresholds are crossed.
- Free and Hobby plans keep only one day of activity history.
- SMS is limited to the USA and Canada.
MMailWizz
Pros
- The license fee replaces per-subscriber pricing, so costs stay flat as lists grow to large sizes.
- Unlimited delivery servers across SMTP, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, and others, with failover.
- The Extended license allows agencies to run a white-label multi-customer email SaaS.
- Built-in A/B test campaigns, autoresponders, recurring campaigns, surveys, and a landing page builder.
- You keep full control of subscriber data on your own infrastructure.
Cons
- Installing, updating, and security patching on your own server are your job.
- Deliverability, IP warming, and SPF, DKIM, and DMARC setup are not managed for you.
- Reviewers describe the PHP interface as dated.
- Only one month of Premium Support is included, and longer support requires paid packs.
- No native SMS or ecommerce abandoned-cart features were found.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
MailerSend scores higher on our Marketing criteria: 6.9/10 against 6.3/10 for MailWizz. The largest gap is in Ease of Use: 8/10 for MailerSend and 4/10 for MailWizz.
MailerSend has a free plan; MailWizz does not list one.
MailerSend is the better fit for developers: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 6/10 for MailWizz.
