Mailjet vs. SMTP2GO

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mailjet
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Mailjet is an email solution designed for both marketers and developers. Mailjet allows them to create, send, and track marketing and transactional emails via a user interface or APIs. EMAIL MARKETING Mailjet’s user interface is available in 5 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian) and enables marketing teams to create, test, and send emails. Its drag & drop email builder helps users create responsive emails. The user management…
$17
per month
SMTP2GO
Score 9.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
SMTP2GO is a dedicated outbound email server SMTP2GO is a New Zealand based SMTP/Email API provider with support staff and servers based across the globe. It automatically connects to the closest server to ensure speedy and efficient delivery. The SMTP2GO support team offers 24/7 assistance in multiple languages to make setup simple. We offer support via ticket, chat and phone. GDPR? Inbound servers and data centres in the EU to make sure sending is…N/A
Pricing
MailjetSMTP2GO
Editions & Modules
Essential
$17
per month
Premium
$27
per month
Free
Free
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MailjetSMTP2GO
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe Essentials plan contains Mailjet’s core feature. Premium includes advanced features to leverage email strategy. A discount is available for annual billing.Pricing includes support and onboarding.
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Community Pulse
MailjetSMTP2GO
Considered Both Products
Mailjet
Chose Mailjet
Much cheaper than Marketo and Pardot. And better security ratings than Campaign Monitor. I can't evaluate the integration with Salesforce; we use list management in Mailjet directly. I have been working with Marketo, Pardot, and Mailjet in the past. Mailjet's key difference is …
Chose Mailjet
To date we haven't used MailGun for all that long so I cannot comment just yet
Chose Mailjet
At first I thought Mailjet is cheap in price. But finally, the lacking of support makes it worth not a penny.
Chose Mailjet
The only real incentive to use Mailjet over Mailchimp is the price. They offer a better priced solution. A large email list can be very expensive but with Mailjet it was affordable. Only not worth the customer service lack that comes along with it.
Chose Mailjet
Mailjet was much easier to set up, and much more affordable for us than other solutions we evaluated, such as SendGrid. SendGrid may be better suited for organizations with larger volumes or more technical staff, but for us, Mailjet was a superior solution at this time. We also …
Chose Mailjet
Mautic is a more sophisticated application than Mailjet, but it's also way harder to setup. It connects with existing contact forms, which Mailjet doesn't, but then again Mautic is way more expensive. Aweber stinks in my opinion. I found it difficult to use, expensive and …
Chose Mailjet
Mailjet is just pretty straightforward there is no more "rocket science" needed to create/design templates for general marketing campaigns or for automation campaigns. For general campaigns, it can be compared with Mailchimp or Active, and yes maybe in my particular opinion …
Chose Mailjet
The pricing is very competitive and the fact that the database filters are not very strict makes life easy for small and medium business owners to reach out to current clients as well as prospective clients for business purposes and lead following. Mailchimp had too many …
Chose Mailjet
I find Mailjet much more user-friendly than Mailchimp. It is simpler to enter new contacts that I have made into the system. Entering graphics and plugging in text with cut and paste from another application works much better and maintains a good format. Mailjet is just much …
Chose Mailjet
I have used Mailchimp, Constant Contact, and a few others. To be honest, I prefer the Mailchimp platform, BUT where Mailjet outdoes all of the competition is in the quantity of emails sent. They deliver where others don't, including with the ease of reviewing their "Reports". …
Chose Mailjet
Hubspot mail is very clunky. Definitely not focused on mail as a core competency. Just not as built up and not equipped to mail in these volumes. Mailchimp feels and works more like a tool for smaller brands. Maybe they have a different enterprise tour but it didn't feel bent …
Chose Mailjet
The free version offers more flexibility, and the interface is easier to navigate. Unlike competitors, Mailjet immediately offers an ability to add alternative text when adding an image to a campaign, which is required for our organization to meet ADA compliance. Great preview …
Chose Mailjet
Its email layout are very well designed for my products. They are very much relate-able. So I always prefer to use it for building customer relationship even after our sales process. My CRM team utilize this software effectively for proper communication with our clients. My …
SMTP2GO
Chose SMTP2GO
The deliverability and ease-of-use of SMTP2GO were the two main factors for me. Sendgrid does have a little more functionality, but I didn't really use it.
Chose SMTP2GO
We used to use the SMTP server of the domain hosting companies, however moving to the cloud for emails and the necessary added multifactor authentication for security purposes, it made the sending of scan to email and other reporting facilities difficult as they do not support …
Chose SMTP2GO
If I evaluated other products prior to SMTP2GO, I have forgotten what that experience might have been due to the success that I have had with SMPT2GO for many, many years.
Chose SMTP2GO
SMTP2GO is easier to set up and and use. I have found the deliverability is better with SMTP2GO but we are only sending to internal emails.
Chose SMTP2GO
SMTP2GO ended up being cheaper and easier to use. SMTP2G0 fit our needs better partly because it was more compatible with older systems, but it also hit the mark in terms of price for scale.
Chose SMTP2GO
Our goal was to find a product what fit those needs:
  • Can be use with SMTP protocol to relay emails from our webhosting environment
  • Have an API to manage the account and offer the ability to also send emails
Chose SMTP2GO
Brevo is more for Newsletters. SMTP2GO is a specialized service, which doesn't support sending newsletters, etc. But the sending quality of SMTP2GO is better than others. Its task is to deliver normal emails to the general inbox.
Chose SMTP2GO
Google limits the number of emails that can be sent from an account. The way our SIS works requires a service account. SMTP2Go allows us to communicate to 80,000 parents without the Google Workspace limitation.
Chose SMTP2GO
When your a consultant and you need a solution that is a set it and forget it, I went with SMTP2GO. I didn't have time to research any other solution as trying to get O365 to work with older printer/scanner/copier was taking to long and the client getting upset. You guys are …
Chose SMTP2GO
SMTP2GO is much easier to use than WP SMTP for Wordpress sites as the setup required is simple DNS regardless of where the email is hosted.
Chose SMTP2GO
Some of the other services are really good but with the ease of setting up sub-accounts, the success in not having bounced emails, or strange receiving issues, the platform being so easy to use, and great support when you need it. They just don't compare.
Chose SMTP2GO
This is the best product in this market and solves for a very specific niche. I highly recommend this service for anyone looking to get scan to email setup or have devices that need to send alerts that can't route through Office 365.
Chose SMTP2GO
We moved from mailgun to smtp2go but to be perfectly honest, I don't remember why, maybe a pricing issue.
Chose SMTP2GO
The price because we are a small company and have not enough resource thats is why we continue our reserach and find SMTP2go
Chose SMTP2GO
Searched internet and came acrcoss smtp2go and gave it a try and it was really worth it. It solved my email problems
Chose SMTP2GO
Well we used to use sendgrid in the past.
But their base plan shares an ip with others, which means that more often than not our emails were blocked
They changed they policy of connections to api and sdks. We found Smtp2go that has the same price range and so we changed for them.
Chose SMTP2GO
Gmail got very confusing on how to use. SMTP2GO was much easier to setup and use.
Features
MailjetSMTP2GO
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Mailjet
8.3
Ratings
5% above category average
SMTP2GO
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
List management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Mailjet
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
SMTP2GO
-
Ratings
Dashboards10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MailjetSMTP2GO
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MailjetSMTP2GO
Likelihood to Recommend
I raised a ticket. It’s been four days and they won’t reply. So I raised another ticket asking why they are not replying. The issue was quite urgent. Then in a very short time, I saw the ticket was closed. So they have time to close my ticket, but they don’t have time or they don’t want to reply to a ticket. Very interesting.

Their attitude of doing nothing is the worst and the rudest I’ve ever seen in my years of working with several email service companies. And I see that they blame this on the pandemic. But many other good companies, they are not doing this. Your problem is your problem, don’t try to blame someone else.

So, please DO NOT buy it, consider others.
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It's great for any application that you need to track email receipt and recipient interaction, or with devices/programs that don't fare well with Exchange based email services. Don't try to set SMTP2GO as your outbound email server if you're using O365, that just isn't a possibility (not that I've looked into that setup).
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Pros
  • Mailjet is good at "links", it's really easy to link your content and photos to outside links.
  • Mailjet is good at getting emails out in a timely fashion.
  • Mailjet is really cost-effective compared to their competitors for what all you get.
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  • Bulk email sending in the thousands of emails per day
  • Email with large attachments going to a large number of users
  • Email logging for audit/tracking purposes
  • Handling large numbers of sending domains
  • Team admin access for IT to manage settings and view logs
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Cons
  • They don't have any mobile application of it. This is the major drawback of this software.
  • Their support facility takes longer time to resolve issues. They should have instant chat option also for quick solutions.
  • Post campaign reporting functionality could be more diversified. It seems basic only.
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  • Might be nice to add a monthly good looking PDF report for subaccount users that can be branded and sent directly to the subaccount contact. A 'client facing' report that we can use to show our customers the email usage history.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Reliability in email delivery is what counts the most. SMTP2GO is undeniably a winner in this category. The price is reasonable, therefore the RoI is excellent.
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Usability
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While reporting could use some tweaks overall it is a very good product that works reliably and is simple to set up and maintain.
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Support Rating
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I've only needed support for the software once or twice the 5+ years i've used it. I found their support responsive and helpful at each encounter. They seem to have the same level of commitment to their enterprise as I do to mine which is refreshing.
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Alternatives Considered
The only real incentive to use Mailjet over Mailchimp is the price. They offer a better priced solution. A large email list can be very expensive but with Mailjet it was affordable. Only not worth the customer service lack that comes along with it
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Our goal was to find a product what fit those needs:
  • Can be use with SMTP protocol to relay emails from our webhosting environment
  • Have an API to manage the account and offer the ability to also send emails
The competition was offering too much options and services that we wouldn't use but still had to pay for while SMTP2GO fulfilled our needs with a verry competitiveThe competition was offering too much options and services that we wouldn't use (but still had to pay for anyways) while SMTP2GO fulfilled our needs with a verry competitive pricing.
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Return on Investment
  • Changing from active campaign to Mailjet decreased our mail spend by more than 50% in savings.
  • Been able to send so many emails for different campaigns increases our retention with active users who became engaged users. In our case, it is important to be in constant communication with customers.
  • Mailjet needs to be complemented with other tools, such as Zapier, in order to create better implementations. It might cost you for additional software but it is still cheaper than solutions that charge you by the number of users.
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  • Allowed us to use the same SMTP information across the board for all customers instead of having them split between several accounts.
  • More cost efficient than paying for several different email accounts.
  • Created an additional layer of great customer service for us since SMTP information is able to be preprogrammed into the equipment before ever leaving our facility.
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ScreenShots

Mailjet Screenshots

Screenshot of Passport, which is Mailjet’s email editor used to create responsive emails and collaborate in real-time with other users inside the builder.Screenshot of the real-time collaboration tool.Screenshot of the statistics dashboard used to track campaign performance.Screenshot of an example of emails sent via SMTP relay or Send API.Screenshot of the drag-and-drop email automations builder

SMTP2GO Screenshots

Screenshot of a quick snapshot of the account activity after logging in.Screenshot of the Activity feed that displays the most recent delivery events for email, and provides extra detail when needed.Screenshot of subaccounts, which are available on any paid plan and offer a way to resell the SMTP2GO product to clients and customers.