Mailgun vs Kit (ConvertKit)

Mailgun offers powerful transactional email APIs that enable you to send, receive, and track emails, built with developers in mind.

Kit is the email-first operating system for creators. Email subscribers, sell products, automate messages, and get recommendations.

Feature Comparison

Mailgun and Kit (ConvertKit) both have great feature sets so the right tool for you really depends on your needs.

Features	Mailgun	Kit (ConvertKit)
💸 Paid Subscriptions Accept paid subscriptions	❌	❌
➗ Segmentation Create segments of subscribers	❌	✅
🤖 Automation Automate actions based on behaviors	❌	✅
📩 Embeddable Forms Embeddable subscription forms	❌	✅
📄 Landing Pages Create landing pages for your newsletter	❌	✅
🔌 3rd Party Integrations Connect to other services	❌	✅
🖊️ Visual Editor Drag and drop email editor	❌	✅
📝 Markdown Editor Write emails in markdown	❌	❌
👩‍💻 HTML Design emails with HTML text	❌	✅
⚒️ API Integrate with the platform's API	✅	✅
📈 Analytics Get data on your emails' performance	❌	✅
🌍 Custom Domain Use a custom domain for your page	✅	✅
🗣️ Referrals Setup a referral program	❌	❌
💽 Self Hosting Host on your own server	❌	❌
📢 Recommendations Recommend and be recommended by other newsletters	❌	✅