Pusher vs Mailgun

Pusher

Mailgun

Pusher · 11 features

• Beams — Push notifications for iOS/Android/Web with device interest groups.
• Beams Authenticated Users — Target users by auth user ID across devices.
• Channels — WebSocket pub/sub — realtime events, live updates, notifications.
• Channels Webhooks — Receive server-side notifications of channel activity.
• Client Events — Publish events from clients directly (triggered from browser).
• Debug Console — Live channel debugging dashboard.
• Encrypted Channels — End-to-end encrypted messages.
• Global Clusters — US, EU, AP-Southeast, etc. Pick nearest region.
• Presence Channels — Track who is online in a channel.
• Private Channels — Auth-required channels with server-signed tokens.
• Stats — Connection / message dashboards.

Mailgun · 14 features

• Batch Sending — Send up to 1,000 recipients per API call via recipient variables.
• Dedicated IPs — IP pools with auto warmup. Scale+ tier.
• Deliverability Suite — Inbox placement testing, DMARC reporting, seed lists.
• Email Logs — Searchable log of all send attempts + events.
• Email Templates — Template builder + variables + versioning.
• Email Validation — Real-time email verification (syntax, MX, role accounts, disposable).
• EU Region — Data stored in EU for GDPR-sensitive customers.
• Inbound Routing — Route incoming emails to URLs/SMTP. Attachment forwarding.
• Mailing Lists — Unlimited mailing lists with bulk subscribe/unsubscribe.
• Open/Click Tracking — HTML + text tracking with configurable tracking domain.
• SAML SSO — Scale+ tier.
• Send API — REST/SMTP send with MIME + tracking.
• Tags — Tag messages to slice stats.
• Webhook Events — delivered, opened, clicked, unsubscribed, complained, permanent_fail, temporary_…