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Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs Retarus Transactional Email

Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill)

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Retarus Transactional Email

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FigureMailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill)Retarus Transactional Email
Price from$10/mo—
Free plan——
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WebYesYes
API—Yes
Plans published122
Spec score · Transactional email services8.8 (#5)8.1 (#24)
Spec score · Transactional Email Software8.6 (#10)7.6 (#32)
Dedicated IP optionYesYes
Delivery methodsbothboth
Event webhooksYesYes

Plans

Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill)

  • 1–20 blocks$20 a month
  • 21–40 blocks$18 a month
  • 41–80 blocks$16 a month
  • 81–120 blocks$14 a month
  • 121–160 blocks$12 a month
  • 161+ blocks$10 a month
  • Free trialFree
  • 121-160 blocks$12 a month
  • 81-120 blocks$14 a month
  • 41-80 blocks$16 a month

Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) pricing →

Retarus Transactional Email

  • Free trialFree
  • Transactional EmailPriced on request

Retarus Transactional Email pricing →

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Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill)

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Retarus Transactional Email

Retarus Transactional Email sends high volumes of transactional messages from business applications through Retarus Enterprise Cloud. It offers REST API and SMTP interfaces, with JSON and SMTP/MIME formats, and direct connections to SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, and ServiceNow. Retarus reports a delivery rate of 98% or higher and guaranteed processing capacity of 100,000 emails per hour; its Email API page separately states capacity of up to 10 million per hour. Administrators can use the myEAS web portal for dashboards, real-time monitoring, reporting, and configuration. The Email API can locate outbound messages by time, message ID, sender, or recipient and provides status information for the past 45 days. Security features include SPF, DKIM, DMARC, enforced TLS, antivirus multiscan, encrypted attachments, and message signing. Retarus processes data in self-operated centers in Germany, Switzerland, the United States, and Asia. The service is paid, with pricing on request. Its free trial costs nothing for 30 days, permits up to 5,000 emails, caps processing at 200 emails per hour, and excludes load testing.

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