Drip vs Mailtrap
Side-by-side plans, pricing, and feature gates for Drip and Mailtrap, verified . Drip is primarily email marketing; Mailtrap is primarily deliverability.
Plans side by side
Every published plan from each vendor, with the headline monthly anchor price. Some prices scale with subscriber count or seats; full detail lives on each tool's page.
Drip
- Standard
Most popular: $39/mo at 2.5k contacts
$39/mo
Mailtrap
- Free
4,000 emails per month for hobby projects and early validation
Free - Basic
Entry paid Email API tier scaling from 10k to 100k emails per month
$15/mo - Business
Best value
$85/mo - Enterprise
1.5M+ emails per month with priority support and custom contracting
Custom
Limits at the entry paid tier
Compares Standard (Drip) against Basic (Mailtrap). Both are the lowest-priced non-free, non-custom plan on each side.
| Limit | Drip | Mailtrap |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts | 2,500 contacts (entry tier; scales) | · |
| Emails / month | · | 100,000 emails (entry $15 covers 10k; scales to $30 at 100k) |
| Team seats | · | 3 |
| Workflows | 50 | · |
When Drip wins
- E-commerce stores on Shopify, BigCommerce, or WooCommerce running flows on customer behavior
- Small to mid stores graduating from Mailchimp's e-commerce features
Where Drip is the wrong fit
- B2B marketers (use ActiveCampaign or Customer.io)
- Creators running newsletters (use Kit or beehiiv)
- Buyers who need to know full pricing before signup
When Mailtrap wins
- Dev teams that want one vendor for both email testing and production sending
- SaaS startups under 100k/month Email API volume who can ride the Basic tier ramp
- Teams that need a dedicated IP without paying for SendGrid Pro or higher
Where Mailtrap is the wrong fit
- Marketing-only teams (use Mailchimp or Kit)
- Buyers who want flat predictable per-tier pricing (Postmark is more predictable)
- Enterprises needing voice or SMS in the same platform (use Twilio or SendGrid)
Common questions
- Is Drip cheaper than Mailtrap?
- At the entry tier, Mailtrap starts at Free versus Drip at $39/mo. Mailtrap is cheaper at the entry. Pricing scales differently above that, so check the full plan grid.
- Does Drip or Mailtrap have a free plan?
- Only Mailtrap has a permanent free plan. Drip only offers a free trial.
Drip: https://www.drip.com/pricing · Mailtrap: https://mailtrap.io/pricing/
Last verified . Pricing changes between refreshes; confirm at the vendor before purchasing.