# Elastic Email vs Mailjet: automation, free caps, and contact counting

By Feature Ledger. Documentation reviewed 2026-11-12.

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Scope: Elastic Email Marketing Free, Starter, and Pro at the listed contact tiers, and Mailjet Free, Essential 15,000, and Premium 15,000. Elastic Email API pricing is separate and not included.


Elastic Email Free and Starter include one automation, while Mailjet requires Premium for automation. Both free plans have daily sending caps, and the paid tiers count contacts and sends differently.


Our reading of vendor documentation. We have not tested these products.


## Test a small automated sequence

Elastic Email Free includes one automation and has a daily send cap. Mailjet Free doesn't include automation.

- Elastic Email Free, automation: 1 automation.  Source: https://elasticemail.com/email-marketing-pricing, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/elasticemail/#elasticemail-free-automation

- Mailjet Free, automation: Premium required.  Source: https://documentation.mailjet.com/hc/en-us/articles/35021196504219-Email-Automation, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/mailjet/#mailjet-free-automation


## Choose a paid sending model

Elastic Email Starter pairs a contact tier with a monthly sending allowance. Mailjet Essential allows unlimited contacts but caps monthly sends by tier.

- Elastic Email Starter, contacts: 2,500 contacts at listed tier. Contacts with active, engaged, or transactional status count. A contact you emailed during the billing period can still count after you deactivate it. Source: https://help.elasticemail.com/en/articles/2553114-how-are-contacts-counted-on-email-marketing-plan, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/elasticemail/#elasticemail-starter-contacts

- Elastic Email Starter, sends: 37,500 / month.  Source: https://elasticemail.com/email-marketing-pricing, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/elasticemail/#elasticemail-starter-sends

- Mailjet Essential, contacts: Unlimited contacts.  Source: https://www.mailjet.com/pricing/, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/mailjet/#mailjet-essential-contacts

- Mailjet Essential, sends: 15,000 / month. No daily cap. Overages can cost extra. Source: https://www.mailjet.com/pricing/, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/mailjet/#mailjet-essential-sends


## Plan the largest individual campaign

A monthly total can hide a daily limit. On each free plan, check whether you can send your whole newsletter on the day you plan to. The monthly number alone won't tell you.

- Elastic Email Free, sends: 3,000 / month · 100 / day.  Source: https://elasticemail.com/email-marketing-pricing, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/elasticemail/#elasticemail-free-sends

- Mailjet Free, sends: 6,000 / month · 200 / day.  Source: https://www.mailjet.com/pricing/, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/mailjet/#mailjet-free-sends


## Upgrade for the feature you need

Elastic Email Pro allows unlimited automations but still caps sending at your tier. Mailjet Premium adds automation and landing-page publishing. Unlimited automations do not mean unlimited sending.

- Elastic Email Pro, automation: Unlimited automations.  Source: https://elasticemail.com/email-marketing-pricing, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/elasticemail/#elasticemail-pro-automation

- Elastic Email Pro, sends: 37,500 / month.  Source: https://elasticemail.com/email-marketing-pricing, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/elasticemail/#elasticemail-pro-sends

- Mailjet Premium, landing: Publishing included.  Source: https://documentation.mailjet.com/hc/en-us/articles/35529166189083-Mailjet-s-Landing-Pages, checked 2026-11-12. Record: https://feature-ledger.lehmanrylan790521.chatgpt.site/services/mailjet/#mailjet-premium-landing


## Common questions


### Is Elastic Email's API plan the same as its Marketing plan?

No. These records cover the Email Marketing product. Research API pricing and limits separately before comparing developer sending.

Source: https://elasticemail.com/email-marketing-pricing

Source: https://www.mailjet.com/pricing/


## Sources

- Mailjet pricing and feature comparison: https://www.mailjet.com/pricing/, checked 2026-11-12.

- Mailjet landing pages and publishing availability: https://documentation.mailjet.com/hc/en-us/articles/35529166189083-Mailjet-s-Landing-Pages, checked 2026-11-12.

- Mailjet email automation plan availability: https://documentation.mailjet.com/hc/en-us/articles/35021196504219-Email-Automation, checked 2026-11-12.

- Elastic Email Marketing pricing and feature comparison: https://elasticemail.com/email-marketing-pricing, checked 2026-11-12.

- How contacts are counted on Email Marketing plans: https://help.elasticemail.com/en/articles/2553114-how-are-contacts-counted-on-email-marketing-plan, checked 2026-11-12.