Elastic Email vs Mailjet: automation, free caps, and contact counting
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.
The advice below is our reading of each vendor's plan terms. We have not tested usability, performance, or deliverability.
By use case
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 · Automations: 1 automation. Evidence record · Elastic Email source
- Mailjet Free · Automations: Premium required. Evidence record · Mailjet source
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 / subscribers: 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. Evidence record · Elastic Email source
- Elastic Email Starter · Email sends: 37,500 / month. Evidence record · Elastic Email source
- Mailjet Essential · Contacts / subscribers: Unlimited contacts. Evidence record · Mailjet source
- Mailjet Essential · Email sends: 15,000 / month. No daily cap. Overages can cost extra. Evidence record · Mailjet source
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 · Email sends: 3,000 / month · 100 / day. Evidence record · Elastic Email source
- Mailjet Free · Email sends: 6,000 / month · 200 / day. Evidence record · Mailjet source
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 · Automations: Unlimited automations. Evidence record · Elastic Email source
- Elastic Email Pro · Email sends: 37,500 / month. Evidence record · Elastic Email source
- Mailjet Premium · Landing pages: Publishing included. Evidence record · Mailjet source
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.
Elastic Email Marketing pricing and feature comparison · Mailjet pricing and feature comparisonSources
- Mailjet pricing and feature comparison · Checked 2026-11-12
- Mailjet landing pages and publishing availability · Checked 2026-11-12
- Mailjet email automation plan availability · Checked 2026-11-12
- Elastic Email Marketing pricing and feature comparison · Checked 2026-11-12
- How contacts are counted on Email Marketing plans · Checked 2026-11-12
Prices and limits change. Each value in the table keeps its plan and any conditions we found. Prepare a correction report.
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