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Mailforge vs Mailpool

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Mailforge

$3/mailbox/mo

Shared-IP cold email mailboxes from $3 per mailbox per month, billed yearly, with a 10-slot minimum.

Where Mailforge fits

Teams starting shared-IP outbound cheaply
Senders who expect some spam complaints
Buyers who want yearly mailbox billing
Shops already in the Forge stack

Mailpool

$2.60/inbox/mo

SMTP, Google, and Microsoft inboxes for cold email. Mailpool SMTP is $3 per inbox per month, or $2.60 billed annually.

Where Mailpool fits

Teams starting with a single SMTP inbox
Agencies mixing SMTP, Google, and Microsoft
Senders who want annual billing at $2.60
Shops that need API access on the base inbox

At a glance

Detail	Mailforge	Mailpool
Starting price	$3/mailbox/mo	$2.60/inbox/mo
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Deliverability	Deliverability

Where they pull apart

Mailforge

Stands out: Automated SPF, DKIM, and DMARC plus mailbox slots you can delete and recreate at no extra cost.

Watch out: Minimum 10 mailbox slots. No free trial. You pay for slots even if some sit empty. Separate from Infraforge and Primeforge.

Not the right fit for

Buyers who need fewer than 10 mailboxes
Teams that want a free trial before buying domains

Mailpool

Stands out: Start at one SMTP inbox for $3, with Google at $4 and Microsoft at $5, plus a full API.

Watch out: No free trial. The $3 figure is monthly SMTP; annual SMTP is $2.60. Dedicated IPs start at $200 per server per month.

Not the right fit for

Buyers who want a free trial mailbox
Teams that only want dedicated IPs under $100

Pros and cons

Mailforge

$3/mailbox/mo on yearly billing
Automated DNS on every domain
Cancel anytime, no contract

10 mailbox slot minimum
No free trial
Empty slots still bill

Mailpool

$3 SMTP inbox, no minimum
API included on inbox SKUs
Annual SMTP drops to $2.60

No free trial
Dedicated IP is $200/mo extra
Google and Microsoft cost more than SMTP

What each one costs

Mailforge

$3/mailbox/mo

Mailbox slots are $3/month billed yearly, 10-slot minimum. Monthly billing costs more (25 slots $75/month monthly vs $60/month yearly, which is two months free)..com domains $14/year. SSL/domain masking $2/domain/month or $6/domain/year. No free trial. Cancel anytime. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Mailpool

$2.60/inbox/mo

Mailpool SMTP is $2.60/inbox/month billed annually, or $3 monthly. Google Workspace $3.40 annual / $4 monthly. Microsoft 365 $4.30 annual / $5 monthly. Dedicated IP $170 annual or $200/month. Dedicated infrastructure on demand. No free trial. API included. Start with one mailbox. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Mailforge cheaper than Mailpool?

Mailpool starts lower, at $2.60/inbox/mo against $3/mailbox/mo for Mailforge. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.

Can you try Mailforge or Mailpool for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?