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Postmark

Transactional and bulk email service for developers.

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Postmark is a developer-oriented email-delivery service for transactional and bulk email, with REST APIs, SMTP, templates, webhooks, inbound processing, and message-stream controls.

Vendor's own claim
activation/delivery

Core capabilities

Vendor's own claim
  • Transactional and bulk email delivery
  • REST API and SMTP
  • Inbound email processing
  • Templates and batch sending
  • Webhooks, delivery analytics, and suppression management

API & agent surface

From official docs
Authentication
Server API Token (X-Postmark-Server-Token header)
Notable endpoints
  • Send a single email
  • Send batch emails
  • Send bulk emails
  • Send with templates
  • Manage bounces
  • Configure webhooks
  • Create and configure servers
  • Verify domains
Machine-readable spec
No OpenAPI link

Pricing

From official docs
PlanPriceIncludedNotable
Free$0.00 /mo100 emails/monthIntegration testing, No overages
Basic$15.00 /moStarting at 10,000 emails/month; $1.80 per 1,000 extra emails5 custom sending domains, 45-day data retention, Detailed analytics
Pro$16.50 /moStarting at 10,000 emails/month; $1.30 per 1,000 extra emailsInbound email processing, 10 custom sending domains, Retention up to 365 days
Platform$18.00 /moStarting at 10,000 emails/month; $1.20 per 1,000 extra emailsUnlimited custom sending domains, Inbound email processing, Unlimited users

Checked 2026-08-08 against their pricing page. Vendors change pricing without notice.

What is Postmark

Vendor's own claim

Postmark provides application email infrastructure, separating transactional and broadcast message streams and exposing operational email functions through documented APIs and SMTP.

Ideal customer profile

Vendor's own claim

Engineering teams that need application email delivery, inbound parsing, webhooks, templates, and message-level operational controls.

Who should look elsewhere

Our read

Teams seeking a full marketing-automation suite with audience building and campaign orchestration should look elsewhere; Postmark's retrieved material is centered on transactional and bulk email delivery. Buyers that need to retain full message content longer than 45 days should also plan for a paid retention option.

Tools in the same layer

Our read

No curated rival set covers this tool yet, so these are simply other tools in the same architectural layer and product form. Treat it as a starting point, not a shortlist.

Postmark FAQ

Does Postmark have an API?

Yes. The developer documentation lists REST API operations for email, bulk sending, templates, bounces, servers, message streams, messages, and domains.

From official docs
How is the API authenticated?

The retrieved developer material specifies the X-Postmark-Server-Token header with a Server API Token.

From official docs
Can it receive inbound email?

Yes. The pricing page lists inbound email processing and says incoming email can be posted to a webhook as a JSON object.

From official docs
Is there a free tier?

Yes. The Free tier provides 100 emails/month and the pricing page says it does not expire.

From official docs
What are the documented message limits?

The retrieved developer material states a 10 MB maximum email size including attachments and up to 50 total recipients across To, CC, and BCC.

From official docs
Does Postmark support SMTP?

Yes. SMTP is listed alongside the REST API in the developer documentation and pricing comparison.

From official docs

Verify before you buy

  • A machine-readable OpenAPI specification was not included in the reviewed source set.

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