Mailinator
7.8#2 in email testing softwareFrom $79 a monthFree planAndroidWebAPIExtension
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What both publish
| Fact | Mailinator | MailSlurp |
|---|---|---|
| Automation | The REST API supports inbox and message retrieval, SMS retrieval, message injection, and integration with CI/CD pipelines. | Webhooks, filtering rules, forwarding, automatic replies and attachment automations route and process messages. |
| Company | The pricing page says Mailinator is wholly owned and operated in the U.S.A., and the site footer identifies Manybrain, Inc. | MailSlurp identifies PettmanOU as its legal entity and lists its address in Saue, Estonia. |
| Email testing | Teams can test email delivery, OTP, MFA, onboarding, password recovery, and other email workflows at scale. | MailSlurp supports end-to-end tests for email, SMS, OTP and magic-link workflows with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and backend tests. |
| Headquarters | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Saue, Harjumaa, Estonia |
| Integrations | Inbound webhooks can accept HTTP POST messages from sources such as alert systems, Zapier, or Twilio and apply configured rules. | The integrations directory lists 79 items, including SDKs, Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, BrowserStack, Zapier, Power Automate, UiPath, Postman, GraphQL and webhooks. |
| Licence | The official Python SDK repository is released under the MIT license; Mailinator itself is delivered as a hosted service. | The hosted MailSlurp service is proprietary, while public official SDK repositories such as the TypeScript client are MIT licensed. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 12 reviews | 2.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.7 out of 5 from 142 reviews | 0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 8 out of 10 from 2 reviews | 0 out of 10 from 0 reviews and ratings |
Mailinator plans
- Public - FreeFree
- Verified ProFree
- Business (annual)$79 a month
- Business$99 a month
- Business Plus (annual)$159 a month
- Business Plus$199 a month
MailSlurp plans
- FreeFree
- Starter$19.99 a month
- Pro$49.99 a month
- Growth$129.99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Mailinator if…
It suits developers, QA teams, and businesses testing email or SMS workflows, especially where API or CI/CD integration is useful. Public inboxes are for messages that do not require privacy.
Pick MailSlurp if…
It suits developers building email or SMS workflows and teams testing message delivery, inbox placement, or application flows. Teams handling email and attachment data may also find the JSON extraction tool relevant.