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Mailgun Inbound Email
Alternative That Actually Works

Stop paying $0.50+ per 1000 emails for basic inbound processing. Get unlimited email parsing, webhooks, and a modern TypeScript SDK for 90% less than Mailgun inbound routing.

No credit card required • 1,000 emails/month free • 5-minute setup

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Mailgun Inbound Routes

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badge 13$50/month for 100k emails
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badge 13No TypeScript SDK
badge 13Limited attachment handling

100k emails/month = $50+

Plus additional fees for storage & API calls

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inbound by exon

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badge 13Advanced email parsing & threading
badge 13Full TypeScript SDK included
badge 13Smart attachment processing

100k emails/month = $5

90% less than Mailgun + better features

Why Developers Switch from Mailgun Inbound

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90% Cost Reduction

Process 100k emails for $5/month instead of $50+. Our pricing scales with your success, not against it.

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Better DX

TypeScript SDK, one-click webhooks, and structured email data. Setup takes minutes, not hours.

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More Reliable

Built on modern AWS infrastructure with 99.9% uptime. Automatic retries and error handling included.

Migration is Simple

Replace your Mailgun inbound routes with clean, type-safe code in minutes.

Mailgun Inbound Routes

// Complex Mailgun setup
const mailgun = require('mailgun-js')({
  apiKey: process.env.MAILGUN_API_KEY,
  domain: process.env.MAILGUN_DOMAIN
})

// Create inbound route (complex)
mailgun.routes().create({
  priority: 10,
  description: "Support emails",
  expression: "match_recipient('support@*')",
  action: ["forward('https://myapp.com/webhook')",
           "store()"]
})

// Handle webhook (manual parsing)
app.post('/webhook', (req, res) => {
  const email = req.body
  // Manual parsing required
  const from = email.sender
  const subject = email.Subject
  const body = email['body-plain']
  // Handle attachments manually...
})

inbound TypeScript SDK

// Simple inbound setup
import { createInboundClient } from 'exon-inbound'

const inbound = createInboundClient({
  apiKey: process.env.INBOUND_API_KEY
})

// Create email address (one call)
await inbound.emails.create({
  email: 'support@yourdomain.com',
  webhookUrl: 'https://myapp.com/webhook'
})

// Handle webhook (structured data)
app.post('/webhook', (req, res) => {
  const { email } = req.body
  // Fully typed, structured data
  console.log(email.parsedData.from.address)
  console.log(email.parsedData.subject)  
  console.log(email.parsedData.textBody)
  // Attachments handled automatically
})

Switch from Mailgun in 3 Steps

Keep your existing email addresses working while you transition to better features and 90% cost savings.

1

Connect Your Domain

Add your domain to inbound and verify with DNS records. Takes 2 minutes.

2

Create Email Addresses

Set up your email addresses with webhook endpoints. One-click setup.

3

Update MX Records

Point your MX records to inbound and cancel your Mailgun routes.

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Feature Comparison: Mailgun vs inbound

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100k emails/month$50+$5

Transparent Pricing - 90% Less Than Mailgun

Start with 1,000 emails free every month. Scale affordably without per-email fees eating your budget.

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Ready to Save 90% on Email Processing?

Join thousands of developers who switched from expensive Mailgun inbound routes to our modern, affordable alternative.

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