Alexandre
Don't waste a second on MailerSend!
Overall: bad programming, client troubleshoots the app, absurd requirements, useless app. 1) A potential client starts with a trial. However, sending the first email may or may not work. Why? The "Hello email" examples (caveat: not all of them), written in several programming languages / frameworks, lack one programming structure -- which is available to many, if not all, programming languages. And the lack of it means bad programming. After I add it, the reason for the failure becomes clear; and the trial feature becomes able to send emails -- however only to the main email address specified on the sign up. Which is next to nothing! 2) Afterwards, the client must upgrade, and so he must get approved by the company. In my case I wasn't, for three reasons, each more absurd than the other: i) Need to send a history of all emails sent, with another provider; ii) Need to send the invoices from the other provider; iii) Domain allegedly not online. 3) If you send few transactional emails per day, then a shared host with SMTP might provide for your email needs. No need to troubleshoot their app; no need to "get approved." 4) On the other hand, if you do need to send more emails, go for another service. Read Trust Pilot on the others, those may help! I lost three hours of my life with MailerSend. I am not the only one. As it can be seen from the many other 1-star reviews -- an alarming 30%, as of this writing --, the damage could had been much worse. Either: (i) The potential client is turned down early; or worse: (ii) The client is thrown out later, with some excuse like "your percentages are bad," or "our precious terms of service...," or "oh! You are a spammer," or "your website content ought to be as we say," or whatever. None of such excuses will do any good to your business. Bottom line is: go elsewhere!
Response from MailerSend, Inc.Nov 7, 2025
Hi Alexandre, thank you for sharing your experience. MailerSend requires account verification to ensure the security and reputation of our sending domains, which helps protect all users and maintain high deliverability rates. We know it can feel restrictive at first, but these steps are in place to prevent abuse and ensure reliable service for every sender. We appreciate the time you took to share your feedback, and we’ll continue improving our onboarding process to make it as smooth as possible.



