Email · head-to-head
DropMail vs mail.gw
DropMail
A GraphQL API for spinning up ephemeral inboxes and reading their incoming mail over HTTP or a live WebSocket subscription. It now requires a free self-service `af_` token for every request after retiring support for arbitrary legacy tokens.
mail.gw
mail.gw is a temporary/disposable email API that issues throwaway inboxes for testing signups and email-verification flows. Its Hydra/JSON-LD REST API is rooted at api.mail.gw, exposing /domains (available disposable-email domains) and /messages collections, with no API key required for the base entrypoint.
| DropMail | mail.gw | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | None |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON | JSON-LD |
| CORS | no | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
mail.gw needs no API key, while DropMail requires API Key — pick mail.gw to start without signup.