# Recommended SMTP provider **URL:** \ **Category:** Self-hosting\ **Created:** [January 17, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-smtp-provider/78326 "2018-01-17T23:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Timelord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Timelord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timelord)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-smtp-provider/78326/1 "2018-01-17T23:40:37Z")
Hey gang. Currently using sparkpost as my SMTP provider, however even with all of the DNS records in place for my domain (SPF/DKIM, etc), the vast majority of the emails sent by my site end up in the SPAM bin for my users. I switched over to mailgun as a test , and the email deliverability was practically %100, however it is a paid plan (I used the free trial for testing), however without a credit card, you can only whitelist five email addresses. With all that being said, can anyone recommend another decent free service such as sparkpost? I understand that mailgun is only $10/month, but still looking for free options. Any recommendations? Deliverability is very important. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-smtp-provider/78326)._