# Limits and pricing
Source: https://docs.infraista.com/en/email/mailgate/limits-and-pricing



## Pricing [#pricing]

MailGate is billed **per 1,000 emails**, with a number of free emails each month and **no monthly
fee**. An email is one recipient, so a message to three people counts as three. The current price and
free allowance are shown on the **Email › MailGate** page, and each service's **Overview** shows
**Emails sent**, **Free emails left** and **Cost so far** for the month.

MailGate usage appears on your monthly [invoice](/en/billing/invoices-and-payments).

## Sending limits [#sending-limits]

The service's **Overview** shows its limits under **SMTP settings › Limits**: how many emails one login
can send per hour, and the maximum recipients and size per message. You can set a lower hourly limit
per [SMTP login](/en/email/mailgate/create-an-smtp-login).

## Monthly sending limit [#monthly-sending-limit]

Under **Settings › Monthly sending limit**, set a safety cap in **Emails per month**. Once it's reached,
MailGate refuses mail from this service until next month. Leave it empty for no limit.

<Shot name="email/mailgate/settings" alt="The MailGate Settings tab with the service name, the monthly sending limit and delete" />

## Delete a service [#delete-a-service]

**Settings › Delete service** stops its SMTP logins and removes its domains and logs. Email already sent
this month is still billed.

## Related [#related]

* [MailGate](/en/email/mailgate)