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Move from SMTP2GO to Bento with zero guesswork.
Learn how to move from SMTP2GO to Bento. Export key logs and suppressions, update SMTP credentials, and recreate templates so you can send marketing and transactional email from one platform.
Migration Flow
A practical migration plan from SMTP2GO to Bento
This guide follows a simple sequence: export cleanly, map data correctly, then validate before cutover. No generic product pitch, just the steps your team needs.
Stage 1
Export checklist
- 1Audit where SMTP2GO is used
Log in to SMTP2GO, list the applications, servers, and services that send through its SMTP relay or API, and note which API keys and SMTP credentials they use.
- 2Export suppression and bounce data
From your SMTP2GO dashboard, go to the reporting or suppression sections and export bounce, spam complaint, and unsubscribe lists as CSV files.
- 3Capture any templates you rely on
If you use SMTP2GO templates, open each one and copy or download the HTML so you can recreate it as a template or layout inside Bento.
- 4Configure sending domains and SMTP/API in Bento
In Bento, add and verify your sending domains, set up SPF and DKIM, then create API keys or SMTP credentials that match how your applications prefer to send.
- 5Update application SMTP settings and webhooks
For each app that currently uses SMTP2GO, replace the SMTP host, port, username, and password (or HTTP API endpoint and key) with your Bento credentials, and recreate any bounce or event webhooks.
Stage 2
Data portability map
Know in advance what imports directly and what may require a rebuild.
Stage 3
Validate and cut over
Treat cutover like launch QA. Validate your highest-risk paths first, then move sending traffic.
Switching from SMTP2GO can be done in one focused session
We help you map lists, rebuild key automations, and validate deliverability before cutover so your first week on Bento is smooth.
BentoOperator Notes
SMTP2GO to Bento language map
Keep this open while rebuilding flows. It maps terminology and highlights what to do first during migration QA.
- SMTP username/passwordSMTP credentials
The login details your app uses to authenticate with the email sending service.
- API keyAPI key
Token used to send email and record events via HTTP APIs in both platforms.
- Suppression listDo-not-email list
Addresses that should never receive mail again, such as hard bounces and spam complaints.
- Email logsEvents stream
Per-message records of sends, opens, clicks, bounces, and other delivery events.
- SubaccountSite or workspace
A separate environment for each product, brand, or environment you send from.
- TemplateTemplate or layout
Reusable email designs you can plug variables and data into.
Tips
- Start by migrating low-risk traffic to Bento so you can validate deliverability and tracking before moving critical flows.
- Import your SMTP2GO suppression exports into Bento to keep bounces and complaints excluded from future sends.
- Use Bento's free email validation to clean any legacy addresses you pull from logs or your own databases.
- Take advantage of batched and paused sending in Bento to warm new domains and IPs gradually.
Watchouts
- DNS updates for SPF and DKIM can take time to propagate, so avoid cutting over all traffic until Bento reports your domains as fully verified.
- SMTP2GO is not a subscriber database, so you will usually need to pull your primary contact list from your own app or CRM rather than from SMTP2GO logs.
- Historic email logs from SMTP2GO are not imported into Bento as native events; keep exports if you need them for audit or compliance purposes.
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