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Head-to-head · Email APIs

Scaleway Transactional Email vs Amazon SES

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Scaleway Transactional Email #4 in Email APIs 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Scaleway
Amazon SES #8 in Email APIs 8.3/10 From $0.10 ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Amazon SES

Scaleway Transactional Email leads on 0 checks, Amazon SES on 2, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScaleway Transactional Email · 9.0/10
  • Most featuresAmazon SES · 5 of 5

Scaleway Transactional Email scores higher on our rubric for email apis: 9.0 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Amazon SES offers inbound email; Scaleway Transactional Email doesn't. Amazon SES offers email templates; Scaleway Transactional Email doesn't.

Scaleway Transactional Email is the better fit for european teams needing authenticated email delivery. Amazon SES is the better fit for AWS users sending high-volume email cheaply.

  • Scaleway Transactional Email fits best

    European teams needing authenticated email delivery

  • Amazon SES fits best

    AWS users sending high-volume email cheaply

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Side by side

Feature Scaleway Transactional Email 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Amazon SES 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.3
Ranking #4 in Email APIs #8 in Email APIs
Best for European teams needing authenticated email delivery AWS users sending high-volume email cheaply
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not checked yet From $0.10
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 4 integrations 7 integrations
Features Scaleway Transactional Email 3/5 · Amazon SES 5/5
Inbound email — ✓ (best)
Delivery event webhooks ✓ ✓
SMTP relay ✓ ✓
Email templates — ✓ (best)
Dedicated IP option ✓ ✓
Specs
Monthly send limit 100000 /mo Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • REST API and SMTP relay support application email workflows
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication with reputation monitoring
  • Event webhooks, blocklists, attachments and delivery reports
  • Usage-based outbound pricing starts at $0.10 per 1,000 emails
  • Supports inbound receiving, SMTP, templates, and email event publishing
  • Integrates with SNS, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, and AWS SDKs
Cons
  • Scale starts at €80 per month
  • Supports sending only, not inbound email
  • Available in Scaleway’s Paris region
  • No permanent free plan
  • Some features and pricing depend on the selected monthly plan
  • Inbound receiving is region-dependent
Our verdict

Scaleway Transactional Email is a managed service for application-generated, non-promotional messages such as account notifications, password resets, receipts, alerts and order updates. It is aimed at developers, startups and organizations…

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Amazon SES is a cloud email service for applications that need to send transactional messages, marketing email, newsletters, or other application-generated mail. Developers can send through the SES API, AWS SDKs, SMTP interface, console,…

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  1. Scaleway Transactional EmailEmail APIs 9.0Paid
  2. Amazon SESEmail APIs 8.3From $0.10

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Scaleway Transactional Email — where it wins

    • REST API and SMTP relay support application email workflows
    • SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication with reputation monitoring
    • Event webhooks, blocklists, attachments and delivery reports

    Where it doesn't

    • Scale starts at €80 per month
    • Supports sending only, not inbound email
    • Available in Scaleway’s Paris region

  • Amazon SES — where it wins

    • Usage-based outbound pricing starts at $0.10 per 1,000 emails
    • Supports inbound receiving, SMTP, templates, and email event publishing
    • Integrates with SNS, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, and AWS SDKs

    Where it doesn't

    • No permanent free plan
    • Some features and pricing depend on the selected monthly plan
    • Inbound receiving is region-dependent

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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