Amazon SES comparisons
Amazon SES is compared head-to-head with Mailgun, Twilio SendGrid Email API and Mailjet and more: 6 head-to-heads in Email APIs, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Amazon SES head-to-head
- Amazon SES vs Mailgun
- Amazon SES vs Twilio SendGrid Email API
- Amazon SES vs Mailjet
- Amazon SES vs Scaleway Transactional Email
- Amazon SES vs Postmark
- Amazon SES vs Netcore Email API
Amazon SES vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Monthly send limit | Inbound email | Delivery event webhooks | SMTP relay | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Amazon SES | No | $0.10/unit usage-based | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.3 | |
| 1 | Mailgun | Yes | 10000 /mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.7 | |
| 2 | Twilio SendGrid Email API | No | $19.95/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 3 | Mailjet | Yes | 8000 /mo | 9.1 | ||||
| 4 | Scaleway Transactional Email | No | 100000 /mo | No | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 5 | Postmark | Yes | $15/mo | 10000 /mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 7 | Netcore Email API | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
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