Is Elastic Email free?

Yes. Elastic Email has a Free plan at $0/month that includes 3,000 emails. It does not allow paid overages, so you must upgrade once you exceed it.

What is the cheapest paid Elastic Email plan?

Starter starts at $29/month with 37.5K emails included.

How much does Elastic Email cost for 0 emails?

At 0 emails per month, the cheapest option is Free at about $0/month before taxes and add-ons.

How is Elastic Email billed?

Only active contacts (active, engaged, or transactional) count towards the plan limit. If you exceed the contact limit or email sending limit of your plan, the system will automatically upgrade your plan if auto-increase is enabled, or you can manually upgrade. Custom enterprise pricing is available for senders with more than 1,000,000 contacts. Payment methods accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and PayPal in USD.

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Elastic Email pricing, plans & costs

Q: How much does Elastic Email cost?

Elastic Email has 3 plans: Free ($0/mo, 3,000 emails included); Starter ($29/mo, 37.5K emails included); Pro ($49/mo, 37.5K emails included).

Elastic Email is an email communication and delivery platform offering REST APIs, SMTP relay, and marketing automation tools. It enables developers and businesses to send transactional and bulk marketing emails at scale.

Starts at: $29/mo
Free plan: Yes
Plans: 3
Billed by: emails

Plans at a glance

Elastic Email plans and prices

Checked against the official pricing page · 2026-10-08

Cost calculator

Elastic Email cost calculator

Monthly emails

37.5K

Free estimate

Upgrade needed

$0/mo, 3,000 emails included

Estimate covers the main usage meter only; taxes and add-ons are excluded.

Elastic Email plans at 37.5K

vs alternatives (cheapest plan)

Elastic Email$29

How much does Elastic Email cost per month?


3,750	—	$29	$49
18.8K	—	$29	$49
37.5K	—	$29	$49
187.5K	—	—	—
750K	—	—	—

3,750

Free: —
Starter: $29
Pro: $49

18.8K

Free: —
Starter: $29
Pro: $49

37.5K

Free: —
Starter: $29
Pro: $49

187.5K

Free: —
Starter: —
Pro: —

750K

Free: —
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Pro: —

Cheapest plan per volume highlighted. "—" means the plan does not allow that volume.

Elastic Email feature comparison from the official pricing page

Feature	Free	Starter	Pro
Smart upload	Included	Included	Included
List management	Included	Included	Included
Powerful segmentation	Included	Included	Included
Unlimited custom fields	Not included	Not included	Included
Tracking consent opt-in	Included	Included	Included
Detailed activity tracking	Included	Included	Included
Geolocation tracking	Included	Included	Included
Automated contact purging	Included	Included	Included
Email Verification Service	single verification up to your contacts limit	up to your contacts limit	5 times your contacts limit
Email Automation	1 automation	1 automation	Unlimited automations
A/B split campaign testing	Included	Included	Included
Campaign scheduling	Included	Included	Included
Send-time optimization	Included	Included	Included
Delivery by timezone	Included	Included	Included
Gallery of pre-designed templates	Included	Included	Included
Drag and drop design	Included	Included	Included
Responsive layouts (mobile friendly)	Included	Included	Included
Hosted media manager	Included	Included	Included
AI Template Designer	10 prompts/month	40 prompts/month	100 prompts/month
Saved modules	0	3	30
Social media widgets	Included	Included	Included
Dynamic content and scripting	Included	Included	Included
Auto text body creation	Included	Included	Included
Auto save	Included	Included	Included
Desktop/mobile preview	Included	Included	Included
Raw HTML Editor	Included	Included	Included
Double opt-in	Included	Included	Included
Custom form navigation	Included	Included	Included
GDPR compliant	Included	Included	Included
Google ReCaptcha	Included	Included	Included
Inline/sticky layouts	Included	Included	Included
Delayed pop-up	Included	Included	Included
Landing pages	Included	Included	Included
Stripe payments	Not included	Not included	Included
7 currencies available	Not included	Not included	Included
Post purchase email	Not included	Not included	Included
Terms and conditions	Not included	Not included	Included
Custom link	Not included	Not included	Included
Unsubscribe email	Included	Included	Included
Confirmation page	Included	Included	Included
Publishing	Included	Included	Included
Summary visuals	Included	Included	Included
Custom search	Included	Included	Included
Date filtering	Included	Included	Included
Campaign/channel summary	Included	Included	Included
Email status filtering (sent, opened, clicked, bounced, unsubscribed, complained)	Included	Included	Included
Detailed link click view	Included	Included	Included
Email logs storage	3 days	3 days	7 days
Real-time delivery monitoring	Included	Included	Included
Unsubscribe reason insights	Included	Included	Included
Export to CSV	Included	Included	Included
Sending limit	Up to the tier limit	Up to the tier limit	Up to the tier limit
SMTP	Included	Included	Included
HTTP API	Included	Included	Included
Attachments	Included	Included	Included
Private IP's	Not included	$40/mo	$50/mo
Private IP Warm-up	Not included	Requires Private IP	Requires Private IP
Private IP Pools	Not included	Requires Private IP	Requires Private IP
Custom rDNS	Not included	Requires Private IP	Requires Private IP
Open/Clicked tracking	Included	Included	Included
Send from your domain	Included	Included	Included
DNS domain validation	Included	Included	Included
SPF	Included	Included	Included
DKIM	Included	Included	Included
Whitelabel tracking	Included	Included	Included
DMARC validator	Included	Included	Included
Global BCC	Included	Included	Included
Bounce forwarding	Included	Included	Included
Unsubscribe management	Included	Included	Included
Unsubscribe notifications	Included	Included	Included
Re-subscribe option	Included	Included	Included
Webhook notifications	Not included	Not included	Included
Inbound email processing	Included	Included	Included
CNAME easy hosting	Not included	Not included	Included
UI on your own domain	Not included	Not included	Included
White label SMTP	Not included	Not included	Included
White label HTTP API	Not included	Not included	Included
Sub accounts	Not included	Not included	Included
User management	Not included	Not included	Included
Granular access control	Not included	Not included	Included

Smart upload

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

List management

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Powerful segmentation

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Unlimited custom fields

Free: Not included
Starter: Not included
Pro: Included

Tracking consent opt-in

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Detailed activity tracking

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Geolocation tracking

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Automated contact purging

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Email Verification Service

Free: single verification up to your contacts limit
Starter: up to your contacts limit
Pro: 5 times your contacts limit

Email Automation

Free: 1 automation
Starter: 1 automation
Pro: Unlimited automations

A/B split campaign testing

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Campaign scheduling

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Send-time optimization

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Delivery by timezone

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

Gallery of pre-designed templates

Free: Included
Starter: Included
Pro: Included

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How Elastic Email pricing works

Elastic Email's Email Marketing product operates on a monthly subscription tier based on contact storage and email sending volume, starting with a free tier and paid tiers scaling up from 2,500 contacts. Paid plans (Starter and Pro) automatically or manually upgrade when contact or email volume limits are reached, with custom pricing available for lists exceeding 1,000,000 contacts.

Only active contacts (active, engaged, or transactional) count towards the plan limit.
If you exceed the contact limit or email sending limit of your plan, the system will automatically upgrade your plan if auto-increase is enabled, or you can manually upgrade.
Custom enterprise pricing is available for senders with more than 1,000,000 contacts.
Payment methods accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and PayPal in USD.

Elastic Email is best for

Elastic Email add-ons and extra charges

Dedicated Support

Custom

Private IPs

$40/mo - $50/mo

Elastic Email pricing FAQ

Source: official Elastic Email pricing page. Verified 2026-10-08. Prices change — confirm before buying.