Email APIs · side by side
Amazon SES vs SendGrid
Compare Amazon SES, SendGrid by sending volume, delivery webhooks, inbound email, domain limits and retention.
Email APIs pricing calculator
100K
Amazon SES
$10 / mo
À la carte · 100K emails
SendGrid
$90 / mo
Pro · 100K emails
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Email APIs overview & pricing
| Email APIs | Amazon SES | SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | Twilio |
| Billing unit | emails | emails |
| Plan at selected usage | À la carte | Pro |
| Monthly estimate | $10/mo | $90/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 100K emails |
| Free access | AWS Free Tier credits may apply | 100 emails/day (trial) |
| Published plans | À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise | Free trial, Essentials, Pro, Premier |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-09-25 |
Provider
- Amazon SES
- Amazon Web Services
- SendGrid
- Twilio
Billing unit
- Amazon SES
- emails
- SendGrid
- emails
Plan at selected usage
- Amazon SES
- À la carte
- SendGrid
- Pro
Monthly estimate
- Amazon SES
- $10/mo
- SendGrid
- $90/mo
Workload
- Amazon SES
- 100K emails
- SendGrid
- 100K emails
Free access
- Amazon SES
- AWS Free Tier credits may apply
- SendGrid
- 100 emails/day (trial)
Published plans
- Amazon SES
- À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
- SendGrid
- Free trial, Essentials, Pro, Premier
Prices checked
- Amazon SES
- 2026-10-08
- SendGrid
- 2026-09-25
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Email APIs monthly cost
Amazon SES: $10SendGrid: $90
Cost by emails
Cost curve data
| emails | Amazon SES | SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 25K | $2.50 | $20 |
| 50K | $5.00 | $20 |
| 100K | $10 | $90 |
| 200K | $20 | $170 |
| 500K | $50 | $450 |
| 1M | $100 | $900 |
0
- Amazon SES
- $0
- SendGrid
- $0
25K
- Amazon SES
- $2.50
- SendGrid
- $20
50K
- Amazon SES
- $5.00
- SendGrid
- $20
100K
- Amazon SES
- $10
- SendGrid
- $90
200K
- Amazon SES
- $20
- SendGrid
- $170
500K
- Amazon SES
- $50
- SendGrid
- $450
1M
- Amazon SES
- $100
- SendGrid
- $900
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Email APIs feature comparison
| Email APIs | Amazon SES | SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Sending methods | REST API + SMTP | REST API + SMTP |
| Inbound processing | $0.10/1,000 + chunks | Inbound Parse |
| Sending domains | Verified identities | 3,000 domains |
| Activity retention | Not bundled | 7 days |
| Webhooks & events | SNS events | |
| Dedicated IP | $24.95/IP/mo | |
| Single sign-on | Via AWS IAM | SSO |
| Support | AWS support plan | Ticket, chat + phone |
| Outbound Email | Not listed | Not listed |
| Virtual Deliverability Manager - SES deliverability | Not listed | Not listed |
| Virtual Deliverability Manager - Global deliverability | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IPs - Managed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Email Validation | Not listed | Not listed |
| Global Endpoints | Not listed | Not listed |
| Tenants | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IPs - Standard/BYOIP | Not listed | Not listed |
| Email Processing | Not listed | Not listed |
| Authenticated Ingress Endpoint | Not listed | Not listed |
| Open Ingress Endpoint | Not listed | Not listed |
| Email Add-Ons | Not listed | Not listed |
| Archiving | Not listed | Not listed |
| SMTP and API | Not listed | |
| Comprehensive Client Libraries | Not listed | |
| Setup Guide | Not listed | |
| Interactive API Docs | Not listed | |
| Knowledge Center | Not listed | |
| Purpose-Built Mail Transfer Agent | Not listed | |
| Domain Authentication (SPF/DKIM) | Not listed | |
| Dedicated IP Addresses | Not listed | 1 included* |
| Dedicated IP Pooling | Not listed | |
| Automated, dedicated IP warm up | Not listed | |
| Email Address Validation API | Not listed | 2,500 free validations included |
| Reputation & Delivery Visibility | Not listed | |
| Suppression Management | Not listed | |
| Globally Distributed Architecture | Not listed | |
| Link Branding | Not listed | |
| Reverse DNS | Not listed | |
| Universal Links | Not listed | |
| IP Access Management | Not listed | |
| Two-Factor Authentication | Not listed | |
| TLS Encryption | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Type II Certification | Not listed | |
| GDPR Compliance | Not listed | |
| Data Residency (EU) | Not listed | |
| Event Webhook Security | Not listed | |
| Event Webhook | Not listed | 5 included |
| Deliverability Insights | Not listed | |
| Real-Time Analytics | Not listed | |
| Advanced Statistics | Not listed | |
| Inbound Parse Webhook | Not listed | |
| Bounce and Block Classifications | Not listed | |
| Engagement Tracking | Not listed | |
| ISP Feedback Loop Data | Not listed | |
| Subuser Comparison Statistics | Not listed | |
| Searchable Email Activity | Not listed | 7 days of history |
| Additional Email Activity History | Not listed | Available for purchase |
| Sender Engagement Quality Score | Not listed | |
| Email Logs | Not listed | |
| Access to Expert Services | Not listed | Available for purchase |
| Access to Personalized Support | Not listed | Available for purchase |
| Expert Email Program Management | Not listed | |
| Dynamic Templates | Not listed | |
| Email Content Testing | Not listed | 60 credits/mo (more for purchase) |
| Teammate Permissions | Not listed | 1,000 teammates |
| API Key Permissions | Not listed | |
| Subuser Management | Not listed |
Sending methods
- Amazon SES
- REST API + SMTP
- SendGrid
- REST API + SMTP
Inbound processing
- Amazon SES
- $0.10/1,000 + chunks
- SendGrid
- Inbound Parse
Sending domains
- Amazon SES
- Verified identities
- SendGrid
- 3,000 domains
Activity retention
- Amazon SES
- Not bundled
- SendGrid
- 7 days
Webhooks & events
- Amazon SES
- SNS events
- SendGrid
Dedicated IP
- Amazon SES
- $24.95/IP/mo
- SendGrid
Single sign-on
- Amazon SES
- Via AWS IAM
- SendGrid
- SSO
Support
- Amazon SES
- AWS support plan
- SendGrid
- Ticket, chat + phone
Outbound Email
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Virtual Deliverability Manager - SES deliverability
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Virtual Deliverability Manager - Global deliverability
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Dedicated IPs - Managed
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Email Validation
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Global Endpoints
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Tenants
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Dedicated IPs - Standard/BYOIP
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Email Processing
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Authenticated Ingress Endpoint
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Open Ingress Endpoint
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Email Add-Ons
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
Archiving
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Not listed
SMTP and API
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Comprehensive Client Libraries
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Setup Guide
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Interactive API Docs
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Knowledge Center
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Purpose-Built Mail Transfer Agent
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Domain Authentication (SPF/DKIM)
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Dedicated IP Addresses
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- 1 included*
Dedicated IP Pooling
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Automated, dedicated IP warm up
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Email Address Validation API
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- 2,500 free validations included
Reputation & Delivery Visibility
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Suppression Management
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Globally Distributed Architecture
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Link Branding
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Reverse DNS
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Universal Links
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
IP Access Management
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Two-Factor Authentication
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
TLS Encryption
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
SOC 2 Type II Certification
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
GDPR Compliance
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Data Residency (EU)
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Event Webhook Security
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Event Webhook
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- 5 included
Deliverability Insights
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Real-Time Analytics
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Advanced Statistics
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Inbound Parse Webhook
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Bounce and Block Classifications
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Engagement Tracking
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
ISP Feedback Loop Data
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Subuser Comparison Statistics
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Searchable Email Activity
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- 7 days of history
Additional Email Activity History
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Available for purchase
Sender Engagement Quality Score
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Email Logs
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Access to Expert Services
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Available for purchase
Access to Personalized Support
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- Available for purchase
Expert Email Program Management
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Dynamic Templates
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Email Content Testing
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- 60 credits/mo (more for purchase)
Teammate Permissions
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
- 1,000 teammates
API Key Permissions
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
Subuser Management
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- SendGrid
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Which email providers fit your needs?
Amazon SES features & plan notes
- Usage based
- AWS integration
- Dedicated IP options
SendGrid features & plan notes
- Marketing + transactional
- Mature deliverability
- Analytics & deliverability optimization
- Dedicated IPs included
- Subuser management
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Additional teammates: 1,000
- Event webhook: 5
- Email validation: 2,500
- Dynamic templates: Editor and testing
How to compare email providers
Separate transactional delivery from campaigns, outreach and agent inboxes. Compare monthly sends and daily caps; contacts, seats and inboxes are not sending allowances. Budget separately for dedicated IPs, validation and attachments.
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