Email APIs · side by side
Amazon SES vs Mailtrap
Compare Amazon SES, Mailtrap 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
Mailtrap
$85 / mo
Email API/SMTP - Business · 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 | Mailtrap |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | Railsware |
| Billing unit | emails | emails |
| Plan at selected usage | À la carte | Email API/SMTP - Business |
| Monthly estimate | $10/mo | $85/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 100K emails |
| Free access | AWS Free Tier credits may apply | Limited free plan |
| Published plans | À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise | Email API/SMTP - Free, Email Sandbox - Free, Email Marketing - Free, Email API/SMTP - Basic, Email Marketing - Essential, Email Sandbox - Basic, Email Sandbox - Team, Email Marketing - Pro, Email API/SMTP - Business, Email Sandbox - Business, Email Sandbox - Enterprise, Email API/SMTP - Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Amazon SES
- Amazon Web Services
- Mailtrap
- Railsware
Billing unit
- Amazon SES
- emails
- Mailtrap
- emails
Plan at selected usage
- Amazon SES
- À la carte
- Mailtrap
- Email API/SMTP - Business
Monthly estimate
- Amazon SES
- $10/mo
- Mailtrap
- $85/mo
Workload
- Amazon SES
- 100K emails
- Mailtrap
- 100K emails
Free access
- Amazon SES
- AWS Free Tier credits may apply
- Mailtrap
- Limited free plan
Published plans
- Amazon SES
- À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
- Mailtrap
- Email API/SMTP - Free, Email Sandbox - Free, Email Marketing - Free, Email API/SMTP - Basic, Email Marketing - Essential, Email Sandbox - Basic, Email Sandbox - Team, Email Marketing - Pro, Email API/SMTP - Business, Email Sandbox - Business, Email Sandbox - Enterprise, Email API/SMTP - Enterprise
Prices checked
- Amazon SES
- 2026-10-08
- Mailtrap
- 2026-10-08
Email APIs monthly cost
Amazon SES: $10Mailtrap: $85
Cost by emails
Cost curve data
| emails | Amazon SES | Mailtrap |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $498 |
| 25K | $2.50 | $15 |
| 50K | $5.00 | $123 |
| 100K | $10 | $85 |
| 200K | $20 | $750 |
| 500K | $50 | $750 |
| 1M | $100 | $750 |
0
- Amazon SES
- $0
- Mailtrap
- $498
25K
- Amazon SES
- $2.50
- Mailtrap
- $15
50K
- Amazon SES
- $5.00
- Mailtrap
- $123
100K
- Amazon SES
- $10
- Mailtrap
- $85
200K
- Amazon SES
- $20
- Mailtrap
- $750
500K
- Amazon SES
- $50
- Mailtrap
- $750
1M
- Amazon SES
- $100
- Mailtrap
- $750
Which email providers fit your needs?
Amazon SES features & plan notes
- Usage based
- AWS integration
- Dedicated IP options
Mailtrap features & plan notes
- Email sandbox
- Sending API
- Detailed logs
- 100,000 emails ($85/mo), 250,000 emails ($200/mo), 500,000 emails ($300/mo), or 750,000 emails ($450/mo)
- 100 users
- 15 days of email logs
- 100 domains
- Dedicated IP
- Extra emails: $0,88 per 1,000
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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