Email APIs · side by side
Amazon SES vs Mandrill
Compare Amazon SES, Mandrill 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
Mandrill
$80 / mo
Transactional Email · 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 | Mandrill |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | Mailchimp |
| Billing unit | emails | emails |
| Plan at selected usage | À la carte | Transactional Email |
| Monthly estimate | $10/mo | $80/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 100K emails |
| Free access | AWS Free Tier credits may apply | Up to 500 free demo/test email sends to a verified domain for new users. |
| Published plans | À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise | Try for free, Transactional Email |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Amazon SES
- Amazon Web Services
- Mandrill
- Mailchimp
Billing unit
- Amazon SES
- emails
- Mandrill
- emails
Plan at selected usage
- Amazon SES
- À la carte
- Mandrill
- Transactional Email
Monthly estimate
- Amazon SES
- $10/mo
- Mandrill
- $80/mo
Workload
- Amazon SES
- 100K emails
- Mandrill
- 100K emails
Free access
- Amazon SES
- AWS Free Tier credits may apply
- Mandrill
- Up to 500 free demo/test email sends to a verified domain for new users.
Published plans
- Amazon SES
- À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
- Mandrill
- Try for free, Transactional Email
Prices checked
- Amazon SES
- 2026-10-08
- Mandrill
- 2026-10-08
Email APIs monthly cost
Amazon SES: $10Mandrill: $80
Cost by emails
Cost curve data
| emails | Amazon SES | Mandrill |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 25K | $2.50 | $20 |
| 50K | $5.00 | $40 |
| 100K | $10 | $80 |
| 200K | $20 | $160 |
| 500K | $50 | $400 |
| 1M | $100 | $800 |
0
- Amazon SES
- $0
- Mandrill
- $0
25K
- Amazon SES
- $2.50
- Mandrill
- $20
50K
- Amazon SES
- $5.00
- Mandrill
- $40
100K
- Amazon SES
- $10
- Mandrill
- $80
200K
- Amazon SES
- $20
- Mandrill
- $160
500K
- Amazon SES
- $50
- Mandrill
- $400
1M
- Amazon SES
- $100
- Mandrill
- $800
Email APIs feature comparison
| Email APIs | Amazon SES | Mandrill |
|---|---|---|
| Sending methods | Not listed | Not listed |
| Inbound processing | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sending domains | Not listed | Not listed |
| Activity retention | Not listed | Not listed |
| Webhooks & events | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IP | Not listed | Not listed |
| Single sign-on | Not listed | Not listed |
| Support | Not listed | Not listed |
| 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 |
Sending methods
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Inbound processing
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Sending domains
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Activity retention
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Webhooks & events
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Dedicated IP
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Single sign-on
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Support
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Outbound Email
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Virtual Deliverability Manager - SES deliverability
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Virtual Deliverability Manager - Global deliverability
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Dedicated IPs - Managed
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Email Validation
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Global Endpoints
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Tenants
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Dedicated IPs - Standard/BYOIP
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Email Processing
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Authenticated Ingress Endpoint
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Open Ingress Endpoint
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Email Add-Ons
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
Archiving
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Mandrill
- Not listed
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Which email providers fit your needs?
Amazon SES features & plan notes
- Usage based
- AWS integration
- Dedicated IP options
Mandrill features & plan notes
- Send transactional emails via REST API or SMTP credentials
- Sold in blocks of 25,000 emails with volume discounts from $20 down to $10 per block
- Inbound email processing and real-time event webhooks
- Custom domain whitelabeling, dedicated IPs, and rules engine
- Credits sold in blocks of 25,000 emails
- 99% delivery reach in less than a second
- Streamlined template editing with drag and drop builder
- SDK repositories, API docs, webhooks, and MCP server integration
- Real-time send calculations with auto-recharge or low-credit alerts
- Trigger transactional email and SMS messages from a single API
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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