Email APIs · side by side
Amazon SES vs Nitrosend
Compare Amazon SES, Nitrosend 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
Nitrosend
$100 / mo
Ultra · 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 | Nitrosend |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | Nitrosend Pty Ltd |
| Billing unit | emails | emails |
| Plan at selected usage | À la carte | Ultra |
| Monthly estimate | $10/mo | $100/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 100K emails |
| Free access | AWS Free Tier credits may apply | 8,000 starter emails up front, then 500 emails/month with unlimited contacts, 1 seat, and full MCP/API/CLI access |
| Published plans | À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise | Free, Pro, Ultra, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Amazon SES
- Amazon Web Services
- Nitrosend
- Nitrosend Pty Ltd
Billing unit
- Amazon SES
- emails
- Nitrosend
- emails
Plan at selected usage
- Amazon SES
- À la carte
- Nitrosend
- Ultra
Monthly estimate
- Amazon SES
- $10/mo
- Nitrosend
- $100/mo
Workload
- Amazon SES
- 100K emails
- Nitrosend
- 100K emails
Free access
- Amazon SES
- AWS Free Tier credits may apply
- Nitrosend
- 8,000 starter emails up front, then 500 emails/month with unlimited contacts, 1 seat, and full MCP/API/CLI access
Published plans
- Amazon SES
- À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
- Nitrosend
- Free, Pro, Ultra, Enterprise
Prices checked
- Amazon SES
- 2026-10-08
- Nitrosend
- 2026-10-08
Email APIs monthly cost
Amazon SES: $10Nitrosend: $100
Cost by emails
Cost curve data
| emails | Amazon SES | Nitrosend |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 25K | $2.50 | $100 |
| 50K | $5.00 | $100 |
| 100K | $10 | $100 |
| 200K | $20 | $300 |
| 500K | $50 | $300 |
| 1M | $100 | $1,413 |
0
- Amazon SES
- $0
- Nitrosend
- $0
25K
- Amazon SES
- $2.50
- Nitrosend
- $100
50K
- Amazon SES
- $5.00
- Nitrosend
- $100
100K
- Amazon SES
- $10
- Nitrosend
- $100
200K
- Amazon SES
- $20
- Nitrosend
- $300
500K
- Amazon SES
- $50
- Nitrosend
- $300
1M
- Amazon SES
- $100
- Nitrosend
- $1,413
Email APIs feature comparison
| Email APIs | Amazon SES | Nitrosend |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated IP | Not listed | $50/IP/mo |
| Emails per month | Not listed | 125K |
| AI actions | Not listed | 5K |
| Extra emails | Not listed | $0.15 / 100 |
| Extra AI actions | Not listed | $0.14 / 10 |
| Contacts | Not listed | Free & Unlimited |
| Brands | Not listed | 10 |
| Domains | Not listed | 10 |
| Recipients / rolling 24h — Probation | Not listed | 1,000 |
| Recipients / rolling 24h — Standard | Not listed | 62,500 |
| Recipients / rolling 24h — Trusted | Not listed | 625,000 |
| Included email validation | Not listed | None |
| Seats | Not listed | 10 |
| Nitrosend branding | Not listed | Removable |
| Frontier AI models | Not listed | |
| BYO sending keys | Not listed | |
| BYO AI keys | Not listed | |
| MCP access | Not listed | |
| REST API + SDK | Not listed | |
| CLI access | Not listed | |
| AI copywriting | Not listed | |
| NitroWheel LLM | Not listed | |
| Campaigns & flows | Not listed | |
| SSO / SAML | Not listed | |
| Priority support | Not listed | |
| 99.9% SLA | Not listed |
Dedicated IP
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- $50/IP/mo
Emails per month
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 125K
AI actions
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 5K
Extra emails
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- $0.15 / 100
Extra AI actions
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- $0.14 / 10
Contacts
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- Free & Unlimited
Brands
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 10
Domains
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 10
Recipients / rolling 24h — Probation
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 1,000
Recipients / rolling 24h — Standard
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 62,500
Recipients / rolling 24h — Trusted
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 625,000
Included email validation
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- None
Seats
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- 10
Nitrosend branding
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
- Removable
Frontier AI models
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
BYO sending keys
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
BYO AI keys
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
MCP access
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
REST API + SDK
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
CLI access
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
AI copywriting
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
NitroWheel LLM
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
Campaigns & flows
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
SSO / SAML
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
Priority support
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
99.9% SLA
- Amazon SES
- Not listed
- Nitrosend
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Which email providers fit your needs?
Amazon SES features & plan notes
- Usage based
- AWS integration
- Dedicated IP options
Nitrosend features & plan notes
- Native support for AI agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP), REST API, and CLI
- Unified sending for newsletters, transactional emails, and automated lifecycle flows
- Unlimited contacts included on all plans with pricing based solely on send volume
- Automated brand kit formatting and AI copywriting powered by NitroWheel LLM
- Support for bringing your own sending infrastructure (e.g., SES, Mailgun) and AI API keys
- Emails 125,000/month
- AI actions 5,000/mo
- Brands 10
- Seats 10 · Domains 10
- Frontier AI Included
- Dedicated IP $50/IP/mo
- Recipients / rolling 24h 1,000–625,000
- Email validation Prepaid only
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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