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Amazon SES vs Novu
Compare Amazon SES, Novu by sending volume, delivery webhooks, inbound email, domain limits and retention.
Email APIs pricing calculator
These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.
Amazon SES
Novu
Amazon SES
$10 / mo
À la carte · 100K emails
Novu
$0 / mo
Free · 0 workflow runs
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 | Novu |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | Novu |
| Billing unit | emails | workflow runs |
| Plan at selected usage | À la carte | Free |
| Monthly estimate | $10/mo | $0/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 0 workflow runs |
| Free access | AWS Free Tier credits may apply | Free tier includes 10,000 workflow runs per month across all channels, up to 20 workflows, 2 environments, and up to 3 t |
| Published plans | À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise | Free, Pro, Team, Enterprise, Enterprise On-Prem Self-Hosted |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
- Amazon SES
- Amazon Web Services
- Novu
- Novu
- Amazon SES
- emails
- Novu
- workflow runs
- Amazon SES
- À la carte
- Novu
- Free
- Amazon SES
- $10/mo
- Novu
- $0/mo
- Amazon SES
- 100K emails
- Novu
- 0 workflow runs
- Amazon SES
- AWS Free Tier credits may apply
- Novu
- Free tier includes 10,000 workflow runs per month across all channels, up to 20 workflows, 2 environments, and up to 3 t
- Amazon SES
- À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
- Novu
- Free, Pro, Team, Enterprise, Enterprise On-Prem Self-Hosted
- Amazon SES
- 2026-10-08
- Novu
- 2026-10-08
Email APIs monthly cost
Different workloads, separate estimates
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.
Which email providers fit your needs?
Amazon SES features & plan notes
- Usage based
- AWS integration
- Dedicated IP options
Novu features & plan notes
- Unified multi-channel orchestration across email, in-app inbox, SMS, push, and chat
- Pre-built embeddable Inbox component and subscriber preference management
- Workflow engine supporting digests, delays, conditional logic, and provider integrations
- Open-source core with options for cloud hosting or self-hosted deployment
- 10,000 workflow runs / month
- All channels: Email, In-app, SMS, Chat, Push
- US + EU data residency
- Up to 20 workflows
- 2 environments (Dev + Prod)
- Activity feed retention: 24 hours
- Up to 3 team members
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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