How do Amazon SES and SendGrid prices compare?

Amazon SES: $10/month on À la carte at 100,000 emails. SendGrid: $90/month on Pro at 100,000 emails. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.

What matters for transactional email?

Review SMTP or API integration, domain authentication, bounce and complaint events, suppression handling and delivery-log retention.

Can I compare marketing and agent email by sends?

Only when the published plan actually bills by sends. Contacts, subscribers and inboxes stay in their own billing units.

What features and free access does Amazon SES list?

Usage based, AWS integration, Dedicated IP options. Free access: AWS Free Tier credits may apply. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does SendGrid list?

Marketing + transactional, Mature deliverability. Free access: 100 emails/day (trial). Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

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

Monthly emails

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	2026-10-08

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: 2026-10-08

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

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

Amazon SES: $100
SendGrid: $900

Email APIs feature comparison

Email APIs	Amazon SES	SendGrid
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
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
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: Not listed
SendGrid: Not listed

Inbound processing

Amazon SES: Not listed
SendGrid: Not listed

Sending domains

Amazon SES: Not listed
SendGrid: Not listed

Activity retention

Amazon SES: Not listed
SendGrid: Not listed

Webhooks & events

Amazon SES: Not listed
SendGrid: Not listed

Dedicated IP

Amazon SES: Not listed
SendGrid: Not listed

Single sign-on

Amazon SES: Not listed
SendGrid

Support

Amazon SES: Not listed
SendGrid: Not listed

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

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Which email providers fit your needs?

Amazon SES features & plan notes

Usage based
AWS integration
Dedicated IP options

Full pricing Official Pricing

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

Full pricing Official Pricing 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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