Email APIs · side by side
Amazon SES vs SMTP.com
Compare Amazon SES, SMTP.com 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
SMTP.com
$80 / mo
STARTER · 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 | SMTP.com |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | SMTP.com |
| Billing unit | emails | emails |
| Plan at selected usage | À la carte | STARTER |
| Monthly estimate | $10/mo | $80/mo |
| Workload | 100K emails | 100K emails |
| Free access | AWS Free Tier credits may apply | Trial |
| Published plans | À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise | ESSENTIAL, STARTER, GROWTH, BUSINESS, HIGH VOLUME SENDERS |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Amazon SES
- Amazon Web Services
- SMTP.com
- SMTP.com
Billing unit
- Amazon SES
- emails
- SMTP.com
- emails
Plan at selected usage
- Amazon SES
- À la carte
- SMTP.com
- STARTER
Monthly estimate
- Amazon SES
- $10/mo
- SMTP.com
- $80/mo
Workload
- Amazon SES
- 100K emails
- SMTP.com
- 100K emails
Free access
- Amazon SES
- AWS Free Tier credits may apply
- SMTP.com
- Trial
Published plans
- Amazon SES
- À la carte, Essentials, Pro, Enterprise
- SMTP.com
- ESSENTIAL, STARTER, GROWTH, BUSINESS, HIGH VOLUME SENDERS
Prices checked
- Amazon SES
- 2026-10-08
- SMTP.com
- 2026-10-08
Email APIs monthly cost
Amazon SES: $10SMTP.com: $80
Cost by emails
Cost curve data
| emails | Amazon SES | SMTP.com |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $25 |
| 25K | $2.50 | $25 |
| 50K | $5.00 | $25 |
| 100K | $10 | $80 |
| 200K | $20 | $300 |
| 500K | $50 | $300 |
| 1M | $100 | $500 |
0
- Amazon SES
- $0
- SMTP.com
- $25
25K
- Amazon SES
- $2.50
- SMTP.com
- $25
50K
- Amazon SES
- $5.00
- SMTP.com
- $25
100K
- Amazon SES
- $10
- SMTP.com
- $80
200K
- Amazon SES
- $20
- SMTP.com
- $300
500K
- Amazon SES
- $50
- SMTP.com
- $300
1M
- Amazon SES
- $100
- SMTP.com
- $500
Which email providers fit your needs?
Amazon SES features & plan notes
- Usage based
- AWS integration
- Dedicated IP options
SMTP.com features & plan notes
- SMTP relay
- Sender reputation
- Bulk transactional email
- Dedicated IP
- Email Relay API
- Reliable Expert Support
- Detailed Reporting
- Reputation defender (add on)
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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