How do GetResponse and SparkPost prices compare?

GetResponse: custom or unlisted usage pricing at 0 contacts. SparkPost: $80/month on Growth 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 GetResponse list?

Unlimited email sends across all standard paid tiers, Visual marketing automation workflows and autoresponders, Drag-and-drop landing page and website builders with AI features, Built-in webinar hosting and conversion funnel tools, Comprehensive REST API, webhooks, and ecommerce integrations. Free access: Free plan includes up to 500 contacts, 2,500 emails per month, and access to basic marketing tools.. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does SparkPost list?

Deliverability analytics, Enterprise scale, Predictive signals. Free access: Trial availability varies. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

Email APIs · side by side

GetResponse vs SparkPost

Compare GetResponse, SparkPost 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.

GetResponse

Number of contacts

SparkPost

Monthly emails

100K

GetResponse

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 0 contacts

SparkPost

$80 / mo

Growth · 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	GetResponse	SparkPost
Provider	GetResponse S.A.	Bird
Billing unit	contacts	emails
Plan at selected usage	Custom / unlisted usage pricing	Growth
Monthly estimate	Custom / not listed	$80/mo
Workload	0 contacts	100K emails
Free access	Free plan includes up to 500 contacts, 2,500 emails per month, and access to basic marketing tools.	Trial availability varies
Published plans	Starter, Marketer, Creator, Enterprise	Free, Startup, Growth, Enterprise
Prices checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

Provider

GetResponse: GetResponse S.A.
SparkPost: Bird

Billing unit

GetResponse: contacts
SparkPost: emails

Plan at selected usage

GetResponse: Custom / unlisted usage pricing
SparkPost: Growth

Monthly estimate

GetResponse: Custom / not listed
SparkPost: $80/mo

Workload

GetResponse: 0 contacts
SparkPost: 100K emails

Free access

GetResponse: Free plan includes up to 500 contacts, 2,500 emails per month, and access to basic marketing tools.
SparkPost: Trial availability varies

Published plans

GetResponse: Starter, Marketer, Creator, Enterprise
SparkPost: Free, Startup, Growth, Enterprise

Prices checked

GetResponse: 2026-10-08
SparkPost: 2026-10-08

Email APIs monthly cost

GetResponse: Not pricedSparkPost: $80

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.