Here is a list of available ESPs with native API integration.
Native API integration helps in automatically tracking spam, complaint and open rates.
ESP Name | Lowest Pricing | Pricing Model | Our Verdict |
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Amazon SES | $1 for 10k emails | Pay as you go | Best of all |
SendGrid | $15 for 40k emails | Pricing Plans | Best Delivery Rate + delivery dashboard |
Elastic Email | $1 for 10k emails + $0.5 per day | Pay as you go + Per day pricing | |
MailJet | $15 for 15k emails | Pricing Plans |
We recommend the above ones because they are known for
HIGH SENDING RATE
HIGH DELIVERY RATE
LOW COST
TL;DR
Try to get Amazon SES, if they reject, go for SendGrid
Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) Pricing
Title | Free Quota | Paid Charges | Additional Charges |
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Sending email from an email client or other software package | 0 | $0.10 per 1,000 emails | $0.12 per GB of attachments sent |
Sending email from an application hosted in Amazon EC2 | 62,000 emails per month | $0.10 per 1,000 emails | $0.12 per GB of attachments sent |
Receiving email | 1000 emails per month | $0.10 per 1,000 emails | $0.09 per 1,000 incoming email chunks |
Amazon Simple Notification Service is also used in the setup, but it’s pricing is negligible
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Free tier - First 1 million requests per month
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Pay per use - $0.5 per 1 million thereafter
Add-ons
Dedicated IP - $24.95 per month
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Recommended if you have a really high email sending volume, to the tune of 1 Million monthly emails
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Gives better control on your delivery rate.
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IP warm up & spam handling will have to be look
Deliverability Dashboard - $1250 per month
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Reputation monitoring for 5 domains, $25 per domain per month above that
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25 predictive email placement tests
Pros & Cons
Pros | Cons |
Good documentation or Tutorial Videos | Very strict about sending mails only to opt-in subscribers |
Good IP Management (Higher Delivery Rate) | Deliverability Dashboard is paid |
Extremely Low Cost | Need to gradually bump up email volume |