Sending service comparison
Amazon SES vs SendGrid: what sending costs at every volume
Compare Amazon SES and SendGrid at every recorded email volume, including the full monthly total with GoodPostal.
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is part of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
What does each service cost at your email volume?
Monthly estimates in United States dollars, rounded to whole dollars. Taxes, temporary credits and optional add-ons are excluded.
Last checked Sep 21, 2026. See Amazon SES's pricing page.
| Emails a month | Plan that fits | Amazon SES monthly | GoodPostal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | Pay as you go$0.10 per 1,000 emails | $1 | $20 | $21 |
| 25,000 | Pay as you go$0.10 per 1,000 emails | $3 | $20 | $23 |
| 50,000 | Pay as you go$0.10 per 1,000 emails | $5 | $22 | $27 |
| 100,000 | Pay as you go$0.10 per 1,000 emails | $10 | $24 | $34 |
| 250,000 | Pay as you go$0.10 per 1,000 emails | $25 | $32 | $57 |
| 500,000 | Pay as you go$0.10 per 1,000 emails | $50 | $44 | $94 |
| 1,000,000 | Pay as you go$0.10 per 1,000 emails | $100 | $69 | $169 |
Last checked Sep 21, 2026. See SendGrid's pricing page.
| Emails a month | Plan that fits | SendGrid monthly | GoodPostal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | Essentials 50KPlan fee $19.95; 50,000 included emails. | $20 | $20 | $40 |
| 25,000 | Essentials 50KPlan fee $19.95; 50,000 included emails. | $20 | $20 | $40 |
| 50,000 | Essentials 50KPlan fee $19.95; 50,000 included emails. | $20 | $22 | $42 |
| 100,000 | Essentials 100KPlan fee $34.95; 100,000 included emails. | $35 | $24 | $59 |
| 250,000 | Essentials 100KPlan fee $34.95; 100,000 included emails. | $170plus 150,000 emails over the plan ($135) | $32 | $202 |
| 500,000 | Essentials 100KPlan fee $34.95; 100,000 included emails. | $395plus 400,000 emails over the plan ($360) | $44 | $439 |
| 1,000,000 | Pro 700KPlan fee $499; 700,000 included emails. | $739plus 300,000 emails over the plan ($240) | $69 | $808 |
GoodPostal is a flat $19 a month plus $0.05 per 1,000 emails. Verified nonprofits pay $9.50 plus the same rate.
No free tier recorded for Amazon SES.
No free tier recorded for SendGrid.
Which one when
Amazon SES
Amazon SES is the cheapest serious way to send newsletters, at $0.10 per 1,000 emails on à la carte pricing, with the reliability of AWS underneath. What it does not come with is any way to design a campaign, manage a list, or read the results. GoodPostal is the hosted newsletter tool that fills exactly that gap.
New SES accounts start in a sandbox that only sends to verified addresses. Request production access from AWS first; our free SES Access Request tool writes the support case the way AWS wants to read it.
SendGrid
SendGrid is the household name in developer email, with infrastructure trusted at enormous scale. GoodPostal adds the email marketing layer, so you can design and send newsletters with SendGrid instead of building against its APIs.
GoodPostal registers a SendGrid event webhook for you, with your consent, and verifies its cryptographic signature on every incoming event before trusting it.
GoodPostal tracks your SendGrid quota and applies your overage protection setting: pause the campaign at the limit or let it continue, your choice, never a surprise.
What else should you know about Amazon SES and SendGrid pricing?
Which is cheaper at 10,000 emails a month, Amazon SES or SendGrid?
Amazon SES has the lower recorded total with GoodPostal. Amazon SES costs $1 a month on pay as you go at 10,000 emails, or $21 including GoodPostal. SendGrid costs $20 a month on Essentials 50K at 10,000 emails, or $40 including GoodPostal.
What do Amazon SES and SendGrid cost at 100,000 emails a month?
Amazon SES costs $10 a month on pay as you go at 100,000 emails, or $34 including GoodPostal. SendGrid costs $35 a month on Essentials 100K at 100,000 emails, or $59 including GoodPostal.
Does Amazon SES or SendGrid include free emails?
No free tier recorded for Amazon SES. No free tier recorded for SendGrid. Amazon SES costs $1 a month on pay as you go at 10,000 emails, or $21 including GoodPostal. SendGrid costs $20 a month on Essentials 50K at 10,000 emails, or $40 including GoodPostal.
What is the total with GoodPostal at 50,000 emails a month on Amazon SES and on SendGrid?
Amazon SES costs $5 a month on pay as you go at 50,000 emails, or $27 including GoodPostal. SendGrid costs $20 a month on Essentials 50K at 50,000 emails, or $42 including GoodPostal.
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