Amazon SES is 100% cheaper
than Twilio SendGrid
$0/mo (Essentials) vs Twilio SendGrid Essentials at $19.95/mo — covering 100% of the 1 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Essentials plan at $19.95/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Essentials: 0 USD/monthly.
Twilio SendGrid costs $19.95/mo on the Essentials plan at 1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 1 compared capability. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is Amazon SES at $0/mo (Essentials plan), 100% less.
Capability comparison
Amazon SES covers 100% of the 1 capabilities compared against Twilio SendGrid. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Amazon SES | Twilio SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ✓ | ✓ |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| À la carte | Contact sales |
| Essentials | Free |
| Pro | $105/mo |
| Enterprise | $500/mo |
| Free plan (AWS Free Tier) | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Essentials | $19.95/mo |
| Pro | $89.95/mo |
| Premier | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Amazon SES than Twilio SendGrid?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Essentials vs $19.95/mo on Essentials. That is $239.40 a year.
What does Amazon SES lack compared with Twilio SendGrid?
Nothing among the 1 capabilities we compared.
When were these prices checked?
Twilio SendGrid: 2026-09-07; Amazon SES: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.sendgrid.com/en-us/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Amazon SES data last verified 2026-09-07