Amazon SES is 100% cheaper
than SMTP2GO
$0/mo (Essentials) vs SMTP2GO Starter at $10/mo — covering 20% of the 10 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.
Starter plan at $10/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Essentials: 0 USD/monthly.
SMTP2GO costs $10/mo on the Starter plan at 1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 10 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Amazon SES covers 20% of the 10 capabilities compared against SMTP2GO. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Amazon SES | SMTP2GO |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS marketing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom sending/tracking domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data export | ✗ | ✓ |
| SMTP & REST API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Delivery analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Deliverability SLA / support | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities SMTP2GO has that Amazon SES lacks.
- Email templates — Start a campaign from a pre-built email template.Missing from Amazon SES.
- SMS marketing — Send marketing messages by text message.Missing from Amazon SES.
- Custom sending/tracking domain — Send and track email from your own domain.Missing from Amazon SES.
- Webhooks — Send form submissions to other tools automatically as they arrive.Missing from Amazon SES.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Amazon SES.
- SMTP & REST API — Send transactional email via SMTP or a REST API.Missing from Amazon SES.
- Delivery analytics — Track delivery, opens, and bounces for sent email.Missing from Amazon SES.
- Deliverability SLA / support — Get a guaranteed deliverability service-level agreement.Missing from Amazon SES.
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 |
| Starter | $10/mo |
| Professional | $75/mo |
| Premier | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Amazon SES than SMTP2GO?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Essentials vs $10/mo on Starter. That is $120 a year.
What does Amazon SES lack compared with SMTP2GO?
Email templates, SMS marketing, Custom sending/tracking domain, Webhooks, Data export, SMTP & REST API, Delivery analytics, Deliverability SLA / support — 8 of the 10 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
SMTP2GO: 2026-08-31; Amazon SES: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
- https://www.smtp2go.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
- Amazon SES data last verified 2026-09-07