MailerSend is 65% cheaper
than Twilio SendGrid
$7/mo (Hobby) vs Twilio SendGrid Essentials at $19.95/mo — covering 78% of the 9 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.
Hobby: 7 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 9 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
MailerSend covers 78% of the 9 capabilities compared against Twilio SendGrid. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | MailerSend | Twilio SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMTP & REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delivery analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email address validation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom sending/tracking domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ↑ Enterprise | ✓ |
| Event webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Twilio SendGrid has that MailerSend lacks.
- Delivery analytics — Track delivery, opens, and bounces for sent email.Missing from MailerSend.
- Dedicated IP — Send email from an IP address dedicated to your account.Missing from MailerSend.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Hobby | $7/mo |
| Starter | $35/mo |
| Professional | $110/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Essentials | $19.95/mo |
| Pro | $89.95/mo |
| Premier | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is MailerSend than Twilio SendGrid?
65% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $7/mo on Hobby vs $19.95/mo on Essentials. That is $155.40 a year.
What does MailerSend lack compared with Twilio SendGrid?
Delivery analytics, Dedicated IP — 2 of the 9 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Twilio SendGrid: 2026-10-28; MailerSend: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://www.sendgrid.com/en-us/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://sendgrid.com/en-us/solutions/email-api (feature_page, checked 2026-10-26)
- MailerSend data last verified 2026-10-26