Postmark is 86% cheaper
than Amazon SES
$15/mo (Basic) vs Amazon SES Pro at $105/mo — covering 75% of the 4 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.
Pro plan at $105/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Basic: 15 USD/monthly.
Amazon SES costs $105/mo on the Pro 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 4 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Postmark covers 75% of the 4 capabilities compared against Amazon SES. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Postmark | Amazon SES |
|---|---|---|
| Transactional email API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inbound email parsing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email address validation | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Amazon SES has that Postmark lacks.
- Email address validation — Validate an email address before sending to it.Missing from Postmark.
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 |
| Basic | $15/mo |
| Pro | $16.50/mo |
| Platform | $18/mo |
| High-volume / Enterprise | Contact sales |
| À la carte | Contact sales |
| Essentials | Free |
| Pro | $105/mo |
| Enterprise | $500/mo |
| Free plan (AWS Free Tier) | Free |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Postmark than Amazon SES?
86% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 emails/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $15/mo on Basic vs $105/mo on Pro. That is $1080 a year.
What does Postmark lack compared with Amazon SES?
Email address validation — 1 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Amazon SES: 2026-09-07; Postmark: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/#aws-page-content-main (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Postmark data last verified 2026-09-07