Pricing
Amazon SES pricing, worked out at real volumes
What Amazon SES charges, from its own published pricing - the free tier, the entry plan, and the monthly cost at the volumes people actually send. Plus how Sendpository's plans compare, read from our live plans.
In short
$0.10 per 1,000 emails sent, and $0.10 per 1,000 received plus charges per 256 KB chunk. New AWS accounts get free-tier credits. Sendpository has a permanent free plan (6,000 emails a month); Amazon SES does not.What Amazon SES costs at 10k, 50k and 100k emails
| Emails a month | Amazon SES, as published |
|---|---|
| 10,000 | $1 a month in sending charges, at $0.10 per 1,000 - plus whatever SNS, SQS, Lambda and storage you add around it. |
| 50,000 | $5 a month in sending charges, plus the AWS services you build on. |
| 100,000 | $10 a month in sending charges, plus the AWS services you build on. |
Worked out from Amazon SES’s published pricing on 2026-09-23 (source). Prices change; check their site before you decide.
Amazon SES’s free tier
| Free allowance | |
|---|---|
| Amazon SES | No permanent free plan |
| Sendpository | 6,000 emails a month (up to 200 a day), free forever |
Sendpository has a permanent free plan (6,000 emails a month); Amazon SES does not.
How Sendpository’s pricing compares
Sendpository bills in Indian rupees, with GST invoices. Dollar figures are approximate, at the rate stated on the pricing page, so they can sit next to Amazon SES’s USD prices.
| Plan | Price | Emails a month |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 6,000 (up to 200 a day) |
| Pro | ₹1,649 + GST (about $19) | 70,000 |
| Scale | ₹6,349 + GST (about $72) | 200,000 |
Which to choose
Choose Amazon SES if: High-volume senders already on AWS with engineers to build bounce handling, event pipelines and logging on SNS, SQS and CloudWatch.
Choose Sendpository if: Teams that want delivery logs, signed webhooks, suppression lists, receiving and a dashboard without wiring AWS services together.
The full feature-by-feature comparison is on the Amazon SES alternative page, and the Amazon SES migration guide maps every field if you switch.
Questions
How much does Amazon SES cost?
$0.10 per 1,000 emails sent, and $0.10 per 1,000 received plus charges per 256 KB chunk. New AWS accounts get free-tier credits. Figures are from Amazon SES's published pricing, checked 2026-09-23.
Does Amazon SES have a free plan?
Not a permanent one, according to Amazon SES's published pricing (checked 2026-09-23). $0.10 per 1,000 emails sent, and $0.10 per 1,000 received plus charges per 256 KB chunk. New AWS accounts get free-tier credits.
What are the alternatives to Amazon SES?
Postmark, Resend, Mailgun and Sendpository are the usual shortlist. Teams that want delivery logs, signed webhooks, suppression lists, receiving and a dashboard without wiring AWS services together is where Sendpository fits best; high-volume senders already on AWS with engineers to build bounce handling, event pipelines and logging on SNS, SQS and CloudWatch.
Other email API pricing
Resend pricing
Free: 3,000 emails a month, capped at 100 a day, one domain. Paid plans start at $20 a month for 50,000 emails.
SendGrid pricing
The permanent free plan was retired in 2025 in favour of a 60-day trial (100 emails a day). Essentials starts at $19.95 a month for up to 100,000 emails.
Postmark pricing
Free developer plan: 100 emails a month, no expiry. Basic is $15 a month for 10,000 emails, with overage at $1.80 per 1,000.
Mailgun pricing
Free: 100 emails a day, one sending domain. Basic starts at $15 a month for 10,000 emails.
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