At a glance
- Amazon SES is listed under Transactional email, alongside Brevo, MailerSend and Mailgun.
- Amazon SES's lowest paid plan is Essentials at $0.16 per 1,000 emails, for up to 10 million emails a month, as of October 20, 2026.
- Amazon SES's pricing model: usage-based.
- Amazon SES is available on API and SMTP.
- Amazon SES's main features: Virtual Deliverability Manager, Mail Manager, Managed dedicated IPs, Email validation, Global endpoints, Tenants.
- Amazon SES has a public API.
- We haven't confirmed whether Amazon SES has a free plan.
Facts from aws.amazon.com, checked October 20, 2026.
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