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10 Cheapest Transactional Email Services of 2026

By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 10, 2026

Among the 10 tools in our best transactional email services ranking, Amazon SES has the lowest verified paid starting price at $0.10 per 1,000 emails, no monthly minimum. Prices below are quoted from each vendor's US pricing page.

1. 01

   Amazon SES

   Teams already on AWS that send high volumes and want the lowest price per 1,000 emails.

   Pay as you go: $0.10 per 1,000 emails on a la carte pricing, or $0.16 per 1,000 on the Essentials plan; no monthly minimum

   Full entry, No. 3 overall

   Starts at

   $0.10

   Score 8.4

2. 02

   MailerSend

   Teams that want transactional email and SMS in one service with a cheap entry plan.

   Free plan with 500 emails a month; Hobby $6.30 per month billed yearly with 5,000 emails; Starter $31.50 per month billed yearly with 50,000 emails

   Full entry, No. 8 overall

   Starts at

   $6.30

   Score 8.1

3. 03

   Brevo

   Small teams that want a daily free sending allowance and one account for transactional and marketing email.

   Free plan with up to 300 emails a day; Starter $9 per month from 5,000 emails; Standard $18 per month

   Full entry, No. 5 overall

   Starts at

   $9

   Score 8.2

4. 04

   Mailjet

   Developers and small teams who want the largest monthly free allowance and a template language.

   Free plan with 6,000 emails a month (200 a day); Starter $9 per month with 8,000 emails; Essential $19 and Premium $29 per month with 15,000 emails

   Full entry, No. 9 overall

   Starts at

   $9

   Score 8.1

5. 05

   SMTP2GO

   Teams that want a plain SMTP relay with human support and simple USD billing.

   Free plan for up to 1,000 emails a month; Starter $10 per month with 10,000 emails; Professional $75 per month with 100,000 emails

   Full entry, No. 10 overall

   Starts at

   $10

   Score 7.9

6. 06

   Postmark

   Product teams that want fast, well-documented transactional delivery and clear overage rates.

   Free developer plan with 100 emails a month; Basic $15 per month with 10,000 emails; Pro $16.50 and Platform $18 per month; extra emails from $1.20 per 1,000

   Full entry, No. 2 overall

   Starts at

   $15

   Score 8.5

7. 07

   Mailgun

   Teams that expect to grow into hundreds of thousands of emails and want falling per-1,000 rates.

   Free plan with 100 emails a day; Basic from $15 per month with 10,000 emails; Foundation $35 with 50,000; Scale $90 with 100,000

   Full entry, No. 4 overall

   Starts at

   $15

   Score 8.3

8. 08

   Elastic Email

   Budget-minded developers who need 50,000 emails a month for under $20.

   Free plan with 3,000 emails a month (100 a day); Email API Starter $19 per month for up to 50,000 emails; Pro $49 per month

   Full entry, No. 7 overall

   Starts at

   $19

   Score 8.1

9. 09

   Twilio SendGrid

   Larger teams that want a long-established sender with dedicated IPs, SSO and subuser management.

   60-day free trial with 100 emails a day; Essentials from $19.95 per month for 50,000 to 100,000 emails; Pro from $89.95 per month

   Full entry, No. 6 overall

   Starts at

   $19.95

   Score 8.2

10. 10

    Resend

    Developers who want a modern API, a usable free tier and the lowest paid price per 1,000 emails among the subscription plans here.

    Free plan with 3,000 emails a month (100 a day); Pro $20 per month with 50,000 emails; Scale $90 per month with 100,000 emails; extra emails $0.90 per 1,000

    Full entry, No. 1 overall

    Starts at

    $20

    Score 8.9

Scores and prices come from our Best Transactional Email Services ranking, which uses one method for every tool. Questions or corrections: editorial@rankozo.com