Transactional Email API
SendGrid Pricing Explained: Tiers, Limits & Hidden Costs
- Starting price
- $19.95/mo (Essentials, 50,000 emails)
- Pricing model
- Per-email plan, marketing features as add-ons
- Free tier
- Free 100 emails/day forever
SendGrid plans and limits
| Tier | What you get |
|---|---|
| Free | Free 100 emails/day forever |
| Paid entry point | $19.95/mo (Essentials, 50,000 emails) |
| How the bill grows | Per-email plan, marketing features as add-ons |
| Self-hosted | Not available |
Hidden costs to budget for
- Priority deliverability support only comes with the expensive plans
What SendGrid costs as you grow
Both land around $20/mo for 50,000 emails, but SendGrid requires a higher tier before campaign tools and priority support appear, while Resend keeps every API feature on the same plan and bills only for volume.
Resend vs SendGridSendGrid is cheaper per email at the entry tier, but its marketing features are what you are paying to unlock. Postmark costs more per message and gives you nothing but delivery quality, which is the point.
SendGrid vs PostmarkSending 500,000 emails a month costs about $50 on SES and roughly $180 or more on SendGrid's equivalent tier, but SES gives you no deliverability team, so the saving is only real if an engineer owns email.
Amazon SES vs SendGridCheaper alternatives to SendGrid
SendGrid pricing: FAQ
How much does SendGrid cost?
Twilio SendGrid uses per-email plan, marketing features as add-ons pricing. Paid usage starts at $19.95/mo (Essentials, 50,000 emails).
Does SendGrid have a free tier?
Free 100 emails/day forever.
What are the hidden costs of SendGrid?
Priority deliverability support only comes with the expensive plans.
What are cheaper alternatives to SendGrid?
Resend ($20/mo (Pro, 50,000 emails)), Postmark ($15/mo (10,000 emails)), Amazon SES ($0.10 per 1,000 emails).