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SendGrid vs Amazon SES

Developers should use SendGrid when building applications that require automated email sending, such as user registration confirmations, password resets, newsletters, or marketing campaigns meets developers should use amazon ses when building applications that require sending large volumes of emails, such as user registration confirmations, password resets, newsletters, or automated notifications. Here's our take.

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SendGrid

Developers should use SendGrid when building applications that require automated email sending, such as user registration confirmations, password resets, newsletters, or marketing campaigns

SendGrid

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Developers should use SendGrid when building applications that require automated email sending, such as user registration confirmations, password resets, newsletters, or marketing campaigns

Pros

  • +It is particularly valuable for handling high-volume email traffic, improving deliverability through dedicated IPs and reputation management, and simplifying compliance with regulations like GDPR and CAN-SPAM
  • +Related to: email-api, transactional-email

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Amazon SES

Developers should use Amazon SES when building applications that require sending large volumes of emails, such as user registration confirmations, password resets, newsletters, or automated notifications

Pros

  • +It is particularly valuable for ensuring high deliverability rates, managing email reputation, and complying with anti-spam regulations like CAN-SPAM and GDPR
  • +Related to: aws-sdk, email-marketing

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use SendGrid if: You want it is particularly valuable for handling high-volume email traffic, improving deliverability through dedicated ips and reputation management, and simplifying compliance with regulations like gdpr and can-spam and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Amazon SES if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable for ensuring high deliverability rates, managing email reputation, and complying with anti-spam regulations like can-spam and gdpr over what SendGrid offers.

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The Bottom Line
SendGrid wins

Developers should use SendGrid when building applications that require automated email sending, such as user registration confirmations, password resets, newsletters, or marketing campaigns

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