AWS SES vs MailerSend

Two transactional email providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.

AWS SES wins price and deliverabilityMailerSend wins developer experience and sending APIs

Updated July 2026

At a glanceAWS SESMailerSend
Entry price$0.10$7
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.1—
Free tier3,000/mo (1st yr)500/mo
G2 rating4.24.1

THE VERDICT

AWS SES wins on price and deliverability. MailerSend wins on developer experience and sending APIs.

AWS SES starts at $0.10 versus MailerSend's $7. AWS SES rates higher with developers (4.2 vs 4.1 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

Pick AWS SES

✓It is suitable for developers on the AWS ecosystem who want to integrate a mailing system into their software.
✓It is suitable for firms or brands to send bulk transactional emails.
✓It is an excellent tool for email marketing.
Set up AWS SES with Courier →

Pick MailerSend

✓Teams that need EU-hosted transactional email data by default for compliance or customer-trust reasons
✓Budget-conscious developers who want a real free tier plus a cheap ($7/mo) entry-level paid plan
✓Teams that want built-in email address verification without adding a separate vendor
✓Apps that need inbound email parsing (support tickets, reply-by-email flows) alongside outbound sending
Set up MailerSend with Courier →

Feature by feature

Winner cells are tinted, green where AWS SES leads, violet where MailerSend does.

capability
AWS SES
MailerSend
Starting paid plan
$0/mo
$7/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.1
—
Pricing model
Pay-as-you-go
Hybrid
Overage
$0.10 per 1,000 emails (flat Pay-as-you-go)
$1.50 per 1,000 emails beyond the plan's included allowance
Dedicated IP
Add-on
Plan-gated
Deliverability tooling
Yes
Yes
Automated IP warmup
Yes
Yes
Suppression management
Yes
Yes
SPF / DKIM / DMARC
Yes
Yes
BIMI
Yes
—
Transactional API
Yes
Yes
Marketing campaigns
No
No
SMTP relay
Yes
Yes
Inbound routing
Yes
Yes
Dynamic templates
Yes
Yes
Batch send
Yes
Yes
Scheduled send
—
Yes
Official SDKs
Java, Python, JavaScript/Node.js, .NET, Ruby, Go, PHP, C++
PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Go, Python, Ruby, Java
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
No
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
Add-on
Yes
Log retention
—
Plan-gated: 1 day (Free/Hobby), 7 days (Starter), 30 days (Professional)
Sandbox / test mode
Yes
Yes
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
No
Plan-gated
EU data residency
Yes
Yes
SOC 2
Yes
No
HIPAA
BAA
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
Yes
—
Support channels
Email, Chat, Phone (via AWS Support plans)
Limited support on Free; 24/7 email support from Hobby; live chat plus priority support on Starter and Professional; dedicated account manager on Professional
24/7 support
Yes
Yes
Support SLA
Plan-gated
—
Migration assistance
—
Plan-gated

FAQ

Common questions

AWS SES starts at $0.10 versus MailerSend's $7. Because pricing models differ by tier, the cheaper option depends on your monthly volume, so compare the pricing rows in the scorecard above.

Keep comparing

Related comparisons

AWS SES vs PostmarkEmail→AWS SES vs MailgunEmail→AWS SES vs SendGridEmail→AWS SES vs SparkPostEmail→AWS SES vs OneSignal EmailEmail→AWS SES vs MailjetEmail→

Why not both?

Use both behind one API.

Route AWS SES, MailerSend, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.

Start building freeRead the docs

Pricing, plans and feature availability as of July 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.

Multichannel Notifications Platform for SaaS