AWS SES vs Mailjet

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

AWS SES wins deliverability and cost at scaleMailjet wins developer experience and sending APIs

Updated July 2026

At a glanceAWS SESMailjet
Entry price$0.10Free
Cost per 1k @ 100k$0.1—
Free tier3,000/mo (1st yr)6,000/mo
G2 rating4.23.9

THE VERDICT

AWS SES wins on deliverability and cost at scale. Mailjet wins on developer experience and sending APIs.

AWS SES starts at $0.10 versus Mailjet's Free. AWS SES rates higher with developers (4.2 vs 3.9 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 Mailjet

✓You want email marketing and transactional sending in one affordable platform
✓Your team needs real-time collaborative template editing
✓You want an EU-based, GDPR-first email provider
✓You are a startup or small team integrating email into your product
Set up Mailjet with Courier →

Feature by feature

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

capability
AWS SES
Mailjet
Starting paid plan
$0/mo
$9/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
$0.1
—
Pricing model
Pay-as-you-go
Subscription
Overage
$0.10 per 1,000 emails (flat Pay-as-you-go)
—
Dedicated IP
Add-on
Plan-gated
Deliverability tooling
Yes
Yes
Automated IP warmup
Yes
—
Suppression management
Yes
Yes
SPF / DKIM / DMARC
Yes
Yes
BIMI
Yes
—
Transactional API
Yes
Yes
Marketing campaigns
No
Yes
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, Ruby, Python, C#/.NET, Java, Node.js
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
No
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
Add-on
Plan-gated
Sandbox / test mode
Yes
Yes
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
No
Yes
EU data residency
Yes
Yes
SOC 2
Yes
Yes
HIPAA
BAA
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
Yes
Yes
Support channels
Email, Chat, Phone (via AWS Support plans)
Email/ticket, Chat, Phone
24/7 support
Yes
—
Support SLA
Plan-gated
Plan-gated

FAQ

Common questions

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

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Why not both?

Use both behind one API.

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

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

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