MailerSend vs SendGrid

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

MailerSend wins price and reviewsSendGrid wins deliverability and sending APIs

Updated July 2026

At a glanceMailerSendSendGrid
Entry price$7$14.95
Cost per 1k @ 100k—$0.35
Free tier500/moTrial
G2 rating4.14.0

THE VERDICT

MailerSend wins on price and reviews. SendGrid wins on deliverability and sending APIs.

MailerSend starts at $7 versus SendGrid's $14.95. MailerSend rates higher with developers (4.1 vs 4.0 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

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
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Pick SendGrid

✓It's great for brands and firms that want to get emails across in ample time.
✓It is an affordable option if you send out newsletters but do not intend to profit from them.
✓It is a great option if you're building software and need a reliable email service.
Set up SendGrid with Courier →

Feature by feature

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

capability
MailerSend
SendGrid
Starting paid plan
$7/mo
$19.95/mo
Cost per 1k @ 100k
—
$0.35
Pricing model
Hybrid
Subscription
Overage
$1.50 per 1,000 emails beyond the plan's included allowance
upgrade tier / per-block overage
Dedicated IP
Plan-gated
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
Yes
SMTP relay
Yes
Yes
Inbound routing
Yes
Yes
Dynamic templates
Yes
Yes
Batch send
Yes
Yes
Scheduled send
Yes
Yes
Official SDKs
PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Go, Python, Ruby, Java
Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Java, C#
Event webhooks
Yes
Yes
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
Yes
Custom HTML editor
Yes
Yes
Email validation
Yes
Plan-gated
Log retention
Plan-gated: 1 day (Free/Hobby), 7 days (Starter), 30 days (Professional)
3 days default; 30 days add-on
Sandbox / test mode
Yes
Yes
Open / click tracking
Yes
Yes
Analytics dashboard
Yes
Yes
A/B testing
Plan-gated
Yes
EU data residency
Yes
Yes
SOC 2
No
Yes
HIPAA
No
No
GDPR
Yes
Yes
ISO 27001
—
Yes
Support channels
Limited support on Free; 24/7 email support from Hobby; live chat plus priority support on Starter and Professional; dedicated account manager on Professional
Email/Ticket, Chat, Phone
24/7 support
Yes
Yes
Support SLA
—
Plan-gated
Migration assistance
Plan-gated
Yes

FAQ

Common questions

MailerSend starts at $7 versus SendGrid's $14.95. 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 MailerSend, SendGrid, 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. SendGrid is a Twilio product.

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