Amazon SES

Cloud email service for sending and receiving messages with volume-based pricing.

Amazon SES is a transactional email provider based in United States. It operates European infrastructure in Ireland, Germany and France and other locations. A free tier is available. As a US company it falls under the US CLOUD Act. Pricing on this page is published only after a human has reviewed it.

Pricing Pros and cons Specifications About Reviews

Company based in

United States

European regions

IrelandGermanyFranceSwedenItalySpain

US CLOUD Act

US company

GDPR agreement

Available

Free tier

A free AWS plan is available for 6 months after account creation, with eligible AWS Free Tier credits.

VAT

Shown excluding VAT

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Pricing

5 plans

Plan

Monthly

vCPU

Memory

Storage

Essentials
Marginal volume rates are $0.16, $0.14, and $0.11 per 1,000 emails across the listed tiers. Additional feature and attachment data charges may apply.
Monthly
$0.16 per 1,000 emails
vCPU
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Memory
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Pro
Per account per region per month. Email rates are $0.22, $0.17, and $0.12 per 1,000 emails across the listed tiers.
Monthly
105 USD
vCPU
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Memory
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Storage
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Enterprise
Per account per region per month. Email rates are $0.23, $0.18, and $0.13 per 1,000 emails across the listed tiers.
Monthly
500 USD
vCPU
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Memory
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Storage
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À la carte pricing
No minimum fees or mandatory service usage. Outbound email is $0.10 / 1,000 emails and inbound email is $0.10 / 1,000 emails, with separate charges for features, attachments, and Mail Manager services.
Monthly
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AWS Free Tier
The free plan is available for 6 months after account creation. AWS Free Tier credits must be used within 12 months.
Monthly
0 USD
vCPU
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Memory
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Storage
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Pros and cons

What works

Pay as you go pricing is available.
There are no upfront commitments or contracts.
The service supports both outbound sending and inbound processing.
Pro and Enterprise plans include selected deliverability features.

What to watch

Pro and Enterprise add monthly account and region fees to usage charges.
Many features and Mail Manager functions have separate charges.
The pricing uses marginal volume tiers and multiple metered components.
The free plan is limited to 6 months.

Specifications

Regions

AWS GovCloud (US-West), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS European Sovereign Cloud

Egress policy

Outbound email includes a $0.12 per GB charge for attachment data sent. Additional data transfer charges may apply when using other AWS services.

Support

Account and billing support is available through AWS support requests; technical support is unavailable under the Basic Support Plan.

About Amazon SES

Amazon SES is a cloud-based service for sending high-volume transactional and marketing email and managing incoming email. It offers Essentials, Pro, Enterprise, and à la carte pricing, combining per-email charges with monthly account and region fees on Pro and Enterprise. Additional charges apply to features, attachment data, and some Mail Manager functions.

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