Email

Email marketing and transactional email platforms.

8 platforms reviewed·How we test

Our rankings

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PostmarkTransactional-only email API with the strongest independently-tested deliverability of any platform reviewed — the tradeoff is highest cost per email.

4.4/ 5

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SMTP2GOMulti-datacenter transactional email service with a generous free tier and, per hands-on use, the most granular whitelist/blacklist controls of the group.

4.4/ 5

3

ResendDeveloper-first email API from the React Email team — the most modern DX of the group, built for JS/TS-native stacks.

3.9/ 5

4

Amazon SESPay-as-you-go transactional email infrastructure from AWS — the cheapest at volume, but the most technically demanding to set up.

3.8/ 5

5

SendGridOne of the largest and most widely integrated transactional + marketing email platforms, backed by Twilio.

3.6/ 5

6

SparkPostEnterprise-grade deliverability analytics platform (predictive scoring, inbox placement testing) now operating under the Bird brand post-acquisition.

3.5/ 5

7

MailgunDeveloper-focused transactional email API with strong validation/inspection tooling, recently repriced upward on its pay-as-you-go tier.

3.4/ 5

8

MailjetCombined marketing + transactional platform with unlimited contacts on every paid tier and real-time collaborative email editing.

3.3/ 5

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