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Amazon SES alternative

Meet MailerSend, the Amazon SES alternative with advanced features built in and ready to use.Get award-winning customer support at no extra cost, plus responsive templates, advanced analytics and more.

MailerSend
MailerSend

Emails that land right

Your emails deserve the inbox, not the spam folder. We consistently rank high for email deliverability, thanks to our awesome team of experts who monitor reputation and blocklist activity to reduce bounce rates and spam complaints.

Friendly support from real humans

No need for pricey support packages—we’re here for you! Get technical help when you need it via email or live chat from our friendly and knowledgeable support team.

93% satisfaction rate
100% response rate
24/7 support hours

Amazon SES pricing and features compared with MailerSend

Amazon SES pricing is complex and involves separate costs for various features and limits. For this comparison, we’ve used a simple Amazon SES setup for 100,000 emails plus the basic Business support package, which costs a minimum of $100 and has varying rates thereafter for different spend brackets.

From setup to send in minutes

Send emails via the API using your favorite language with SDKs you can add right into your code. Or, quickly generate SMTP relay credentials that you can plug into your app.
Read our API docs
curl -X POST \
https://api.mailersend.com/v1/email \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {place your token here without brackets}' \
    -d '{
        "from": {
            "email": "your@email.com"
        },
            "to": [
        {
            "email": "your@client.com"
        }
        ],
        "subject": "Hello from MailerSend!",
        "text": "Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.",
        "html": "

Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.

" }'
use MailerSend\MailerSend;
use MailerSend\Helpers\Builder\Recipient;
use MailerSend\Helpers\Builder\EmailParams;

$mailersend = new MailerSend(['api_key' => 'key']);

$recipients = [
new Recipient('your@client.com', 'Your Client'),
];

$emailParams = (new EmailParams())
->setFrom('your@email.com')
->setFromName('Your Name')
->setRecipients($recipients)
->setSubject('Subject')
->setHtml('

Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.

') ->setText('Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.'); $mailersend->email->send($emailParams);
php artisan make:mail ExampleEmail

Mail::to('you@client.com')->send(new ExampleEmail());
const Recipient = require("mailersend").Recipient;
const EmailParams = require("mailersend").EmailParams;
const MailerSend = require("mailersend");

const mailersend = new MailerSend({
    api_key: "key",
});

const recipients = [new Recipient("your@client.com", "Your Client")];

const emailParams = new EmailParams()
    .setFrom("your@email.com")
    .setFromName("Your Name")
    .setRecipients(recipients)
    .setSubject("Subject")
    .setHtml("

Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.

") .setText("Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend."); mailersend.send(emailParams);
package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "time"

    "github.com/mailersend/mailersend-go"
)

var APIKey string = "Api Key Here"

func main() {
    ms := mailersend.NewMailersend(APIKey)

    ctx := context.Background()
    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    subject := "Subject"
    text := "Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend."
    html := "

Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.

" from := mailersend.From{ Name: "Your Name", Email: "your@email.com", } recipients := []mailersend.Recipient{ { Name: "Your Client", Email: "your@client.com", }, } variables := []mailersend.Variables{ { Email: "your@client.com", Substitutions: []mailersend.Substitution{ { Var: "foo", Value: "bar", }, }, }, } tags := []string{"foo", "bar"} message := ms.NewMessage() message.SetFrom(from) message.SetRecipients(recipients) message.SetSubject(subject) message.SetHTML(html) message.SetText(text) message.SetSubstitutions(variables) message.SetTags(tags) res, _ := ms.Send(ctx, message) fmt.Printf(res.Header.Get("X-Message-Id")) }
from mailersend import emails

mailer = emails.NewEmail()

mail_body = {}

mail_from = {
    "name": "Your Name",
    "email": "your@domain.com",
}

recipients = [
    {
        "name": "Your Client",
        "email": "your@client.com",
    }
]

mailer.set_mail_from(mail_from, mail_body)
mailer.set_mail_to(recipients, mail_body)
mailer.set_subject("Hello!", mail_body)
mailer.set_html_content("

Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.

", mail_body) mailer.set_plaintext_content("Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.", mail_body) mailer.send(mail_body)
require "mailersend-ruby"

# Intialize the email class
ms_email = Mailersend::Email.new

# Add parameters
ms_email.add_recipients("email" => "your@client.com", "name" => "Your Client")
ms_email.add_recipients("email" => "your@client.com", "name" => "Your Client")
ms_email.add_from("email" => "your@domain.com", "name" => "Your Name")
ms_email.add_subject("Hello!")
ms_email.add_text("Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.")
ms_email.add_html("Greetings from the team, you got this message through MailerSend.")

# Send the email
ms_email.send
A graphic with depictions of the drag and drop editor, rich-text editor, and HTML editor.

Three ways to build email templates

Drag and drop, HTML or Rich-text—the choice is yours. Save time on template creation or, better yet, let your designer take the lead.

An example of MailerSend analytics.

Analytics out of the box

Monitor performance metrics with real-time activity updates for each message and view account or single domain analytics. Plus, easily create custom reports and export them with a click.

The MailerSend email template split testing feature.

Easy email split testing

Test and optimize your templates with split testing. Learn how subject lines, content, images, layout, CTAs, and more perform.

The MailerSend file manager with different types of images.

Built-in file storage

No extra costs or add-ons to store your files—keep your template assets organized in MailerSend’s cloud storage. Streamline your workflow and easily share files with team members.

Integrations

Easily connect other web apps with MailerSend so they seamlessly work together to share information, automate workflows and enhance your customer experience.
A graphic depicting users in different departments.

Made for teams

Our user-friendly interface makes it easy for all team members to collaborate on templates, reporting, account management and more. Plus, you can give custom access to features, domains, and settings.

Examples of MailerSend email templates.

Ready-to-send templates

Get a headstart on email design with our rich library of responsive templates. Take your pick and customize them with your own branding, logo and content.

An example of invalid and valid email addresses.

Integrated email verification

Protect your sender reputation and keep your sendings clean with the email verification tool. Identify invalid or harmful emails and add them to your suppressions with a click.

MailerSend

SMS API for multichannel messaging

Send transactional text messages like appointment reminders and one-time passwords with the SMS API. Have 2-way text conversations with customers using inbound routing.

Amazon SES or MailerSend: Choosing the right solution

Amazon SES is a solid solution for the right use case but lacks some features and usability that many organizations need. The table below helps break down its key features compared with MailerSend.
MailerSend https://storage.googleapis.com/mailersend-website/logos/aws.png Amazon SES
Best for Businesses of all sizes, team collaboration, and developers who want an easy-to-integrate and manage email service with features like analytics and templates. Best for straightforward plans and pricing with advanced features out of the box. Large-scale applications and enterprises that need a simple, cost-effective solution for high volumes of emails, and they have the resources to build and customize features. Preferably, they already heavily use Amazon services.
Ease of implementation API and SMTP relay with detailed documentation and SDKs for easy integration with most tech stacks. API and SMTP with AWS SDK integration that requires knowledge of the AWS ecosystem.
Ease of use User-friendly interface and features like drag and drop editor and analytics dashboard. Basic, minimal interface that requires some familiarity with AWS. No user-friendly tools for managing templates.
Integrations Numerous native integrations plus connectivity with platforms like Zapier and Make. Fewer third-party integrations, although it integrates deeply with AWS services like Lambda, S3, and SNS.

Start sending in minutes

Sign up for a free trial account and test the API and SMTP relay with a trial domain. Like what you see? Start sending from your domain with a free Hobby plan and 3,000 emails/month.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between MailerSend and Amazon SES?

Amazon Simple Email Service is a barebones solution that developers and users of the AWS ecosystem can use to add email delivery to their apps and websites. It lacks some functionality and features such as analytics dashboards, template builders, and so on, out of the box, so these need to be built. This makes it a less team-friendly solution that requires significant time and resources to implement. On the other hand, MailerSend is an email delivery service built for developers to quickly integrate email sending into their stack while also offering features that make template creation, email management, and collaboration easy. 

How will you secure my transactional email campaigns?

The goal of MailerSend’s transactional email service is to take the hassle out of transactional email, that’s why we’ve made it easy to set up and maintain.

We provide clear, comprehensive API documentation and 7 SDK libraries (PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Golang, Python, Ruby, Java) that are updated monthly. Developers can simply plug in our email API or SMTP relay and MailerSend will do the rest while low-coders can use our extensive library of integrations to connect their apps.

You can always be confident that your sending domain is safe from unauthorized sendings and that your sender reputation remains intact.

What support is available?

24/7 customer support is available to all users, so whether you’re on a free or paid plan, you’ll always get a timely response. Starter, Professional, and Enterprise users also enjoy 24/7 live chat and priority support.

What happens if I go over my monthly email limit?

When you reach your monthly plan email limit, additional emails are charged on a pay as you go basis, per 1,000 at decremental rates depending on the plan type and size. This starts at $1.00/1,000.

You can upgrade at any time to save money on emails and get additional features.

Is Amazon SES a cheaper solution?

Amazon SES sending rates are generally very cost-effective, however, its pricingthis doesn’t include a lot of the features that comprehensive solutions like MailerSend does. For example, to get customer support, reputation monitoring and analytics with Amazon SES, you must pay extra which drives up the cost considerably, making it a more expensive option.

Is the setup process complicated?

The goal of MailerSend’s email service is to take the hassle out of transactional email, that’s why we’ve made it easy to set up and maintain.

Do you offer dedicated IP addresses?

Dedicated IPs are available for high sending volumes. If you’d like to have a chat about whether a dedicated IP would be right for your business, get in touch.

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Give MailerSend a try with a free account

Small business, enterprise or startup: Your whole team can quickly start working on transactional emails with no long-term commitments—start with 3,000 free emails per month, then pay as you go!

Step 1

Sign up for a free account

Step 2

Send an email from the trial domain

Step 3

Try out the features & check your activity