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Postmark vs Amazon SES

Reviewed byRoman K
Tagline
Postmark: Transactional email service
Amazon SES: Cloud email service
Pricing Model
Postmark: paid
Amazon SES: paid
Starting Price
Postmark: $15/mo
Amazon SES: $0/mo
Free Plan
Postmark: No
Amazon SES: No
GitHub Stars
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Amazon SES:
npm Downloads/wk
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Amazon SES:
GitHub Forks
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Amazon SES:
Open Issues
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Amazon SES:
Tags
Postmark: transactional, deliverability, api
Amazon SES: transactional, aws, scale, smtp

Postmark vs Amazon SES: which to choose

Both charge from day one, but Amazon SES starts lower at $0/mo versus $15/mo for Postmark.

Choose Postmark if you lean toward transactional and deliverability; choose Amazon SES if transactional and aws matters more for your stack. All figures above are pulled from live GitHub and pricing data, not vendor marketing.

Frequently asked questions

Is Postmark or Amazon SES better?

It depends on your priorities. Postmark has — GitHub stars and uses a paid pricing model, while Amazon SES has — stars and uses a paid model.

Is Postmark cheaper than Amazon SES?

Postmark starts at $15/mo while Amazon SES starts at $0/mo.

What are the main differences between Postmark and Amazon SES?

Postmark is tagged as transactional, deliverability, api while Amazon SES is tagged as transactional, aws, scale. Postmark uses a paid pricing model. Amazon SES uses a paid model.

Does Postmark or Amazon SES have a free plan?

Neither Postmark nor Amazon SES currently offers a free plan.

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