# Compare Samva with the email APIs you already know.

URL: https://samva.dev/compare

Each page puts Samva next to one provider: what a month costs, what each one ships, and what moves when you switch. Every price links to the provider's own page.

## What a month costs on each.

Outbound email only, one sending domain, no add-ons. Each cell is the entry published plan that covers the volume.

Prices checked September 29, 2026

Amazon SES is transport only, at $0.10 per 1,000 emails ($1 at 10k, $50 at 500k). Events, a dashboard, templates, and suppression are yours to build. See [Samva vs Amazon SES](https://samva.dev/compare/amazon-ses).

| Provider | 10k/mo | 50k/mo | 100k/mo | 500k/mo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Samva | $5 (Starter) | $19 (Growth) | $44 (Growth plus 50,000 extra at $0.50 per 1,000) | $199\* (Scale plus 200,000 extra at $0.50 per 1,000) |
| [Resend](https://resend.com/pricing) | $20 (Pro, 50,000 emails) | $20 (Pro, 50,000 emails) | $35 (Pro, 100,000 emails) | $350 (Scale, 500,000 emails) |
| [SendGrid](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing) | $19.95 (Essentials, 50,000 emails) | $19.95 (Essentials, 50,000 emails) | $34.95 (Essentials, 100,000 emails) | $429† (Pro, 300,000 emails plus 200,000 at $0.0009) |
| [Postmark](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing) | $15 (Basic, 10,000 emails) | $55 (Basic, 50,000 emails) | $115 (Basic, 125,000 emails) | $455 (Basic, 700,000 emails) |
| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/) | $15 (Basic, 10,000 emails) | $35 (Foundation, 50,000 emails) | $75 (Foundation, 100,000 emails) | $400 (Scale, 500,000 emails) |
| [AutoSend](https://autosend.com/pricing) | $10 (Starter, 10,000 emails) | $30 (Growth, 50,000 emails) | $80 (Growth, 100,000 emails) | $390† (Scale, 400,000 emails plus 100,000 at $0.0010) |
| [inbound.new](https://inbound.new/pricing) | $15 (Pro, 50,000 emails) | $15 (Pro, 50,000 emails) | $39 (Growth, 100,000 emails) | $175† (Scale, 200,000 emails plus 6 blocks of 50,000 at $16) |

\* Needs the spend limit raised from its $50 default.

† Derived from the provider's published overage rate, not a listed plan.

Postmark: Basic plan. Pro adds 10%.

AutoSend: Transactional plans.

inbound.new: As listed: inbound.new's pricing does not say whether sent and received email both count toward its monthly total.

## One page per provider.

- [Amazon SES](https://samva.dev/compare/amazon-ses): The lowest transport price. Samva is the rest of the stack, already built.
- [AutoSend](https://samva.dev/compare/autosend): Campaigns, automations, and SMTP, with no free plan. Samva has a free plan and a spend limit.
- [inbound.new](https://samva.dev/compare/inbound-new): Built around receiving and threads. Samva adds versioned templates and campaigns.
- [Mailgun](https://samva.dev/compare/mailgun): Volume tiers with inbound through routes. Samva costs less at every volume in the table, and replies thread to the email they answer.
- [Postmark](https://samva.dev/compare/postmark): A transactional-first service; inbound needs its Pro plan. Samva includes inbound on every plan, free included.
- [Resend](https://samva.dev/compare/resend): Similar developer API and a free plan. Samva adds replies threaded to the email they answer, exact per-email overage, and campaigns priced on sends from the same API.
- [SendGrid](https://samva.dev/compare/sendgrid): A long-running platform with a trial, not a free plan. Samva's free plan has no end date.

## Business email, compared.

Samva Mail next to the office suite a small business usually starts on: what a team pays, what each one gives you, and when to stay.

- [Google Workspace](https://samva.dev/compare/google-workspace): Gmail with Docs, Drive, and Meet, priced per person. Samva Mail is business email on your own domain, with an AI assistant that answers the routine customer email: a mailbox for everyone, shared ones like support@, and one plan price.
- [Start sending free](https://samva.dev/signup)
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