Twilio SendGrid
Email API and SMTP relay for app email, plus a separate tool for marketing campaigns.
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About Twilio SendGrid
SendGrid, owned by Twilio, is one of the most widely used services for sending email from software. Developers connect through a REST API or SMTP relay to send receipts, password resets, notifications and other transactional mail, and SendGrid handles authentication, IP reputation, bounces and delivery analytics. A separate Marketing Campaigns product gives marketers a drag-and-drop editor, templates, list management and simple automations for newsletters and promotions. Its website has been merged into Twilio's, and accounts are managed through Twilio's console. Pricing scales with sending volume; new accounts get a 60-day free trial of 100 emails a day, after which a paid plan is required, and higher tiers add dedicated IPs and more support. It is a hosted service with SDKs for most languages. It suits companies that want a proven sender at very large scale, while smaller developers often prefer Postmark's focus on transactional speed or Mailgun's free tier.
Best for: Companies sending high volumes of app email that also want basic marketing campaigns from the same vendor.
Pros and cons
What works
- Handles very large sending volumes
- REST API and SMTP relay with SDKs for most languages
- Marketing Campaigns tool for newsletters alongside the API
- Dedicated IPs available on higher tiers
Why people leave
- No permanent free plan; the free trial ends after 60 days
- Marketing Campaigns is billed separately from the Email API
- Moving the site into Twilio's has made docs and pricing harder to find
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Twilio SendGrid: common questions
Is Twilio SendGrid free?
No, Twilio SendGrid is a paid product.
Is Twilio SendGrid open source?
No, Twilio SendGrid is not open source.
What platforms does Twilio SendGrid run on?
Twilio SendGrid is available for Web.
What are the best alternatives to Twilio SendGrid?
The highest-ranked Twilio SendGrid alternatives right now are Mailjet and Brevo. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.