Level 8
I am using Zoho.com, works excellent for me.
May 10, 2021
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Level 5
Transactional Email Providers
Hello,
Who would you recommend for sending Transactional Emails?
I have the following requirements..
No more than 2k emails per month Emails can come from domain1.com domain2.com domain3.com I would want to use a shared credential if possible and provide the sending from address I specifically don't want to use AWS I want to send transactional emails - eg sign up, reset password, new order Looking for someone with a free tier or a very low cost per month
Thanks
Level 80
specifically don't want to use AWS I want to send transactional emails - eg sign up, reset password, new order
@elliotk Why don’t you want to use AWS? SES can be used to send transactional emails as well.
Level 26
Sendgrid has a free plan for 100 mails/day (2900-3100 mails/month)
Socketlabs has a free plan for 2000 mails/month
Level 5
I am using SES in another app, so very familiar, it's a very cheap and reliable service.
Honestly. I find the console a nightmare to navigate. I don't like how easy it is to accidentally run up a bill too.
I'd rather pay more than the few cents it's costing now, but live without the extra burden.
Think Digital Ocean vs AWS - I'm looking for the same but for the emails
Level 80
Honestly. I find the console a nightmare to navigate.
You only need to use the console to set up a domain. I use SES and never visit the console because I don’t need to.
I don't like how easy it is to accidentally run up a bill too.
AWS is pay as you go. You only get charged for emails you send.
Level 16
Hey @elliotk … I realize this is an older post, but did you decide on/recommend a transactional email provider? I'm researching now too!
Level 122
@orphanedrecord have a look at postmark
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Level 5
Hi @orphanedrecord in the end I went with Amazon SES. As many point out, once it was setup it, it was cheap and works well
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Level 9
I was looking at a solution to replace a bunch of combined services we used for marketing emails and transactional emails. https://sendy.co/ - Sendy utilises Amazon SES, so you may still ne able to easily integrate it with what you have set up. you can white label it, you can measure performance of customer service staff etc...
Honestly 'Sendy' seemed like the best customisation and pricing by far!! Here's a little of the cost breakdown i created in my research into a solution:
Cost Implications - sending 10,000 emails a month over 12 months:
With Sendy: 12 months = $70.00 [initial cost for software]
- ($1.00 per 10k emails * 12) $12.00 =
$82.00 the first year, $12.00 a year after that.
VS
With our previous setup: 12 months = POWr ($161.00 * 12 = $1932.00)
- Mandrillapp ($36.00 * 12 = $432.00)
- Mailchimp ($285.00 * 12 = $3420.00) =
$5784.00 per year
Baring in mind that Mailchimp also scales this pricing up quite sharply based on the number subscribers you have. Sendy gives you full control
Level 1
Sendamatic is worth a look - $0.088/1k emails, and no surprise data transfer charges like with SES
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