Compared
MailPace vs AWS SES
SES is owned by one of the richest men in the world, they're cheap, but at what cost?
MailPace and AWS SES Features Compared
MailPace is the best AWS SES alternative, we have everything you need to send and receive transactional emails.
| MailPace | AWS SES | |
|---|---|---|
| HTTPS API | ||
| SMTP Endpoint | ||
| Inbound Email | ||
| Unlimited Webhooks | Requires custom setup | |
| Bounce List Management | ||
| 30 days of history | Retention depends on S3 setup | |
| Unlimited Team Members | ||
| Unlimited Domains | ||
| DKIM | ||
| SPF | ||
| DMARC | ||
| 2FA | ||
| Time to Inbox Monitoring | ||
| Status Page | ||
| Integrations | ||
| Idempotent Email API | ||
| Transactional Only | ||
| Own Email Infrastructure | ||
| Independent | ||
| European Sending | AWS has European endpoints but they are a US company |
How does MailPace compare on Price?
AWS SES is cheap, but attracts spammers due to the low cost, deliverability is poor, and customer support is non-existent.
| Emails | 10,000 | 100,000 | 1 Million |
|---|---|---|---|
| MailPace | $10 | $100 | $1000 |
| AWS SES | $1 | $10 | $100 |
Universally loved by real people
and thousands of companies
"Shout out to @MailPace for the great email service! Just switched @GoRails over and added them as an SMTP provider for Jumpstart Pro."
Chris Oliver
Creator of GoRails, Jumpstart Pro and HatchBox.io
"A transactional email sender that not only doesn't default spy pixels, but won't allow them 😍"
DHH
Creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO of Basecamp and Hey.com
"Shoutout to @MailPace great product & clean API for transactional emails. Really loving it"
Mark Magnuson
Creator of Bildr.com
"Im using @MailPace after a reco from @dhh Truly happy with it."
Lionel Rudaz
CPO & CMO @Properstar, Maker @tastersch
"There’s also Mailpace, which is my go to - never had issues and has great support!"
Vincent Ritter
Creator of tinylytics.app, scribbles.page
"It’s affordable, delivery is fast, and there’s even a gem for RubyOnRails to simplify setup. @MailPace has the fastest support I have ever experienced. Impressive"
Vito Botta
Lead Platform Architect at brella.io
"Personally very happy with @MailPace"
Benjamin Houy
Founder of @FrenchTogether
"@MailPace works really well (SMTP or their API)"
Maarten Balliauw
Developer and Advocate at @JetBrains. Founded @SpeakerTravel_
"I’m using @MailPace in @getLemonInk and it works perfectly"
Piotrek Bator
LemonInk.co cofounder
We are speedy fast 🚅
And we share our performance metrics to prove it
We measure, track and optimize for time to inbox. We publish live results for all to see to hold ourselves accountable to our fast transactional email delivery times.
Latest Time to Inbox Timings
Gmail
6.24s
Avg: 6.17s
iCloud
8.23s
Avg: 11.93s
Yahoo
9.80s
Avg: 9.80s