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Estimate Amazon SES a-la-carte cost at your volume — $0.10/1k per recipient, free tier off by default, optional attachment GB.

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Recipients for SES; messages for plan-based vendors. Slider covers 100–1M; type any whole number.

Estimate from a dated rate card (2026-08-18) — not an invoice. Transactional / API sending only.

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Cheapest at this volume · rates as of 2026-08-18
Amazon SES · $1.00
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Cheapest in this model at this volume — not “cheapest forever.” Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.

Ranked transactional email vendor costs
VendorSKUMonthlyEffective / 1kNotes
Amazon SESCheapestPay as you go$1.00$0.10No SES free allowance applied (default).
Cloudflare Email SendingWorkers Paid + Email Sending$7.45$0.75Adds $5.00 Workers Paid unless you already pay for it.
MailgunBasic$15.00$1.50Cheapest modeled Mailgun SKU at this volume.
PostmarkBasic$15.00$1.50Cheapest modeled Postmark SKU at this volume.
SendGrid Email APIEssentials 50k$19.95$2.00Cheapest modeled SendGrid Email API SKU at this volume.
ResendPro 50k$20.00$2.00Cheapest modeled Resend SKU at this volume.

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How to Use

  1. 1 Enter recipients per month (SES bills per recipient, not per message)
  2. 2 Leave SES free allowance on None unless you have confirmed it on the account
  3. 3 Add attachment GB if you send files
  4. 4 Read the SES row against Resend, SendGrid, Cloudflare, and the rest

Features

  • Same compare engine as the Email Cost Calculator, SES highlighted
  • Free allowance off by default — no silent 62k EC2 myth
  • Attachment data at $0.12/GB
  • Override SES unit price if AWS has repriced
  • Client-side estimate — not your AWS invoice

Why it Matters

Searchers want “SES cost at 10k emails.” Most calculators quietly apply a free tier you may not have. This preset starts at pay-as-you-go and still shows how a $20 ESP floor compares.

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Estimate Amazon SES outbound cost at your volume, then see how it ranks against other transactional APIs. SES here is a-la-carte ($0.10 / 1,000 recipients in the dated card). Free allowance is off unless you turn it on.

Walkthrough: Estimate an SES bill at 10k emails. Full compare: Email Cost Calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is SES billed per email or per recipient?
Per recipient. A message with two To: addresses is two billable sends. This tool treats your volume as recipients.
Why is the 62,000 EC2 free tier off?
That allowance is legacy and account-specific. Defaulting it on is a common calculator lie. Turn it on in advanced options only if your AWS account still has it.
Are SES bundled Essentials / Pro plans included?
Not in v1. This models a-la-carte outbound. Dedicated IPs and Virtual Deliverability Manager are also omitted.
Will this match my AWS invoice?
Often not exactly. Invoices add data transfer, extra products, taxes, and free-tier windows. Use this as a planning estimate, then confirm in Cost Explorer.
Are rates live?
No — dated card plus an override field. Official page always wins.
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