How much does Amazon SES cost?
$0.10 per 1,000 emails. Free tier includes 62,000 emails/month when sent from EC2. Data transfer charges may apply. For a typical Node.js app sending password resets and notifications, the cost is negligible.
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Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a cloud-based email sending service for transactional and marketing emails. It costs $0.10 per 1,000 emails, integrates with AWS, and offers both SMTP and API interfaces. Free tier includes 62,000 emails/month from EC2.
SES is cheaper ($0.10 vs $0.20 per 1000 emails), integrates with AWS, and has a higher free tier (62k/month from EC2 vs 100/day on SendGrid). SendGrid has an easier API, better documentation, and more features like email templates and analytics.
New SES accounts are in sandbox mode, meaning you can only send emails to verified email addresses. To send to any email address, you must request production access from AWS. This prevents new accounts from being used for spam.
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