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Best SendGrid alternatives

Recommendations for teams leaving SendGrid after the May 2025 free-tier removal.

criteria

  1. 01

    Postmark

    Transactional

    For teams that valued SendGrid as transactional only.
  2. 02

    Mailgun

    Transactional

    Closest API ergonomics if you used the SMTP plus API combo.
  3. 03

    Amazon SES

    Transactional

    For volume-heavy senders with AWS infrastructure.
  4. 04

    Mailtrap

    Transactional Testing

    Testing plus sending with a generous free tier.
  5. 05

    Loops

    Marketing Transactional

    If you used SendGrid for marketing as well as transactional.
  6. 06

    Brevo

    Transactional Marketing

    Closest replacement for SendGrid Marketing Campaigns.
  7. 07

    Resend

    Transactional

    Modern API for new React stacks. Confirm volume pricing fits.
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