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| Comparison field | Amazon SESCloud providers |
|---|---|
| PricingBilling model | Usage-based; other plans availableSource ↗ |
| PricingSelected paid rateSelected plans, not equivalent baskets. USD unless stated; taxes, add-ons and regional terms may differ. | À la carte: USD 0.10/1,000 outbound emailsSource ↗ |
| PricingFree tier / trial | New AWS accounts: up to USD 200 eligible-service credits, subject to AWS Free Tier conditions.Source ↗ |
| PricingOverage | Pay-as-you-go sending is metered; additional AWS services and optional features cost extra.Source ↗ |
| PricingData / attachment charges | USD 0.12/GB of sent attachment dataSource ↗ |
| PricingWhat counts as an email | Sending quotas count recipients, not API requests.Source ↗ |
| PricingCredit expiry | AWS Free Tier credits expire 12 months after account creation; free plan lasts 6 months.Source ↗ |
| ReliabilityOfficial incident historyProvider-reported status, not independent monitoring or a live health indicator. | Official status pageOpen ↗ |
| ReliabilityContractual uptime SLAA service commitment, not observed uptime. Eligibility, exclusions and credit rules differ. | 99.9% monthly per AWS region; exclusions and service-credit terms applySource ↗ |
| ReliabilityMeasured uptime | Not measured |
| ReliabilityMeasured delivery latency | Not measured |
| ReliabilityMeasured inbox placement | Not measured |
| Sending & featuresHTTP API | AvailableSource ↗ |
| Sending & featuresSMTP relay | AvailableSource ↗ |
| Sending & featuresSDKs | AWS SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, Go, PHP, Ruby, Rust and more.Source ↗ |
| Sending & featuresTemplates / editor | Up to 20,000 templates per region; 500 KB maximum template size.Source ↗ |
| Sending & featuresWebhooks | Event publishing through SNS, CloudWatch and Firehose; integration configuration required.Source ↗ |
| Sending & featuresInbound processing | Receiving rules integrate with S3, SNS and Lambda; regional availability applies.Source ↗ |
| Sending & featuresCampaigns / automation | Bulk-send, contact lists and newsletter integration examples; application orchestration required.Source ↗ |
| Sending & featuresAnalytics | Bounce, complaint, rejection, open and click monitoring; console, VDM and CloudWatch options.Source ↗ |
| Operations & securitySuppression management | Regional account-level suppression lists; add/remove addresses individually or in bulk through API v2 or console.Source ↗ |
| Operations & securityDaily / request limits | Per region: sandbox 200 recipients/24h and 1/second; production limits require approval.Source ↗ |
| Operations & securityLog / activity retention | VDM message search covers the last 30 days; exported-event storage has separate retention.Source ↗ |
| Operations & securityDedicated IP | Standard: USD 24.95/IP/month; managed option separateSource ↗ |
| Operations & securityHosting / region notes | SLA measured separately per AWS regionSource ↗ |
| Operations & securitySending domains | Up to 10,000 verified identities per AWS Region.Source ↗ |
| Operations & securitySender authentication | SPF, DKIM and DMARC configuration documented; Easy DKIM or customer-provided keys.Source ↗ |
| Operations & securitySSO | Not stated in reviewed docs Review detailsExternal identity-provider SSO protocols and plan eligibility were not established for this product. Reviewed 2026-09-08 Reviewed source 1 ↗Reviewed source 2 ↗ |
| Operations & securitySupport channels | AWS Basic customer service and community access; technical response commitments depend on paid AWS Support plan.Source ↗ |
| Operations & securitySetup requirements | Verify identities and request sandbox removal in each sending region; configure regional credentials.Source ↗ |
| ResourcesWebsite | Official resourceOpen ↗ |
| ResourcesDocumentation | Official resourceOpen ↗ |
| ResourcesPricing page | Official resourceOpen ↗ |
Unconfirmed cells include review details and sources: documentation may omit a value, sources may conflict, or a current page may be unreadable. Not measured means no independent test dataset.