Amazon SES vs Bird (SparkPost) pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Amazon SES: aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/, Bird (SparkPost): bird.com/en-us/pricing/emailVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Amazon SES and Bird (SparkPost) at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Amazon SES	Bird (SparkPost)
small5K emails sent	$0.50 / moÀ la carte	$17 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)
growing50K emails sent	$5 / moÀ la carte	$35 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)
scale500K emails sent	$50 / moÀ la carte	$215 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)
your volumeset above	$5 / moÀ la carte	$35 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Amazon SES and Bird (SparkPost) aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Amazon SES	Bird (SparkPost)
Free	$0 / moEssentials	$0 / moFree · 1,000 emails sent / mo
Entry	$105 / moPro	$15 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)
Mid	$500 / moEnterprise	$250 / moGrowth (prepaid deposit)
Top	$0 base + usageÀ la carte	$1,000 / moScale (prepaid deposit)

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Amazon SES	Bird (SparkPost)
Tightest limit	unlisted	50 emails sent per dayFree tier

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.