Bird (SparkPost) vs Cloudflare Email Service pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Bird (SparkPost): bird.com/en-us/pricing/email, Cloudflare Email Service: developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/pricing/Verified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Bird (SparkPost) and Cloudflare Email Service at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Bird (SparkPost)	Cloudflare Email Service
small5K emails sent	$17 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)	$0.70 / moWorkers Paid
growing50K emails sent	$35 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)	$16.45 / moWorkers Paid
scale500K emails sent	$215 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)	$173.95 / moWorkers Paid
your volumeset above	$35 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)	$16.45 / moWorkers Paid

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 Bird (SparkPost) and Cloudflare Email Service aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Bird (SparkPost)	Cloudflare Email Service
Free	$0 / moFree · 1,000 emails sent / mo	no tier
Entry	$15 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)	unlistedWorkers Free
Mid	$250 / moGrowth (prepaid deposit)	no tier
Top	$1,000 / moScale (prepaid deposit)	unlistedWorkers Paid · 3,000 emails sent / mo

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Bird (SparkPost)	Cloudflare Email Service
Tightest limit	50 emails sent per dayFree tier	unlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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