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Bird (SparkPost) vs Elastic Email pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Bird (SparkPost): bird.com/en-us/pricing/email, Elastic Email: elasticemail.com/email-api-pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Bird (SparkPost) and Elastic Email at three volumes and at your own
VolumeBird (SparkPost)Elastic Email
small5K emails sent$17 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)$19 / moStarter
growing50K emails sent$35 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)$19 / moStarter
scale500K emails sent$215 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)no listed price
your volumeset above$35 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)$19 / moStarter

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 Elastic Email aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionBird (SparkPost)Elastic Email
Free$0 / moFree · 1,000 emails sent / mo$0 / moFree · 3,000 emails sent / mo
Entry$15 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)$19 / moStarter · 50,000 emails sent / mo
Mid$250 / moGrowth (prepaid deposit)no tier
Top$1,000 / moScale (prepaid deposit)$49 / moPro · 50,000 emails sent / mo

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureBird (SparkPost)Elastic Email
Tightest limit50 emails sent per dayFree tierunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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