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Bird (SparkPost) vs Twilio SendGrid pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Bird (SparkPost): bird.com/en-us/pricing/email, Twilio SendGrid: www.twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

These services do not bill on a shared metric, so a like-for-like cost is unlisted.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Bird (SparkPost) and Twilio SendGrid aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Bird (SparkPost)	Twilio SendGrid
Free	$0 / moFree · 1,000 emails sent / mo	$0 onceFree Trial
Entry	$15 / moStartup (prepaid deposit)	$19.95 / moEssentials
Mid	$250 / moGrowth (prepaid deposit)	$89.95 / moPro
Top	$1,000 / moScale (prepaid deposit)	Contact salesPremier

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Bird (SparkPost)	Twilio SendGrid
Tightest limit	50 emails sent per dayFree tier	100 emails sent per dayFree Trial tier

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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