Comparison

Amazon SES vs Postmark

On the evidence we track, Postmark leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon SES46
Postmark63
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon SES46 / 100medium · 63%
Postmark63 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon SES
Postmark
Model
Amazon SEScommercial
Postmarkfreemium
Price level
Amazon SESunknown
Postmarklow
Transparent
Amazon SES
Postmark
Integrations
Count
Amazon SES2
Postmark22
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon SES
Postmark
Fedramp
Amazon SES
Postmark
Gdpr
Amazon SES
Postmark
Hipaa
Amazon SES
Postmark
Pci
Amazon SES
Postmark
Soc2
Amazon SES
Postmark
Reliability
Status page
Amazon SES
Postmark

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for communication apis. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Channels
SMS
Amazon SES-
Postmark-
Voice
Amazon SES-
Postmark-
WhatsApp
Amazon SES-
Postmark-
RCS
Amazon SES-
Postmark-
Transactional email
Amazon SES
Postmark
Video / real-time
Amazon SES-
Postmark-
In-app chat
Amazon SES-
Postmark-
Verify / OTP / 2FA
Amazon SES-
Postmark-
Messaging
Two-way messaging
Amazon SES
Postmark
Reach
Geographic coverage
Amazon SESGlobal
PostmarkGlobal
Delivery
Email deliverability tools
Amazon SES
Postmark
Commercial
Published per-unit pricing
Amazon SES-
Postmark

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon SES

A managed email delivery platform that scales to handle high volumes with flexible IP address management. Provides deliverability tracking and sender reputation tools for optimized inbox placement.

Independently observed

Postmark

Leader

A transactional email platform that sends emails through API and SMTP endpoints, with built-in capabilities for tracking delivery success, handling bounces, and processing inbound messages. Designed for developers who need to integrate email delivery into applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon SES

Usage-based

Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing

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Postmark

Leader
from $1.20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $15/mo. Free tier with 100 emails/month. Pay-as-you-go overages starting at $1.80 per 1,000 emails.

  • FreeFree
    • 100 emails/month
    • REST API
    • SMTP
    • Transactional email
    • Sandbox Mode
    • +3 more
  • Basic$15/mo + $1.80 per 1,000 overage emails
    • 10,000+ emails/month
    • Industry-leading deliverability
    • 45-day retention
    • 5 custom domains
    • Unlimited emails/day
    • +3 more
  • Pro$16.50/mo + $1.30 per 1,000 overage emails
    • 10,000+ emails/month
    • Industry-leading deliverability
    • Customizable retention up to 365 days
    • 10 custom domains
    • Unlimited emails/day
    • +5 more
  • Platform$18/mo + $1.20 per 1,000 overage emails
    • 10,000+ emails/month
    • Industry-leading deliverability
    • Customizable retention up to 365 days
    • Unlimited custom domains
    • Unlimited emails/day
    • +5 more
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon SES
Postmark
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon SES
Postmark

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon SES

2 total
  • Amazon WorkMail
  • Amazon Mail Manager
Independently observed

Postmark

Leader
22 total
  • Mailcoach
  • Datadog
  • Craft CMS
  • Customer.io
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Supabase
  • Bubble
  • Figma
  • Google Sheets
  • Gravity Forms
  • Gravity SMTP for WordPress
  • Netlify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Stripo
  • Typeform
  • WordPress
  • WP Mail SMTP
  • Zapier
  • Tabular
  • SureTriggers
  • Marka Email Generator
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.