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Comparison

MailerSend vs SendGrid

On the evidence we track, MailerSend leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

MailerSend full profile →SendGrid full profile →
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★MailerSend69
SendGrid53
Score
Vioscale score
MailerSend69 / 100medium · 73%updating
SendGrid53 / 100low · 31%updating
Pricing
Free tier
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✓
Model
MailerSendfreemium
SendGridfreemium
Price level
MailerSendlow
SendGridunknown
Transparent
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✓
Integrations
Count
MailerSend33
SendGrid–
Security
Disclosure policy
MailerSend–
SendGrid✓
Gdpr
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✓
Iso27001
MailerSend✓
SendGrid–
Pci
MailerSend✓
SendGrid–
Reliability
Sla pct
MailerSend99.5
SendGrid–
Status page
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Channels
SMS
MailerSend✓
SendGrid-
Voice
MailerSend-
SendGrid-
WhatsApp
MailerSend-
SendGrid-
RCS
MailerSend-
SendGrid-
Transactional email
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✓
Video / real-time
MailerSend-
SendGrid-
In-app chat
MailerSend-
SendGrid-
Verify / OTP / 2FA
MailerSend✓
SendGrid-
Messaging
Two-way messaging
MailerSend✓
SendGrid-
Reach
Geographic coverage
MailerSendRegional
SendGrid-
Delivery
Email deliverability tools
MailerSend✓
SendGrid-
Commercial
Published per-unit pricing
MailerSend✓
SendGrid-

What each one is

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

MailerSend

Leader

A service for delivering transactional emails such as invoices, password resets, and notifications through multiple integration methods, emphasizing reliable inbox delivery and straightforward developer implementation.

Independently observed

SendGrid

A cloud-based email service for sending transactional emails via API or SMTP, and creating targeted marketing email campaigns. Handles over 200 billion emails per month.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

MailerSend

Leader
from $1.50/moHybridFree tier

From $5.60/month. Free tier with 500 emails/month.

  • FreeFree
    • 500 emails/month
    • 10 email verification credits
    • Email thread support
    • Drag-and-drop email editor
  • Hobby$5.60/month or $67.20/year
    • Email and SMTP relay API
    • Bulk email sending
    • Sender identities
    • 7 SDKs and OpenAPI
    • Email verification
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

SendGrid

Usage-based

Transparent pricing with discounts as you scale. Free trial available (no credit card required).

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✓
CLI
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MailerSend✓
SendGrid✓

Integrations

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

MailerSend

Leader
33 total
  • Zapier
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
  • Symfony
  • Slack
  • Laravel
  • Airbyte
  • Airtable
  • Anymail
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Courier
  • Cursor
  • Django
  • Google Cloud
  • Integrately
  • Knock
  • Magento
  • Mailster
  • Make
  • NocoDB
  • Novu
  • Pabbly Connect
  • Partnero
  • +9 more
Independently observed

SendGrid

Not documented yet.

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