Postmark versus SendGrid

Price

• Postmark From $15/mo
  • Free: no subscription charge
  • Basic: $15.00 monthly
  • Pro: $16.50 monthly
  • Platform: $18.00 monthly
  • High volume: Vendor quotation required
• SendGrid From $19.95/mo
  • Free Trial: no subscription charge
  • Essentials: $19.95 monthly
  • Pro: $89.95 monthly
  • Premier: Vendor quotation required

Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.

Documented for both

Sending volume

Postmark Unused emails do not roll over to the next billing period.Free: 100 emails per monthBasic: 10,000 emails per monthPro: 10,000 emails per monthPlatform: 10,000 emails per month

SendGrid Free Trial: 100 emails per dayEssentials: 50,000 to 100,000 emails a monthPro: 100,000 to 2,500,000 emails a month

Log retention

Postmark Custom activity retention starts at USD 5 a month and is only available on Pro plans or higher; statistics are kept indefinitely.Basic: 45 daysPro: Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by defaultPlatform: Customizable up to 365 days; 45 days by default

SendGrid Free Trial: 3 days of searchable email activityEssentials: 3 days of searchable email activityPro: 7 days of searchable email activityPremier: 7 days of searchable email activity

Webhooks and events

Postmark Inbound email is converted to JSON and posted to your webhook URL.Pro: Inbound email processing includedPlatform: Inbound email processing included

SendGrid Free Trial: 1 event webhookEssentials: 2 event webhooksPro: 5 event webhooksPremier: 5 event webhooks

Dedicated IP

Postmark From USD 50 a month per IP, for accounts sending 300,000 or more emails a month on Pro or higher.

SendGrid Pro and Premier include dedicated IPs; more can be purchased.Pro: 1 dedicated IP includedPremier: 1 dedicated IP included

Support

Postmark Support requests are handled by the customer success team through support tickets.

SendGrid Access to expert services and personalized support is listed as available for purchase.

Overage charges

Postmark Extra emails on paid plans are calculated at the end of the billing cycle and added to the next month's charge.Free: No overages are allowed on Free.

SendGrid Sending past the plan's allowance may add overage charges on top of the monthly rate; the rate is not published on the pricing page.

Limits to check

• Postmark There is no tier between the free 100 emails a month and the 10,000-email paid tier.
• SendGrid The only free option is a 60-day trial at 100 emails a day, not a permanent free plan.

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Postmark: sender domains.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

• Ask SendGrid about sender domains; our sources do not establish it yet.

• Postmark profile and plans · View Postmark pricing
• SendGrid profile and plans · Visit SendGrid