The 6 Best SendGrid Alternatives in 2026 (Email API & Delivery)
Dušan Jovović
Founder of Tolodora. I test the tools I recommend and tell you what each one is genuinely best at.
SendGrid is widely used for transactional and marketing email, but depending on whether you want a modern developer experience, top deliverability, or low cost, another tool may fit. Here are six SendGrid alternatives I'd consider in 2026.
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Resend
- Pricing
- 8.8/10
- Functionality
- 8.8/10
- Ease of use
- 9.2/10
- Support
- 8.4/10
What I like
A modern email API with a beautiful developer experience and React email.
Best for
Modern developer experience.
Resend is a developer-first email API with a clean DX and React-based emails. A favorite modern SendGrid alternative.
Postmark
- Pricing
- 8.0/10
- Functionality
- 8.8/10
- Ease of use
- 9.0/10
- Support
- 8.8/10
What I like
Renowned for fast, reliable transactional email deliverability.
Best for
Top transactional deliverability.
Postmark focuses on fast, reliable transactional email with excellent deliverability. The pick when emails must land.
Mailgun
- Pricing
- 8.2/10
- Functionality
- 9.0/10
- Ease of use
- 8.2/10
- Support
- 8.2/10
What I like
A flexible, powerful email API for developers sending at scale.
Best for
A flexible email API.
Mailgun offers a robust email API with strong sending and validation features. A capable SendGrid alternative for developers.
Amazon SES
- Pricing
- 9.9/10
- Functionality
- 8.4/10
- Ease of use
- 7.0/10
- Support
- 7.8/10
What I like
Extremely low-cost, scalable email sending within AWS.
Best for
Cheapest at scale.
Amazon SES provides very cheap, scalable email sending for those in AWS. The pick for high volume at minimal cost.
Brevo
- Pricing
- 9.0/10
- Functionality
- 8.8/10
- Ease of use
- 8.6/10
- Support
- 8.2/10
What I like
Email plus SMS, marketing and CRM in one affordable platform.
Best for
Email plus marketing + SMS.
Brevo combines transactional and marketing email with SMS and CRM affordably. Great for teams wanting more than just an API.
Loops
- Pricing
- 8.6/10
- Functionality
- 8.6/10
- Ease of use
- 9.2/10
- Support
- 8.2/10
What I like
Modern email for SaaS — transactional and marketing with a clean UX.
Best for
Email for SaaS.
Loops offers a modern, simple platform for SaaS transactional and marketing email. The pick for startups wanting great UX.
Want a modern developer experience? Resend. Top transactional deliverability? Postmark. A flexible email API? Mailgun. The cheapest at scale? Amazon SES. Email plus SMS and marketing? Brevo. Email for SaaS with a modern UX? Loops. Pick by DX, deliverability and price.
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