Amazon SES vs turboSMTP
Amazon SES
aws.amazon.comturboSMTP
turbosmtp.comSide by side
| Figure | Amazon SES | turboSMTP |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €14.95/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 18 |
| Spec score · Email APIs | 7.8 (#19) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Spec score · Transactional Email Software | 7.8 (#30) | 8.7 (#8) |
| Spec score · Transactional email services | 7.1 (#38) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Audience | AWS presents SES for developers and businesses that send transactional messages, marketing campaigns, newsletters, or email from applications. | The company says its service serves needs from home and small businesses to large email providers. |
| Integrations | AWS documentation describes integrations with EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, SNS, Route 53, IAM, S3, Lambda, KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Data Firehose, Redshift, and OpenSearch Service. | A Zapier app launched with Send Email and Find Email Status actions for connecting CRMs, forms, spreadsheets and other Zapier applications. |
| Product | Amazon SES is a cloud-based email service for sending and receiving high-volume transactional, marketing, and newsletter email. | turboSMTP is a cloud SMTP service for sending email messages and newsletters, with statistical analysis for individual and aggregate messages. |
Plans
Amazon SES
- À la carte pricingPrice not published
- EnterprisePrice not published
- EssentialsPrice not published
- ProPrice not published
turboSMTP
- FreeFree
- Basic€14.95 a month
- Pro€79.95 a month
- Silver€49 a month
- Gold€92 a month
- Resell€270 a month
- Titanium€450 a month
- Diamond€790 a month
- FREEFree
- BASIC€14.95 a month
In their own words
Amazon SES
Amazon SES has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
turboSMTP
turboSMTP is a cloud SMTP service for sending email messages and newsletters, with statistical analysis for individual and aggregate messages. Its SMTP API supports transactional messages such as login confirmations, welcome messages, and receipts from a website or app. The dashboard tracks clicks and opens in real time, while listed tools manage bounces, spam, and unsubscribes. Deliverability features include smart routing, custom tracking domains, and email validation before campaigns. An email marketing tool can design, send, and track campaigns using turboSMTP delivery infrastructure. The service lists SMTP relay, email templates, delivery event webhooks, and a dedicated IP option; inbound email is not supported. It offers a free plan allowing 200 emails per day for the first six months. Basic costs €14.95 a month for 15,000 emails per month; Pro costs €79.95 a month for the same send limit and up to 100 subaccounts. Other listed plans sell email credits, which expire one year after purchase. Platforms include Android, API, iOS, and web. The maker advertises 24/7 multilingual support by phone, chat, and email.