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Email service software for marketing teams

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Amazon SES - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Amazon SES overview

What is Amazon SES?

Amazon Simple Email Service is a cloud-based email service solution that uses flexible IP deployment to provide a safe and secure way to send and analyze email communication. The system comes with analytics tools that measure open and click rates per email, which can be viewed in real-time. Additionally, emails can be delivered via bulk methods or individually through trigger-based instances.

Who uses Amazon SES?

By industry, Amazon SES reviewers are most commonly professionals in information technology and services (21%). The most frequent use case for Amazon SES cited by reviewers is email management (51% of reviewers).

What do users say about Amazon SES pricing?

Most reviewers indicate that Amazon SES delivers excellent value for money, with flexible, affordable pricing and a generous free tier. Some reviewers feel the cost savings outweigh missing features, though a few users mention pricing may challenge small businesses.

Starting price

0.1

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Pros & Cons

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Deliverability

Affordability

Campaigns

Accessibility

Reputation

Amazon SES’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Amazon SES pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
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5(86)

What do users say about Amazon SES?

Users say Amazon SES is a reliable, cost-effective solution for sending bulk and transactional emails, with high deliverability and strong spam control. They appreciate its scalability, generous free tier, and integration with other AWS services, noting significant savings for email marketing and automation. They find the service dependable for both operational and marketing campaigns, and value the detailed metrics available for tracking email performance.

Reviewers report that setup and configuration can be complex, especially for non-technical users, and that the interface is not very intuitive. They mention that customer support is limited and some advanced analytics require third-party tools.

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Who uses Amazon SES?

Based on 123 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Information Technology and Services
Computer Software
Marketing and Advertising
Internet
Others

Use cases

Email Marketing
Email Management
Transactional Email
Marketing
Small Business Marketing

Amazon SES's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Amazon SES users:

Email monitoring
Template management
Campaign management
Response management
Email campaign management

All Amazon SES features

Features rating:

List management
ROI tracking
API
Email management
Email marketing
Personalization

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Amazon SES pricing

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0.1

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Free trial
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User opinions about Amazon SES price and value

Value for money rating:

Of 41 reviews that provide robust commentary on Amazon SES's price and value, 90% mention it in a positive light.

Most reviewers indicate that Amazon SES offers excellent value for money, with flexible pricing plans based on the number of emails sent, allowing users to scale up or down as needed. They appreciate the low cost, especially for sending large volumes of emails, and find it more affordable compared to other email marketing services. Users like the pay-as-you-use model and the generous free tier, which helps preserve their budget. Some reviewers feel that while the service lacks some advanced features, the cost savings make up for it. However, a few users mention that the pricing can be a bit high for new or small businesses.

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To see what individual users think of Amazon SES's cost and value, check out the review excerpts below.

“The service offers flexible pricing plans based on the number of emails sent, allowing users to scale up or down as needed.”
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Ahmed S.

web developer

“It is the way to go when you want to have bulk email at a fraction of the costs incurred with other competitors.”
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Samuel C.

Engineer

“What I love the most is "The pricing", it is extremely cheap compared with other massive mailing systems like mail chimp or others.”
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Alejandro M.

Digital Marketing Manager

“A bit too expensive for our use case so we switched to a competitor”
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Ignas A.

Software Engineer

“High price for the new users or new businesses are the most hurdle”
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Haroon A.

Lead Officer

“For a small business like I am running now, I have no idea how long can I afford it.”
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Hannah C.

Teaching Assistant

Amazon SES support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat
24/7 (Live rep)
FAQs/Forum
Email/Help Desk

Training options

Documentation
Videos

Amazon SES FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Amazon SES offer?

Amazon SES has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $0.10
Pricing model: Free

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Q. Who are the typical users of Amazon SES?

Amazon SES has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business


Q. What languages does Amazon SES support?

Amazon SES supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Amazon SES offer an API?

No, Amazon SES does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Amazon SES offer?

Amazon SES offers the following support options:
Chat, 24/7 (Live rep), FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk

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