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Stop overpaying for rigid monthly subscription tiers. Compare PhotonRelay against SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, and SMTP2Go with our real-time interactive savings calculator.
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On SendGrid, sending 50,000 emails costs $19.95. Exceeding by just 1 email forces you onto the 100k Pro plan at $89.95/month. On PhotonRelay's pay-as-you-go model, 51,000 emails costs only $23.00.
Comparing operational flexibility, deliverability features, and developer ergonomics.
| Feature / Capability |
PhotonRelay
Developer Pay-Per-Use
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Twilio SendGrid | Mailgun | Amazon SES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Base Commitment | $0 (Pure Pay-Per-Use) | $19.95 / mo | $35.00 / mo | $0 (Usage based) |
| Monthly Recurring Free Tier | 5,000 emails / mo | 100 / day | 30-day trial only | Only on EC2 |
| Average OTP Delivery Speed | < 750ms | 2.0s – 5.0s | 1.8s – 4.0s | 1.5s – 3.5s |
| Deliverability Trust Ladder | Automated 10-Tier | None (Manual) | None | None |
| Full Body Payload Storage | Zero Disk Retention | Stored on disk | Stored on disk | S3 integration |
| Direct Deliverability Engineers | Included on All Plans | Enterprise tiers only | +$1,000/mo add-on | AWS Enterprise |
| Indian GST Tax Invoices | 100% ITC Compliant | No GSTIN support | US invoice only | AISPL supported |