Amazon SES — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-02 01:10 UTC · JSON
Amazon SES scores 67.75 for transactional email (Transactional email). Agent-friction 35/100.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (à la carte) | $0 | — | $0.10/1000 emails |
Cost at scale — Transactional email
| 3k emails/mo | 50k emails/mo | 1M emails/mo |
|---|---|---|
| $0.30 | $5 | $100 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 35/100
| Check | Points | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Test credentials without a credit card | 20 | × |
| Sandbox or test mode | 15 | ✓ |
| Setup with no human-only steps | 15 | × |
| Official CLI | 10 | ✓ |
| Official MCP server | 10 | × |
| Markdown docs, current with the SDK | 10 | × |
| Typed SDK for main languages | 10 | ✓ |
| Error messages that name the fix | 10 | × |
Analytics & data access
Can you get your own usage/event data out, and is it any good?
| Dashboard (built-in analytics) | × |
| Metrics / events API | ✓ |
| Webhooks (real-time events) | ✓ |
| Raw log export | ✓ |
| Data retention | depends on setup |
| Metrics covered | delivered, bounced, complained, opened, clicked, rejected |
Powerful but build-it-yourself — metrics via CloudWatch and event destinations you configure; no polished dashboard.