Amazon SES vs MailChannels

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Amazon SES

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USD · US · source: aws.amazon.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Essentials	USD 0.16 monthly $0.16 per 1,000 emails for the first 10 million emails per month	Usage · per stated usage allowance	Standalone · Usage based
Pro	USD 0.22 monthly $0.22 per 1,000 emails plus $105 per account and region per month	Usage · per stated usage allowance	Standalone · Usage based
Enterprise	USD 0.23 monthly $0.23 per 1,000 emails plus $500 per account and region per month	Usage · per stated usage allowance	Standalone · Usage based

MailChannels

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USD · US · source: www.mailchannels.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter	USD 99.99 monthly $99.99 /mo	Flat · /mo	Standalone · Fixed
Standard	USD 524.99 monthly $524.99 /mo	Flat · /mo	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	Contact sales Contact sales	Other	Standalone · Contact sales
Free	Free $0	Flat	Standalone · Free

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Amazon SES

Essentials

Plan card Outbound email API: Included
Plan card Inbound email processing: Included
Plan card Pay-as-you-go usage: Included
Plan card Shared sending infrastructure: Included

Pro

Plan card SES deliverability: Included
Plan card Managed dedicated IPs: Included
Plan card Email validation: Included
Plan card Global deliverability: Included

Enterprise

Plan card Global endpoints: Included
Plan card Managed dedicated IPs: Included
Plan card Email validation: Included
Plan card Enterprise email volume: Included

MailChannels

Starter

Highlights 1 console user: Included
Highlights SMTP relay: Included
Highlights Content analysis: Included
Highlights Compromised account detection: Included
Highlights Unlimited domains: Included

Standard

Highlights 3 console users: Included
Highlights Monitors: Included
Highlights Priority email support: Included

Enterprise

Highlights Unlimited console users: Included
Highlights Custom pricing: Included
Highlights Custom policies: Included
Highlights Dedicated account manager: Included

Free

Highlights REST API & SMTP integrations: Included
Highlights 30-day transaction log retention: Included
Highlights Trusted IP reputation & deliverability: Included
Highlights Community support: Included
Highlights Up to 3 domains: Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Amazon SES

August 27, 2026 Source
- Essentials: USD 0.16 monthly
- Pro: USD 0.22 monthly
- Enterprise: USD 0.23 monthly

MailChannels

August 27, 2026 Source
- Starter: USD 99.99 monthly
- Standard: USD 524.99 monthly
- Enterprise: Contact sales
- Free: Free