{"name":"AWS SES","slug":"aws-ses","category":"email","type":"cloud","website":"https://aws.amazon.com/ses","pricing":"paid","pricing_tiers":["$0.10/1k emails","Free within EC2 (62k/mo)","Dedicated IPs from $25/mo"],"open_source":false,"self_hosted":false,"sdk_languages":["python","javascript","go","java","ruby","csharp","php"],"frameworks":[],"agent_features":{"transactional":true,"marketing":true,"inbound_parsing":true,"template_engine":false,"deliverability_tools":true},"compliance":["soc2","hipaa","gdpr","pci-dss","iso27001"],"best_for":"Cheapest option at scale for AWS-native stacks — pay-per-email pricing with no monthly minimums","limitations":"Bare-bones developer experience; no built-in templates or analytics dashboard; setup requires DNS configuration and sending reputation warm-up; support requires AWS support plan","verified_by":"editorial","last_verified":"2026-04-28","source_urls":{"docs":"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses","pricing":"https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing"},"feature_labels":{"transactional":"Send triggered emails — receipts, notifications, approval requests","marketing":"Send bulk campaigns and newsletters","inbound_parsing":"Receive and parse incoming emails via webhook","template_engine":"Built-in email template builder or rendering engine","deliverability_tools":"Dedicated IP, domain authentication, and reputation monitoring"},"comparisons":[{"slug":"aws-ses-vs-mailgun","title":"AWS SES vs Mailgun","vs":"mailgun"},{"slug":"aws-ses-vs-postmark","title":"AWS SES vs Postmark","vs":"postmark"},{"slug":"aws-ses-vs-resend","title":"AWS SES vs Resend","vs":"resend"},{"slug":"aws-ses-vs-sendgrid","title":"AWS SES vs SendGrid","vs":"sendgrid"}],"body":"# AWS SES\n\nAmazon Simple Email Service (SES) is AWS's email sending service. Its main advantage is cost — at $0.10 per 1,000 emails with no monthly minimum, it's the cheapest option at volume. If you're already running on AWS, SES is free for up to 62,000 emails per month from EC2.\n\nThe tradeoff is developer experience. SES is a low-level service — there's no built-in template editor, no analytics dashboard, and setup involves DNS verification and IP warm-up. For agent developers on AWS who just need to send email cheaply, it works. For anything more, consider wrapping it with a service like Resend."}