New accounts start on Free. The send caps below are what the API enforces today. List prices and overage rates are what we will charge when Stripe is on; nothing is billed now.
Default for every new account.
List price. Not charged yet.
Custom domain and branding.
Agencies reselling under their brand.
Competitor figures from vendor pricing pages, Jun 2026. Directional, not a quote. Our overage column is the published rate for when billing is on; sends stop at the cap until then.
| Provider | Free tier | Entry plan | Overage / 1k | Dedicated IP / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMS | 3,000 / mo | $18 → 50k | $0.70 | Coming |
| Resend | 3,000 / mo | $20 → 50k | $0.90 | $30 |
| Postmark | 100 / mo | $15 → 10k | $1.80 | from $50 |
| SendGrid | None (retired) | $19.95 → 50k | Tiered, opaque | $30 |
| Mailgun | ~3,000 / mo (100/day) | $15 → 10k | $1.80 | $59 |
SendGrid overage is not transparently published. We do not sell a dedicated IP today, so that column is not a price comparison we can win.
Authentication, suppression, and delivery events from the mail server we operate. Seed-list inbox tests and dedicated IPs are on the deliverability roadmap.
SPF/DKIM/DMARC at domain setup, verified-domain send gate, List-Unsubscribe and RFC 8058 one-click headers on mail we relay. Complaint-rate kill-switch is not live.
Free and paid plans stop sending at the monthly cap. That is the same check the API runs on every enqueue. No silent overage invoice.
$0.70 / 1k on Pro, $0.55 on Scale, $0.30 wholesale on white-label. Those rates exist in code for invoices. Charging is not wired, so the cap is the whole story today.
Yes. 3,000 emails/mo, 1 domain, the compatible API, logs, and signed webhooks. No card, no expiry. Hit the cap and sends pause until the next month or an operator raises the plan.
Not yet. Stripe is not on, so there is no checkout. Published $18 / $80 / $400 rates are the list we will charge. Until then every new account is Free unless an operator changes the plan.
No. Every tenant sends through the mail server we operate. Dedicated IPs and warmup are on the deliverability roadmap, not a $20 add-on and not bundled into Scale.
Point the existing client at https://api.electronicmailservices.com (Resend SDKs honor RESEND_BASE_URL). No rewrite. Start on Free to prove delivery, then we raise the plan when billing is live.
Create a key, point your client at EMS, send. The first 3,000 emails each month are free. No credit card.