Postmark vs Twilio SendGrid: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
Both prices below were read from each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown.
Pricing side by side
| Plan | Postmark | Twilio SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| tier 1 | Free — 100 free test emails/mo, full REST API, webhooks, 45 days history | Free — 100 emails/day forever, ticket support, basic reporting |
| tier 2 | $15/mo — 10,000 emails/mo, 45 days full content retention, inbound processing | $19.95/mo — Up to 50,000 emails/mo, email optimization tools, 3 days log retention |
| tier 3 | $55/mo — 50,000 emails/mo, full analytics, subaccounts, dedicated deliverability | $89.95/mo — Up to 100,000 emails/mo, dedicated IP included, subuser management |
| tier 4 | $115/mo — 125,000 emails/mo, dedicated IP add-on available, priority support | On request — Custom volume, custom log retention, dedicated deliverability consulting |
read from both vendors' pricing pages · 22 Aug 2026 · how we verify
Choose Postmark if
- SaaS application developers requiring sub-second transactional delivery
- Product teams needing comprehensive 45-day email event troubleshooting logs
Choose Twilio SendGrid if
- Developers building high-volume transactional email systems into apps
- Marketing teams needing unified transactional and broadcast email delivery
Where each one disappoints
Postmark
- Scraped cold outbound sales email campaigns
Twilio SendGrid
- Cold B2B sales outreach lists without opt-in consent
Compiled by Stepan Noianov from both vendors' own sites. Something wrong? Report an inaccuracy.