Twilio SendGrid — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-02 01:10 UTC · JSON
Twilio SendGrid scores 82.85 for transactional email (Transactional email). Agent-friction 45/100. We rank it highly, the community is cooler — see below.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $19.95 | 50k emails | $0.30/1000 emails |
Cost at scale — Transactional email
| 3k emails/mo | 50k emails/mo | 1M emails/mo |
|---|---|---|
| $19.95 | $19.95 | $304.95 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 45/100
| 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 | 30 days |
| Metrics covered | delivered, opened, clicked, bounced, complained, unsubscribed, deferred |
Full event coverage via Event Webhook and Stats API; extended activity history is a paid add-on.
Tested quickstarts
| Framework | SDK | Last CI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | @sendgrid/mail@8.1.3 | 2026-10-14 | pass |
What the internet says Unverified · aggregated from public posts
Sentiment: negative. This is summarized from public posts, is not fact-checked, and never affects the score.