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Pricing breakdowns, trade-offs and lessons from running our own mail.
What transactional email costs at 50k, 100k, 500k and 2.5M a month
Transactional email cost compared at 50k, 100k, 500k and 2.5M emails a month across Resend, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Amazon SES and a self-hosted server.
Shared vs dedicated IP for email
Shared vs dedicated IP for email: when a dedicated IP helps or hurts, what providers charge as of October 2026, and why self-hosting gives you one by default.
SendGrid pricing explained
SendGrid pricing as of October 2026: Essentials, Pro and Premier tiers, when a dedicated IP is included, worked examples, and when moving off makes sense.
Resend pricing explained
Resend pricing as of October 2026: every tier, what overages cost, worked examples at 50k, 150k, 500k and 2.5M emails, and when moving off Resend makes sense.
How we moved our own domains off Resend and Mailgun
Moving off Resend and Mailgun to our own Postfix server: what we moved, how we relayed over 587 with a fallback, how we warmed up, and the gotchas we hit.
Is self-hosting email worth it?
Is self-hosting email worth it? Honest pros and cons, who should and shouldn't run their own mail server, and the real break-even against Resend and SendGrid.