As of October 2026, SendGrid pricing starts with a 60-day free trial at 100 emails a day. Essentials costs $19.95 a month for 50,000 emails or $34.95 for 100,000, on shared IPs. Pro starts at $89.95 a month for 100,000 emails and includes a dedicated IP, with higher tiers around $249 for 300,000 and up to about $1,099 for 2.5 million. Above that, Premier is custom.
Our figures come from third-party pricing trackers, not from SendGrid directly. Confirm everything on SendGrid's pricing page before budgeting. Where we don't have a reliable number, we say so instead of guessing.
SendGrid's pricing tiers
All prices monthly, as of October 2026.
| Plan | Price per month | Emails included | IP type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0 | 100 per day, for 60 days | Shared | Trial only |
| Essentials | $19.95 | 50,000 | Shared | |
| Essentials | $34.95 | 100,000 | Shared | |
| Pro | From $89.95 | 100,000 | Dedicated IP included | |
| Pro | ~$249 | 300,000 | Dedicated IP included | |
| Pro | Up to ~$1,099 | 2,500,000 | Dedicated IP included | Top Pro tier |
| Premier | Custom | Above 2,500,000 | Contact sales |
What's not in this table: overage rates, Essentials tiers above 100,000, and Pro tiers between the points listed. For any of those, check SendGrid's pricing page. We'd rather leave a gap than print a wrong number.
SendGrid is part of Twilio and offers both a web API and an SMTP relay, so most apps can switch to or from it with configuration changes.
Essentials or Pro: what are you paying for?
At 100,000 emails, Essentials is $34.95 and Pro is $89.95. The $55 gap is mostly the dedicated IP.
Is that worth it? It depends on your sending pattern. A dedicated IP means no other senders share your reputation, good or bad. But it also means your reputation rests entirely on your own volume. If you send in small or irregular bursts, mailbox providers see too little traffic from that IP to trust it. We go deeper in shared vs dedicated IPs.
For context, here's what a dedicated IP costs elsewhere, as of October 2026:
| Provider | Dedicated IP cost |
|---|---|
| SendGrid | Included on Pro (from $89.95/month) |
| Mailgun | Add-on, ~$59–60/month |
| Amazon SES | $24.95 per IP per month (standard) |
| Mailchimp Transactional | ~$29.95/month |
| Self-hosted server | Comes with your VPS |
How much does SendGrid cost at 50k emails a month?
$19.95 on the Essentials 50k tier, as of October 2026. If you want a dedicated IP at this volume, the cheapest Pro tier we know of is $89.95 for 100,000.
How much does SendGrid cost at 150k emails a month?
Check SendGrid's pricing page. 150,000 falls above the Essentials tiers we have figures for and between two known Pro points. The bounds we can state:
- The Pro 100k tier ($89.95) is too small.
- The Pro 300k tier (~$249) covers it, but likely with headroom you're paying for.
- There may be an Essentials or Pro tier closer to 150k, or overage pricing, that costs less.
So the answer is somewhere at or below ~$249, and the exact figure is on SendGrid's site.
How much does SendGrid cost at 500k emails a month?
Check SendGrid's pricing page. 500,000 sits between the ~$249 (300k) and ~$1,099 (2.5M) Pro tiers. We don't have a reliable figure for the tier that covers it.
How much does SendGrid cost at 2.5 million emails a month?
About $1,099 on the top Pro tier, as of October 2026. That works out to:
- $1,099 / 2,500 blocks of 1,000 = about $0.44 per 1,000 emails
- $1,099 × 12 = about $13,188 a year
Above 2.5 million, you're into Premier, which is custom-priced.
How to pick the right SendGrid tier
A few practical rules, whatever the exact prices are when you read this:
- Size for your normal month, not your best one. Look at the last three to six months of sending and pick the tier that covers a typical month with some headroom. Then check SendGrid's page for what happens when you go over.
- Count every stream. Signup confirmations, password resets, receipts, alerts and internal notifications all count. Teams often forget the last two.
- Decide on the IP deliberately. If you only need Pro for the dedicated IP, ask whether your volume is steady enough to build a reputation on it. If not, Essentials on a shared IP may place just as well for less.
- Use the trial for testing, not production. 100 emails a day for 60 days is enough to wire up the integration and check authentication, not to run a live app.
Marketing Campaigns cost extra
SendGrid's Marketing Campaigns product is priced separately from the Email API, from about $15 a month as of October 2026. If your newsletters and transactional mail both run through SendGrid, you're paying two bills. Add them together when you compare.
How SendGrid compares with Resend
At low volume the two are close. As of October 2026, Resend Pro is $20 for 50k and $35 for 100k; SendGrid Essentials is $19.95 and $34.95. At 2.5 million, Resend Scale is up to $1,150 and SendGrid Pro is about $1,099. See our Resend pricing breakdown for Resend's overage math, or the full Resend vs SendGrid comparison.
When does moving off SendGrid make sense?
On cost, roughly above 200,000 emails a month. Our Managed Server plan is $99 a month plus your own VPS, which typically costs $5–20 a month: about $104–119 a month after a $499 setup. It includes your own IP by default.
| Emails per month | SendGrid (as of Oct 2026) | Managed self-hosted server |
|---|---|---|
| 50,000 | $19.95 (shared IP) | ~$104–119 |
| 100,000 | $34.95 shared / $89.95 dedicated | ~$104–119 |
| 300,000 | ~$249 | ~$104–119 |
| 2,500,000 | ~$1,099 | ~$104–119, plus a possibly larger VPS |
At 50k or 100k on Essentials, SendGrid is cheaper. Stay there if price is your main concern. Once you're on a Pro tier for volume, a server you own usually costs less. Very high volumes also need a careful warm-up and may need a bigger VPS or more IPs.
If you're considering a move, our SendGrid alternative page covers the options, and the SendGrid migration guide walks through switching without downtime. To compare all providers side by side, see transactional email cost at scale, or see our plans when you're ready.