SendGrid
SendGrid is an email delivery platform, now branded Twilio SendGrid, offering a REST and SMTP API for transactional email plus a marketing email tool with templates and analytics. Twilio acquired SendGrid in 2019 and in 2026 folded its website and docs into twilio.com, though the product, API and dashboard still operate under the SendGrid name and app.sendgrid.com. Plans start with a 60-day free trial and run from $19.95 a month.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- FreemiumPaid from $19.95 a month for the Essentials plan (50,000 to 100,000 emails a month)
- Open source
- NoProprietary
- GitHub stars
- 3,054+2 in the last 30 days
- npm downloads a week
- 5.7Mup 4% on the week before
- Latest release
- 8.1.61 year ago
A good fit for
- Applications that need a mature, high-volume transactional email API
- Teams already using other Twilio products who want one vendor for communications
- Marketers who need both transactional and campaign email in one account
- Senders who need dedicated IPs or subuser accounts as they scale
Not a good fit for
- New projects that just need a small, free ongoing email allowance, since SendGrid's free tier is a 60-day trial rather than a permanent free plan
- Teams that want a lightweight, developer-first API with a generous free tier, where newer competitors are often cheaper
- Anyone who wants a self-hosted or open source email sending platform
SendGrid pricing
There's a 60-day free trial with 100 emails a day, then paid plans start at $19.95 a month for Essentials, scaling to $89.95 a month for Pro and custom Premier pricing for high-volume senders. Emails beyond a plan's limit are billed per email.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0 for 60 days | 100 emails a day, analytics, 1 teammate, 1 event webhook. |
| Essentials | From $19.95 a month | 50,000 to 100,000 emails a month, analytics, 1 teammate, 2 event webhooks. |
| Pro | From $89.95 a month | 100,000 to 2,500,000 emails a month, 1 dedicated IP included, subuser management, SSO, up to 1,000 teammates. |
| Premier | Custom pricing | 5,000,000+ emails a month, dedicated IP, full subuser management, SSO, expert services. |
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on twilio.com.
Main features
- REST and SMTP API
- Send transactional email through a REST API or standard SMTP relay.
- Marketing campaigns
- Drag-and-drop email builder, contact lists and campaign analytics for newsletters.
- Dynamic templates
- Reusable email templates with variable substitution, editable in the dashboard.
- Event webhooks
- Real-time delivery, open, click and bounce events posted to your endpoint.
- Domain authentication
- SPF, DKIM and link branding setup to improve deliverability from your own domain.
- Dedicated IPs
- Available on Pro and Premier plans for senders who want an isolated sending reputation.
- Subuser management
- Separate sub-accounts under one organization, used by platforms sending on behalf of customers.
About SendGrid
SendGrid provides infrastructure for sending transactional email (receipts, password resets, notifications) through a REST or SMTP API, along with a marketing email product for newsletters and campaigns with a drag-and-drop template editor.
It includes deliverability tools such as domain authentication, IP warmup guidance, suppression management and event webhooks for tracking deliveries, opens, clicks and bounces. Larger plans add dedicated sending IPs and subuser accounts for agencies or platforms sending on behalf of others.
Twilio acquired SendGrid in 2019 and continues to operate it as Twilio SendGrid. In 2026 Twilio moved SendGrid's marketing site and docs to twilio.com as part of a wider consolidation of its communications products, without changing the underlying API, pricing or dashboard.
- Made by
- Twilio
- Free plan
- Trial only: 100 emails a day for 60 days, no ongoing free tier
- Available on
- REST API, SMTP API, Webhooks, Dashboard at app.sendgrid.com
Usage and activity
Weekly npm downloads of @sendgrid/mail, last 12 months.
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Questions about SendGrid
Does SendGrid have a free plan?
SendGrid offers a 60-day free trial with 100 emails a day, but there's no permanent free tier after that.
Is SendGrid now called Twilio?
The product is branded Twilio SendGrid. In 2026 Twilio moved SendGrid's website and docs onto twilio.com, but the API, pricing and app.sendgrid.com dashboard are unchanged.
How much does SendGrid cost?
Paid plans start at $19.95 a month for 50,000 to 100,000 emails, rising to $89.95 a month for Pro and custom pricing for Premier at high volume.
Who owns SendGrid?
Twilio, which acquired SendGrid in 2019.
Sources and links
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