PAYG Alternative to SendGrid
Explore how AhaSend compares to SendGrid for email API solutions. AhaSend offers a flexible Pay-as-You-Go (PAYG, or Usage-Based) pricing model, fast transactional email delivery, and advanced data security features, making it a robust alternative for businesses looking to optimize email performance without hidden costs.
Fair and simple usage-based pricing
Usage-based, Pay As You Go (PAYG) Pricing plan, so that you only pay for what you use.
Thoughtfully crafted for sending transactional emails at any scale
Compare our prices
How much does sending 10,000 emails cost?
AhaSend
$10.00
SendGrid
$19.95
How AhaSend Features
Compare to SendGrid
AhaSend offers a specialized focus on fast, reliable transactional email delivery. With advanced features like pay-as-you-go pricing, customizable data retention, and robust webhooks, AhaSend provides everything you need to streamline email management and boost deliverability, making it a powerful alternative to SendGrid.
Pricing
Free Plan
PAYG Pricing
Pricing for 10,000 email
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | 1,000 emails / month | 100 emails per day |
| PAYG Pricing | ||
| Pricing for 10,000 email | $5 | $19.95 |
Email Capabilities
Supports marketing emails
Optimized for fast transactional email delivery
Email API
SMTP relay
Suppression management
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Supports marketing emails | ||
| Optimized for fast transactional email delivery | ||
| Email API | ||
| SMTP relay | ||
| Suppression management |
Integrations and APIs
Webhooks
Inbound Routing
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Webhooks | Unlimited webhooks | 1-5 Webhooks |
| Inbound Routing | Unlimited routes | Yes |
Data Retention
Log retention
(customizable)
Message retention
(customizable)
Message and log retention on your S3 buckets
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Log retention | 1 to 30 days (customizable) | 3-7 days |
| Message retention | 0 to 30 days (customizable) | No |
| Message and log retention on your S3 buckets |
Analytics
Link and Open Tracking
Deliverability Analytics
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Link and Open Tracking | ||
| Deliverability Analytics |
Domain Management
Domain Authentication
Automated DNS setup
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Authentication | ||
| Automated DNS setup |
Scaling
Multi-user access
Dedicated IPs
(for senders with 1,000,000+ emails per month)
Dedicated IP pools
Deliverability Consultation
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-user access | ||
| Dedicated IPs | Free (for senders with 1,000,000+ emails per month) | $30 / IP / month |
| Dedicated IP pools | Enterprise Plan | No |
| Deliverability Consultation | Enterprise Plan | No |
Security
TempMail protection
(optional)
Typo protection
(optional)
Toxic recipient protection
(optional)
| AhaSend | SendGrid | |
|---|---|---|
| TempMail protection | Yes (optional) | Yes (optional) |
| Typo protection | Yes (optional) | Yes (optional) |
| Toxic recipient protection | Yes (optional) | Yes (optional) |
Integrate in minutes
Our APIs come with OpenAPI specs for easy and fast integration
High Deliverability
More Reliable, Faster Email Delivery with AhaSend
AhaSend offers super-fast transactional email delivery, outperforming SendGrid with quicker inbox placement and speed. With millions of emails delivered monthly, our optimized infrastructure guarantees seamless performance.
- Industry-leading deliverability of transactional emails
- Proven reliability with millions of delivered emails monthly
- Optimized for speed, guaranteeing instant delivery of critical emails
Advanced Analytics
Optimize Your Emails with In-Depth Reporting
AhaSend goes beyond basic email tracking with deep insights to optimize maximum deliverability and performance. Our reporting is different from SendGrid, which offers in-depth delivery times, bounce reasons, and engagement metrics to provide you with the information to maximize your email strategy.
- Track delivery times and status in real-time
- Learn bounce reasons to improve performance
- Leverage actionable insights to boost email effectiveness
Real-Time Email Tracking
Stay Up-to-Date with Instant Event Alerts
AhaSend offers real-time email event tracking with robust webhook capabilities, so you're always in the know about your email journey. Most providers won't send you instant notifications for important events such as delivery, bounces, or opens, which can hinder performance and engagement.
- Receive instant notification for email delivery, bounces, and more
- Track all events in real time, from queued to delivered
- Quickly include webhooks within your applications
Smart Email Parsing
Simplify Processing of Inbound Emails
AhaSend's powerful email parsing makes processing incoming emails easier. With strong routing features, you can automatically parse, filter, and forward emails based on custom rules—offering a more streamlined alternative to SendGrid.
- Automatically process and route incoming emails
- Easily integrate emails into your application workflows
- Pick out the newest response for accurate and timely processing
Email Reputation Protection
Protect Your Domain for Best Deliverability
AhaSend maintains your domain trusted and email-success optimized with automatic DNS configuration and continuous monitoring. Our tools prevent common setup errors that can impact your reputation, ensuring your emails secure and deliverable.
- Automatic DNS configuration for quick, error-free setup
- Apply best practices to maximize email deliverability
- Real-time monitoring to maintain a healthy domain reputation
Advanced Email Security
Protect Your Data with Smart Security Measures
AhaSend takes email security to the next level with customizable data retention policies and proactive threat prevention. Unlike SendGrid, we provide greater control over sensitive data while blocking risky domains to safeguard your email ecosystem.
- Control data retention to meet regulations
- Automatically block temporary and suspicious domains
- Automatically block typo-squatting attacks with smart domain
High Deliverability
More Reliable, Faster Email Delivery with AhaSend
AhaSend offers super-fast transactional email delivery, outperforming SendGrid with quicker inbox placement and speed. With millions of emails delivered monthly, our optimized infrastructure guarantees seamless performance.
- Industry-leading deliverability of transactional emails
- Proven reliability with millions of delivered emails monthly
- Optimized for speed, guaranteeing instant delivery of critical emails
Advanced Analytics
Optimize Your Emails with In-Depth Reporting
AhaSend goes beyond basic email tracking with deep insights to optimize maximum deliverability and performance. Our reporting is different from SendGrid, which offers in-depth delivery times, bounce reasons, and engagement metrics to provide you with the information to maximize your email strategy.
- Track delivery times and status in real-time
- Learn bounce reasons to improve performance
- Leverage actionable insights to boost email effectiveness
Real-Time Email Tracking
Stay Up-to-Date with Instant Event Alerts
AhaSend offers real-time email event tracking with robust webhook capabilities, so you're always in the know about your email journey. Most providers won't send you instant notifications for important events such as delivery, bounces, or opens, which can hinder performance and engagement.
- Receive instant notification for email delivery, bounces, and more
- Track all events in real time, from queued to delivered
- Quickly include webhooks within your applications
Smart Email Parsing
Simplify Processing of Inbound Emails
AhaSend's powerful email parsing makes processing incoming emails easier. With strong routing features, you can automatically parse, filter, and forward emails based on custom rules—offering a more streamlined alternative to SendGrid.
- Automatically process and route incoming emails
- Easily integrate emails into your application workflows
- Pick out the newest response for accurate and timely processing
Email Reputation Protection
Protect Your Domain for Best Deliverability
AhaSend maintains your domain trusted and email-success optimized with automatic DNS configuration and continuous monitoring. Our tools prevent common setup errors that can impact your reputation, ensuring your emails secure and deliverable.
- Automatic DNS configuration for quick, error-free setup
- Apply best practices to maximize email deliverability
- Real-time monitoring to maintain a healthy domain reputation
Advanced Email Security
Protect Your Data with Smart Security Measures
AhaSend takes email security to the next level with customizable data retention policies and proactive threat prevention. Unlike SendGrid, we provide greater control over sensitive data while blocking risky domains to safeguard your email ecosystem.
- Control data retention to meet regulations
- Automatically block temporary and suspicious domains
- Automatically block typo-squatting attacks with smart domain