Need more than a self-hosted send API?
One click: campaigns and transactional API in your AWS. From $99. $0 idle. Millions when busy.
One-time license · one-click AWS install · yours forever
You are in the right place
- A self-hosted send API gets mail out, then you still need lists, campaigns, and ops around it.
- DIY send layers often stop at the API. Marketing tools become another project.
- You wanted ownership. You got a partial stack to babysit.
What it costs at real volume
Approximate monthly send cost. sendbunny sending is raw Amazon SES. Competitor figures use publicly listed plans (verify before you buy).
| Platform | 10k emails | 50k emails | 1M emails |
|---|---|---|---|
| sendbunny (SES) | ~$1 | ~$5 | ~$100 |
| FreeResend-style DIY API | Hosting + time | Hosting + time | Ops + SES |
Side by side
| Capability | sendbunny | Them |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Campaigns + transactional API | Send API focus |
| Install | One click into your AWS | Self-host the API |
| Idle month | ~$0 platform + SES | Always-on host cost |
| Scale | Serverless to millions | Whatever you wired |
| License | From $99 once | DIY / project hosting |
Own it in one click
- 1
Buy Basic or Premium
Checkout takes a minute. You get a one-click AWS deploy link.
- 2
Click Create stack
The pre-filled CloudFormation template installs into your account. About ten minutes.
- 3
Use API and campaigns
Point your app at the transactional API and run campaigns from the same owned platform.
What you get
- One Create stack click installs a full email platform in your AWS.
- Basic starts at $99 once. Premium is $199. Not only a send API.
- Campaigns and transactional API together. Serverless scale included.
- Pay $0 when idle. Millions of sends when busy, at SES rates.
Best for
- Builders who outgrew a send-only API
- Teams that want campaigns without a second product
- Operators who want one-click AWS ownership from $99
Not for
- People who only want a tiny SMTP relay and nothing else
- Anyone unwilling to use AWS
How to switch
- Note domains and API call sites in your current send layer.
- Buy sendbunny and complete the one-click AWS install.
- Verify domain in SES and move transactional traffic first.
- Import lists and turn on campaigns when the API path is solid.
- Retire the old send-only stack.
FAQ
- Is sendbunny only an API?
- No. You get campaigns and a transactional API in one platform installed in your AWS from $99.
- What do I pay when I am not sending?
- About $0 for idle SES usage. The license is already paid. You are not keeping a DIY API host warm for nothing.
- Can it handle big sends?
- Yes. The stack is serverless on SES. Quiet months stay cheap. Busy months can climb into millions of sends.
- Do I need to know AWS?
- No. One pre-filled Create stack click installs the platform. You do not assemble the send API by hand.
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Own your email platform today
One click into your AWS. From $99 once. Pay $0 when idle. Scales when you send.