Tired of SendGrid freezing your sending?
On sendbunny, you own the account. One click into your AWS. Nobody else can kill your platform.
One-time license · one-click AWS install · yours forever
You are in the right place
- SendGrid can pause or limit accounts when their risk systems fire.
- You build on their API and reputation; they still hold the kill switch.
- Volume plans help until you need ownership, not another hosted ESP.
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 |
| SendGrid (approx. Essentials/Pro) | ~$20/mo | ~$20/mo | ~$400-900/mo |
Side by side
| Capability | sendbunny | Them |
|---|---|---|
| Where the platform lives | Your AWS account | SendGrid hosted |
| Pricing model | $99 once + SES | Monthly email volume plans |
| Who can freeze sending | You (and AWS policy) | SendGrid risk / support |
| Idle month cost | ~$0 platform + SES | Plan minimum still due |
| Install | One click into your AWS | Hosted API signup |
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
Point your app and send
Connect your domain, leave the SES sandbox when ready, switch API calls to your sendbunny stack.
What you get
- One Create stack click installs sendbunny in your AWS account.
- Basic starts at $99 once. Use forever. Optional yearly updates.
- Sending goes through your Amazon SES. You own the identity.
- We never hold credentials that could shut your platform down.
Best for
- Teams burned by ESP account freezes or sudden limits
- Product engineers who want transactional plus campaigns in their AWS
- Operators who want SES rates with an app already built
Not for
- People who want Twilio SendGrid support as the primary vendor relationship
- Teams unwilling to create an AWS account
How to switch
- Export suppression and contact lists you need from SendGrid.
- Buy sendbunny and complete the one-click AWS install.
- Authenticate domains on SES and import contacts.
- Update app SMTP or API endpoints to your sendbunny instance.
- Cancel SendGrid when production traffic is stable.
FAQ
- Can sendbunny freeze my sending the way SendGrid can?
- We cannot. The platform runs in your AWS account. Account policy and SES sit with you and AWS, not a middleman ESP dashboard.
- Is SES harder to operate than SendGrid?
- sendbunny wraps the day-to-day app. You still complete AWS production access once. After that, campaigns and transactional sends run in your stack.
- Do I need to know AWS?
- No. You click one pre-filled Create stack button. The installer provisions the platform. You do not write infrastructure by hand.
- What about the SES sandbox?
- New AWS accounts start in the SES sandbox. The app shows your status and links to the AWS production-access form. You can set everything up and send tests to verified addresses meanwhile.
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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.