Short answer
As of October 2026, SendGrid's Email API has a free trial (100 emails a day for 60 days), Essentials at $19.95/month for 50,000 emails or $34.95 for 100,000, Pro from $89.95/month for 100,000 up to $1,099 for 2.5 million, and Premier at custom pricing. There's no paid tier below 50,000.
At common volumes that works out to $19.95 at 10,000 or 50,000 emails a month (Essentials 50k), $34.95 at 100,000 (Essentials 100k) and $799 at 1 million (Pro 1.5M). Pro and Premier include one dedicated IP; Essentials sends on shared IPs. For comparison, Groundmail is $20, $35 and $650 at 50k, 100k and 1M.
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SendGrid Email API plans
| Plan | Monthly emails | Price per month |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 100 per day, for 60 days | $0 |
| Essentials 50k | 50,000 | $19.95 |
| Essentials 100k | 100,000 | $34.95 |
| Pro 100k | 100,000 | $89.95 |
| Pro 300k | 300,000 | $249 |
| Pro 700k | 700,000 | $499 |
| Pro 1.5M | 1,500,000 | $799 |
| Pro 2.5M | 2,500,000 | $1,099 |
| Premier | Custom | Custom pricing (contact sales) |
As of October 2026, from the plan selector on SendGrid's pricing page. Monthly billing, USD.
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SendGrid sells fixed tiers, so you pay for the tier above your volume. Its pricing page says overage charges may apply on top of the monthly rate but doesn't publish the per-email overage rates; ask SendGrid for the rate on your plan if your volume is spiky. Marketing Campaigns is a separate product with its own plans and isn't included in these prices.
What SendGrid costs at 10k, 50k, 100k and 1M emails
| Monthly volume | SendGrid | Groundmail |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 emails/month | $19.95 (Essentials 50k) | $20 (Pro, 50,000 included) |
| 50,000 emails/month | $19.95 (Essentials 50k) | $20 (Pro) |
| 100,000 emails/month | $34.95 (Essentials 100k) | $35 (Pro) |
| 1,000,000 emails/month | $799 (Pro 1.5M) | $650 (Scale) |
USD per month, monthly billing, cheapest published plan that covers each volume. SendGrid has no 10,000 tier, so Essentials 50k is the smallest paid plan. SendGrid prices as of October 2026 from twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing. Groundmail prices from our pricing page.
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Up to 100,000 a month the two list prices are within five cents of each other, so price isn't a reason to pick either one there. Above 100,000, SendGrid moves you to Pro, which includes a dedicated IP; Groundmail's Scale tiers run on the shared transactional pool and include a dedicated IP from 500,000 emails a month.
If you need a dedicated IP at around 100,000 emails a month, SendGrid Pro 100k at $89.95 is cheaper than Groundmail Scale 100k ($90) plus a $50/month IP.
What's included and what costs extra
| SendGrid | Groundmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | 60-day trial, 100 emails/day, no card | Free plan: 3,000 emails/month (100/day), no end date; card on file to send, not charged |
| Dedicated IPs | Shared on Trial and Essentials; 1 included on Pro and Premier; extra IPs $30/IP/month (source) | $50/mo per IP on Scale (100,000+ emails/month); first IP included from 500,000 |
| Dedicated server | Not listed on the pricing page | Dedicated plan from $299/month: your own mail server and IPs, 250,000 emails included, $0.80 per 1,000 after |
| Activity history | 3 days on Trial and Essentials, 7 days on Pro and Premier; more for purchase | No fixed figure published; signed webhooks let you keep every event in your own store |
| Support | Personalized support and expert services for purchase | Email support on every plan, from the team that runs the mail servers |
| Overage | "Overage charges may apply"; rates not published | Published: $0.90 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.46 to $0.90 on Scale |
| Mail carried | Email API; Marketing Campaigns sold separately | Transactional only (no marketing, newsletters or cold email) |
SendGrid details as of October 2026 from its pricing page and dedicated IP article.
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Groundmail has a Free plan (3,000 emails a month), Pro at $20 for 50,000 or $35 for 100,000, and Scale from $90 for 100,000 up to $1,150 for 2,500,000, with overage from $0.90 down to $0.46 per 1,000. Every sending feature is on every plan.
When SendGrid is the right choice
- You want marketing campaigns and API email from one vendor. SendGrid sells both; Groundmail is transactional only.
- You want a dedicated IP at about 100,000 emails a month. Pro 100k includes one for $89.95.
- You need an official Java or C# library. SendGrid has them; Groundmail doesn't (use the HTTP API or SMTP).
- You want to try sending without a card. SendGrid's trial doesn't ask for one; Groundmail asks for a card before you send to other people.
Groundmail tends to fit better when you send 500,000 or more a month on shared IPs, want a free plan that doesn't expire, want published overage rates, or may later need a fully dedicated mail server on the same API. The full side-by-side is in Groundmail vs SendGrid.
Switching from SendGrid
Paste a SendGrid API key into the Groundmail importer to bring over suppressions, templates, domains and webhooks, or move by hand: swap the endpoint and key, flatten personalizations[] and content[] into to, subject, html and text, and point SMTP at smtp.groundmail.dev:587. The SendGrid migration guide walks through each step with a canary plan.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SendGrid cost per month?
As of October 2026: Essentials is $19.95 for 50,000 emails or $34.95 for 100,000; Pro is $89.95 for 100,000, $249 for 300,000, $499 for 700,000, $799 for 1.5 million and $1,099 for 2.5 million. Premier is custom-priced.
Does SendGrid have a free plan?
SendGrid's pricing page lists a free trial rather than a free plan: $0 for 60 days with 100 emails a day. Groundmail's Free plan is 3,000 emails a month (100 a day) with no end date.
What does SendGrid charge for 10,000 emails a month?
There's no 10,000 tier. The smallest paid plan is Essentials 50k at $19.95/month. On Groundmail, 10,000 a month is Pro at $20 with 50,000 included.
Does SendGrid include a dedicated IP?
On Pro and Premier, yes: one dedicated IP is included, and SendGrid's support article lists additional IPs at $30 per IP per month. Essentials and the trial use shared IPs.
What are SendGrid's overage rates?
The pricing page says overage charges may apply but doesn't list the rates. Groundmail publishes its overage: $0.90 per 1,000 on Pro, and $0.90 down to $0.46 per 1,000 on Scale.
Sources
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