Emailit vs Twilio SendGrid (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Emailit if

• Fits if you want to pay for what you send, with credits that never expire
• Works for developers who want a free plan with API and SMTP

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 100 emails a day, 3 domains and 7-day logs until a first credit purchase
• Watch out: campaign emails cost 2 credits and verification 5, so mixed sending uses credits faster
• Pricey if you want a dedicated IP: it is $30 a month per IP, with a minimum of 1,000 emails a day
• Watch out: some listed features are marked Soon or Planned
• Skip it if you want phone or desktop apps, as it is web only

Pick Twilio SendGrid if

• Fits if you already use Twilio for texts or calls and want email from the same company
• Works for apps sending about 50,000 emails a month that want address checks, with 2,500 validations on Pro

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay on Essentials, with 1 teammate and 3 days of email activity
• Skip it if you want a free plan that lasts, since the trial ends after 60 days
• Pricey if you need SSO, subusers or a dedicated IP, which start with Pro at $89.95 a month
• Watch out: sending past your plan's volume can add overage charges the pricing page doesn't list
• Not for you if you want newsletters on the same plan, as Marketing Campaigns is separate, from $15 a month

Emailit

• The free plan is limited to 100 emails a day, 3 sending domains and 7-day logs until a first credit purchase.
• Campaign emails cost 2 credits each and verification 5, so mixed sending uses the pool faster than the headline credit count suggests.
• A dedicated IP is an add-on at $30 a month per IP, with a minimum of 1,000 emails a day.
• Some features on the plan table are marked Soon or Planned and are not available yet.

Twilio SendGrid

• There is no lasting free plan: the free trial ends after 60 days and allows 100 emails a day.
• Essentials has a single teammate and keeps 3 days of email activity; dedicated IPs, subusers and SSO need Pro at $89.95 a month.
• Sending past the plan's volume can add overage charges, which the pricing page does not list.
• Email campaigns are a separate product, Marketing Campaigns, from $15 a month for 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails.

Emailit

Email API and SMTP relay

Send through a REST API with SDKs or a drop-in SMTP relay. Inbound email is received and passed on as JSON.

Credit-based usage

1 credit covers an API or SMTP email or an inbound email, 2 a campaign email, 3 an automation run and 5 an email verification.

Logs, webhooks and analytics

Every message and delivery attempt is logged, webhooks are signed and retried, and Business adds queryable SQL analytics.

Campaigns and audiences

Newsletters, subscriber lists with hosted signup, forms and automations share the same credit pool as transactional sending.

Deliverability tools

SPF, DKIM and DMARC are enforced, bounces are classified and suppressions are automatic. Pro and Business add DMARC reports.

Twilio SendGrid

Email API and SMTP relay

Send through a REST API with client libraries or through SMTP, with interactive API docs and a setup guide on every plan.

Deliverability tools

SPF and DKIM domain authentication, link branding, reverse DNS and suppression management on every plan; Pro adds dedicated IPs, IP pools and automated IP warm-up.

Webhooks and analytics

Event webhooks report deliveries, opens, bounces and blocks, and an inbound parse webhook turns received email into data your app can read.

Email address validation

A validation API checks addresses before you send; Pro includes 2,500 free validations and Premier 5,000.

Dynamic templates and testing

A template editor on every plan, and from Pro, 60 email testing credits a month for previews before sending.

Security and compliance

Two-factor sign-in, TLS encryption, IP access management, SOC 2 Type II and an EU data residency option, with single sign-on from Pro.

Emailit

• Free$0

  3,000 credits a month, 100 emails a day and 3 sending domains, with API, SMTP, campaigns and automations.

• Pay as you go$20

  one-time top-up, used as you go

  Credits are $2 per 10,000 and never expire; the smallest purchase listed is $20. No subscription.

• Pro$20

  per month for 100,000 credits, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  100,000 credits a month, extra credits at $1 per 10,000, bulk sending, 30-day logs and DMARC reports.

• Business$200

  per month for 2,500,000 credits, billed annually ($250 billed monthly)

  2,500,000 credits a month, 99.9% uptime SLA, support response under 4 hours and SQL analytics.

• ContractCustom

  Sold through sales, with volume pricing, a 99.99% uptime SLA, dedicated IPs and security reviews.

Twilio SendGrid

• Essentials$19.95

  per month for 50,000 emails

  SMTP and API sending, analytics, 1 teammate, 2 event webhooks and 3 days of email activity. $34.95 a month at 100,000 emails.

• Pro$89.95

  per month for 100,000 emails

  1 dedicated IP, subusers, SSO, 1,000 teammates, 2,500 email validations, testing credits and 7 days of activity. $249 a month at 300,000 emails.

• PremierCustom

  Custom volume, 5,000 email validations and expert email program management, sold through sales.

Emailit

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page shows a Yearly option labeled Save 20%: Pro is $20 a month billed yearly against $25 billed monthly, and Business $200 against $250.

Twilio SendGrid

No public discounts listed.