The EmailJS Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about EmailJS in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
EmailJS
The Insider’s Guide
Send email from client-side code through your own provider
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email sending services, read from EmailJS’s own pages.
Made by EmailJS · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from EmailJS’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on EmailJS’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 25 of the 50 other email sending services we grade
EmailJS lets browser and mobile apps send email without a backend. You connect an email service such as Gmail, SendGrid or any SMTP server, build templates in the dashboard, and trigger them from code with an SDK or REST API. The vendor says it does not run its own delivery servers.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about EmailJS, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect an email service and wire an SDK or REST call into your code first.
- 1
Best for contact forms on sites with no backend
EmailJS sends email from browser and mobile code through an email service you connect, with templates built in its dashboard.
- 2
Paid plans start at $9 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $9 per month for 2,000 requests (billing basis not confirmed).
- 3
There is a free plan
200 requests a month, 2 email templates, requests up to 50 KB, and 7 days of email history.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Client-side sending
Code in a browser or app triggers predefined templates, so provider keys stay on EmailJS servers.
- 6
Provider connections
Connect Mailgun, AWS SES, Gmail, Outlook and others, or any SMTP server, and switch from the dashboard without code changes.
- 7
Template editor
Rich text or HTML editor with dynamic variables for one template that personalizes each email.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 25 of 50
That is against the other email sending services we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace EmailJS you would be making mail servers with a good name among inbox providers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
EmailJS at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $9 per month for 2,000 requests (billing basis not confirmed)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- EmailJS
- Category
- Email Sending Services
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for contact forms on sites with no backend
EmailJS sends email from browser and mobile code through an email service you connect, with templates built in its dashboard. The free plan stops at 200 requests a month and 2 templates, and requests past your limit are dropped rather than billed, so a busy month can lose mail.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Paid starts at $9 a month for 2,000 requests, which is the edge of the cheaper quarter of email tools, though the page does not say if that is monthly or yearly billing. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 200 requests a month and 2 templates is a cap a busy contact form will reach, and history is kept 7 days. |
| Features | C | Client-side sending, templates, provider switching and SDKs. It does not deliver mail itself, and there are no overage charges: extra requests are dropped. |
| Ease of use | C | No app rating on record. You connect an email service and wire an SDK or REST call into your code first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web service with SDKs for JavaScript, React, Vue, Flutter and Node, and connections to Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun and SES. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who EmailJS is for
- Fits if you need a contact form on a static site and have no server
- Works for small sites that send a few hundred emails a month
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you need EmailJS to deliver mail, because it only relays through a provider you connect
- Tight if you stay on free, with 200 requests a month, 2 templates and 7 days of history
- Watch out: past your monthly limit, requests are dropped with no overage option
- Watch out: the pricing page toggles monthly and yearly and does not say which one its prices use
- Pricey if you need more than 2,000 requests, since 25,000 is $40 a month
Good to know
Good for
- Front-end developers who need contact forms without a server
- Small sites with low monthly volume
- Teams that want to swap email providers without changing code
Worth knowing
- EmailJS does not deliver mail itself; you connect your own email service.
- There are no overage charges: requests past the monthly limit are dropped.
- The pricing page has a Monthly and Yearly toggle (yearly shown as 20% off) and does not state which basis the displayed prices use.
- Free-plan email history is kept for 7 days and the free plan has no domain whitelist.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$9
A month to start. There is a free plan too
EmailJS has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9 per month for 2,000 requests (billing basis not confirmed).
Free
$0
200 monthly requests, 2 email templates, 500 saved contacts and community support.
Personal
$9
per month for up to 2,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
6 templates, domain whitelist, unlimited contacts, attachments up to 500 KB and no EmailJS footer.
Professional
$15
per month for up to 5,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
Unlimited templates, 3 seats, suppressions list, attachments up to 2 MB and priority support. A slider goes up to 10,000 requests; its price is not shown.
Business
$40
per month for up to 25,000 requests, monthly or yearly basis not shown
Unlimited seats and templates, attachments up to 30 MB. A slider goes up to 200,000 requests; its prices are not shown.
The free plan
200 requests a month, 2 email templates, requests up to 50 KB, and 7 days of email history.
Read from emailjs.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page toggle labels yearly billing as 20% off.
Stated on emailjs.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Send email from client-side code through your own provider. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, templates, transactional email.
Client-side sending, templates, provider switching and SDKs.
- Client-side sending
- Code in a browser or app triggers predefined templates, so provider keys stay on EmailJS servers.
- Provider connections
- Connect Mailgun, AWS SES, Gmail, Outlook and others, or any SMTP server, and switch from the dashboard without code changes.
- Template editor
- Rich text or HTML editor with dynamic variables for one template that personalizes each email.
- SDKs
- Official SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Svelte, Flutter and Node.js, plus a REST API.
- Abuse guardrails
- Origin whitelisting and IP-based rate limiting protect the monthly request quota.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Gmail
- Outlook
- SendGrid
- Mailgun
- Amazon SES
- Resend
- React
- Vue
EmailJS is made by EmailJS.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
25/50
Other email sending services it is graded above
EmailJS's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 25 of the 50 other email sending services we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 25 of 50) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $15 for the category: 10 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 email sending services we grade, cut by the letter each got. EmailJS’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 25 of 50
- CFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 50
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 50
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 50
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 17 of 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 44 email sending services. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. EmailJS is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace EmailJS you would be making mail servers with a good name among inbox providers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $108 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Mail servers with a good name among inbox providers.
- It plugs into other products, Gmail, Outlook and SendGrid among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. EmailJS’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Twilio SendGrid, Mailgun, Resend, SMTP2GO and Nodemailer
The 5 tools EmailJS is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Twilio SendGrid
Free trial · from $19.95/mo
Twilio's email API and SMTP service, priced by monthly email volume.
- EmailJS has a free plan. Twilio SendGrid does not, though it has a free trial.
- EmailJS also covers templates.
- Twilio SendGrid also covers email verification.
- 2.4GPA
Mailgun
Free plan · from $15/mo
Email API and SMTP relay for developers, with list validation.
- EmailJS also covers templates.
- Mailgun also covers email verification.
- 2.6GPA
Resend
Free plan · from $20/mo
Developer email API with React Email templates and a free tier.
- EmailJS also covers templates.
- Resend also covers email campaigns.
- 2.2GPA
SMTP2GO
Free plan · from $15/mo
SMTP relay and email API priced by emails a month, with a free plan.
- EmailJS also covers templates.
- 2.6GPA
Nodemailer
Free
Free Node.js library for sending email over SMTP and other transports.
- Nodemailer is open source, according to its own site.
- EmailJS also covers templates.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is EmailJS free?
EmailJS has a free plan. 200 requests a month, 2 email templates, requests up to 50 KB, and 7 days of email history.
How much does EmailJS cost?
EmailJS lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does EmailJS work on?
EmailJS is available on Web.
Does EmailJS offer any discounts?
EmailJS publicly lists the following: 20% off with yearly billing.
Does EmailJS have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. EmailJS is listed for Web.
Does EmailJS have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. EmailJS is listed for Web.
Is EmailJS open source?
EmailJS is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does EmailJS have an API?
Yes. EmailJS offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does EmailJS integrate with?
EmailJS's listing names Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, Resend, React and Vue.
Who makes EmailJS?
EmailJS is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to EmailJS?
The closest alternatives to EmailJS in our directory are Twilio SendGrid, Mailgun, Resend, SMTP2GO and Nodemailer.
How does EmailJS compare with other email sending services?
EmailJS's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 25 of the 50 other email sending services we grade, and level with 8.
Is EmailJS good value for money?
ToolGPA grades EmailJS B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $15 for the category: 10 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of EmailJS?
To replace EmailJS you would be making mail servers with a good name among inbox providers.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from EmailJS’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from EmailJS's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by EmailJS. Prices change, so check emailjs.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- EmailJS, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/emailjs
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what EmailJS’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. EmailJS is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by EmailJS. Prices and plans change: check emailjs.com before you buy.