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The Scaleway Transactional Email Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Scaleway Transactional Email 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.

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ToolGPANovember 2026

Scaleway Transactional Email

The Insider’s Guide

Transactional email API and SMTP on Scaleway's European cloud

Scaleway Transactional Email, as pictured on scaleway.com

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email sending services, read from Scaleway Transactional Email’s own pages.

Made by Scaleway · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com

1.6GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Scaleway Transactional Email’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Scaleway Transactional Email’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

1.6

GPA, above 1 of the 50 other email sending services we grade

Scaleway Transactional Email (TEM) sends transactional messages such as account creation, password changes and order notices over an API or SMTP. It runs on Scaleway's European cloud, which the vendor says supports GDPR compliance. It has two plans: a pay-as-you-go Essential plan and a monthly Scale plan.

To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Scaleway Transactional Email, taken from its own pages and our grades.

You add domains and DNS records on a cloud console.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for pay-as-you-go transactional email from a European cloud

    A dedicated IP and the SLA need Scale, and nothing on the page covers marketing email.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at about $89.38 a month

    As its pricing page puts it: €80 per month for 100,000 emails.

  3. 3

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  4. 4

    API and SMTP sending

    Emails can be sent through an API or over SMTP, which suits notification services, alerts and CMS or application integrations.

  5. 5

    Reports and alerts

    Both plans include reports and alerts for sent email.

  6. 6

    Blocklist handling

    Essential has an automatic blocklist mode; Scale adds a manual blocklist mode.

  7. 7

    A 1.6 GPA, above 1 of 50

    That is against the other email sending services we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  8. 8

    Keep it

    To replace Scaleway Transactional Email 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.

Scaleway Transactional Email at a glance

Pricing
Paid, from €80 per month for 100,000 emails
Free plan
No
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web
Made by
Scaleway
Category
Email Sending Services
Our grade
1.6 GPA, weak

The report card

Best for pay-as-you-go transactional email from a European cloud

Scaleway Transactional Email sends over an API or SMTP from its European cloud, with a pay-as-you-go Essential plan and a Scale plan at €80 a month. A dedicated IP and the SLA need Scale, and nothing on the page covers marketing email.

ToolGPA report cardScaleway Transactional EmailGraded Nov 13, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyCScale is €80 a month for 100,000 emails. That's in the dearest tenth of the category, but Essential has no monthly fee and charges €0.25 per 1,000, which pulls it back to the ordinary range.
Free plan and trialFNo free plan or trial. Essential includes 300 emails before it charges, which is a sample, not a plan.
FeaturesCAPI and SMTP sending, reports and alerts, blocklist handling and webhooks. A managed dedicated IP and the 99.9% SLA need Scale, and it's transactional only.
Ease of useCNo store rating on record. You add domains and DNS records on a cloud console.
Platforms and integrationsCWeb console with an API and SMTP. No integrations list on its page.
Grade point averageWeak, out of 4.01.6

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 Scaleway Transactional Email is for

  • Fits if you want email sent from a European cloud for GDPR reasons
  • Works for apps with uneven volume that suit paying per 1,000 emails

Who it is not for

  • Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as there is neither
  • Pricey if you need a dedicated IP or the SLA, since both sit on the €80 a month Scale plan
  • Not for you if you send marketing email, as the page only describes transactional messages
  • Watch out: prices are in euros and the page doesn't say whether VAT is added

Good to know

Good for

  • Teams already on Scaleway's cloud
  • Organizations that want transactional email hosted in Europe
  • Small senders who prefer pay-as-you-go over a monthly commitment

Worth knowing

  • The Essential plan is pay as you go with no monthly fee shown: 300 emails included, then €0.25 per 1,000 emails.
  • A dedicated IP and the 99.9% SLA need the €80 a month Scale plan.
  • Prices are in euros and the page does not say whether VAT is added.
  • The service is for transactional messages; marketing email is not described on the page.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

~$89.38

A month to start

Scaleway Transactional Email is a paid product, starting at €80 per month for 100,000 emails.

  • Scale

    €80

    per month for 100,000 emails

    Unlimited domains and webhooks, a managed dedicated IP and a 99.9% SLA. Emails beyond 100,000 cost €0.20 per 1,000.

Read from scaleway.com on Nov 13, 2026.

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

Transactional email API and SMTP on Scaleway's European cloud. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, dMARC, transactional email.

API and SMTP sending, reports and alerts, blocklist handling and webhooks.
From our grade for features
API and SMTP sending
Emails can be sent through an API or over SMTP, which suits notification services, alerts and CMS or application integrations.
Reports and alerts
Both plans include reports and alerts for sent email.
Blocklist handling
Essential has an automatic blocklist mode; Scale adds a manual blocklist mode.
Managed dedicated IP
A managed dedicated IP address is part of the Scale plan.
Domains and webhooks
Essential allows 5 domains and 1 webhook per domain; Scale has unlimited of each.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

Its own pages name no integrations.

Scaleway Transactional Email is made by Scaleway.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

1/50

Other email sending services it is graded above

Scaleway Transactional Email's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 50 other email sending services we grade, and level with 2.

It stands best on value for money (C, above 8 of 50) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Its paid plans start at about $89.38 a month, against a middle price of $15 for the category: 37 of the 41 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 29 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. Scaleway Transactional Email’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 50
  • FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 50
  • CFeaturesAbove 0 of 50
  • CEase of useAbove 7 of 50
  • CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 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. Scaleway Transactional Email is the marked dot.

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$1$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500$1kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessScaleway Transactiona…FluentSMTPResendMailjetHyvor RelayEmailEngine

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 Scaleway Transactional Email 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.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 47 of the 50 other email sending services grade higher. It costs $1,072.51 a year.

What you could not

  • Mail servers with a good name among inbox providers.
  • Reading the reports inbox providers send about your domain.
  • An API that other software can build on.

What this rests on. Scaleway Transactional Email’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

Mailjet, Sweego, Postmark, Mailgun and Amazon SES

The 5 tools Scaleway Transactional Email is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

12

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 Scaleway Transactional Email free?

No. Scaleway Transactional Email is a paid product, starting at €80 per month for 100,000 emails.

How much does Scaleway Transactional Email cost?

Scaleway Transactional Email lists one plan. Scale: €80 per month for 100,000 emails.

What platforms does Scaleway Transactional Email work on?

Scaleway Transactional Email is available on Web.

Does Scaleway Transactional Email have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Scaleway Transactional Email is listed for Web.

Does Scaleway Transactional Email have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Scaleway Transactional Email is listed for Web.

Is Scaleway Transactional Email open source?

Scaleway Transactional Email is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.

Does Scaleway Transactional Email have an API?

Yes. Scaleway Transactional Email offers a public API, according to its own site.

Who makes Scaleway Transactional Email?

Scaleway Transactional Email is made by Scaleway.

What are the alternatives to Scaleway Transactional Email?

The closest alternatives to Scaleway Transactional Email in our directory are Mailjet, Sweego, Postmark, Mailgun and Amazon SES.

How does Scaleway Transactional Email compare with other email sending services?

Scaleway Transactional Email's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 50 other email sending services we grade, and level with 2.

Is Scaleway Transactional Email good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Scaleway Transactional Email C for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $89.38 a month, against a middle price of $15 for the category: 37 of the 41 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Scaleway Transactional Email?

To replace Scaleway Transactional Email 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 Scaleway Transactional Email’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 Scaleway'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 Scaleway. Prices change, so check scaleway.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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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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