SMTP.com
SMTP relay and email API sold in monthly volume plans from 50,000
SMTP.com report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for senders already past 50,000 emails a month
SMTP.com sells sending in big monthly blocks, from $25 for 50,000 emails, with a dedicated IP from $80 for 100,000 and help moving over from SendGrid or Mailgun. There's no free plan and no trial, so you pay before your first email. And the listing shows less than its rivals do: nothing on templates, webhooks or receiving email.
Who SMTP.com is for
- Great if you already send 50,000 emails a month and want one flat monthly price
- Handy when you're moving from SendGrid or Mailgun and want help doing it
- Good for senders who want a dedicated IP at 100,000 emails a month
Who SMTP.com is not for
- Skip it if you want to try sending before you pay, since there's no free plan or trial
- Too light for apps that need webhooks or incoming email, which the listing doesn't mention
- Pricey if you send a few thousand emails a month, as the smallest plan is 50,000
Why SMTP.com gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyGraded on 50,000 emails a month: Essential is $25 for exactly that, on a shared IP, which is the middle of this category at that volume. Reputation Defender and Insight Engine add $5 a month each, and a dedicated IP means Starter at $80 for 100,000.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free: no free plan and no trial. The smallest plan is $25 a month, so you pay before you've sent a single email.
- CFeaturesSMTP relay and an email API, detailed delivery reports, dedicated IPs from the $80 plan, and paid add-ons that weed out bad addresses as you send. It handles the sending, but nothing on record covers templates, webhooks or inbound email.
- CEase of useJudged on how fast a developer sends a first email: you choose a plan and pay before you get to send, then use SMTP or the API. No rating on record. Managed onboarding and migration help are there if you're moving from another provider.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with an SMTP relay and an email API, plus WordPress, Shopify, Google Forms, Google Docs, Wufoo, Airtable, Trello and Slack. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SMTP.com's own pages on 18 October 2026. Its pricing page refused our reader on the day of grading; its sign-up page still showed $25 a month for 50,000 emails. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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SMTP.com's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 11 other email sending services we grade.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 11) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $15 for the category: 10 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 12 email sending services we grade, cut by the letter each got. SMTP.com’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 11, level with 4
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 11
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 11, level with 1
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 11, level with 11
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 11, level with 11
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 11 email sending services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep SMTP.com, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace SMTP.com 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: 11 of the 11 other email sending services grade higher. It costs $300 a year.
What you could not
- Mail servers with a good name among inbox providers.
- It plugs into other products, WordPress, Shopify and Google Forms among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. SMTP.com’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.
What is SMTP.com?
SMTP.com is an email delivery service owned by Ziff Davis that sends transactional and bulk email through an SMTP relay or an email API. Plans are sold by emails a month, starting at 50,000 on a shared IP, with a dedicated IP from 100,000. Senders of hundreds of millions of emails a month can get a dedicated instance of the platform.
SMTP.com is a paid product, starting at $25 per month for 50,000 emails. See every plan
Good for
- Senders who already need 50,000 emails a month or more
- Businesses that want a dedicated IP at a low monthly volume
- Very high-volume senders wanting their own instance of the platform
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan or free trial; the smallest plan is $25 a month for 50,000 emails.
- Reputation Defender and Insight Engine each cost 20% of the plan price; on Essential that is $5 a month each.
- Essential sends from a shared IP; a dedicated IP starts with the $80 Starter plan.
Key features
- SMTP relay and email API
- Send from an app or another platform through SMTP or the email relay API, with documentation for developers and help with custom API integrations.
- Dedicated IPs
- Every plan from the $80 Starter plan up sends from a dedicated IP address; Essential uses a shared one.
- Reputation Defender add-on
- Checks addresses at the moment of sending and suppresses invalid ones, to cut hard and soft bounces and protect your domain and IP reputation.
- Insight Engine add-on
- A daily report with extra data about the people on your lists, meant for building customer profiles and new segments.
- Migration help
- Managed onboarding and help moving over from providers such as SendGrid and Mailgun, with in-house support on every plan.
SMTP.com pricing
- Starts at
- $25 per month for 50,000 emails
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | $25per month for 50,000 emails | Shared IP, email relay API, support and detailed reporting. Overage is $0.000625 per email ($0.63 per 1,000). |
| Starter | $80per month for 100,000 emails | Adds a dedicated IP address, with the same API, support and reporting. |
| Growth | $300per month for 500,000 emails | Dedicated IP, email relay API, support and detailed reporting. |
| Business | $500per month for 1,000,000 emails | Dedicated IP, email relay API, support and detailed reporting. |
| High Volume Senders | Custom | At least 250 million emails a month: a dedicated instance of the platform, its own IP and mail server, and a dedicated account manager. |
Read from smtp.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SMTP.com before you buy.
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Common questions
Is SMTP.com free?
No. SMTP.com is a paid product, starting at $25 per month for 50,000 emails.
How much does SMTP.com cost?
SMTP.com lists 5 plans. Essential: $25 per month for 50,000 emails. Starter: $80 per month for 100,000 emails. Growth: $300 per month for 500,000 emails. Business: $500 per month for 1,000,000 emails. High Volume Senders: custom pricing. Prices were read from smtp.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does SMTP.com work on?
SMTP.com is available on Web.
Does SMTP.com have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. SMTP.com is listed for Web.
Does SMTP.com have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. SMTP.com is listed for Web.
Is SMTP.com open source?
SMTP.com is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does SMTP.com have an API?
Yes. SMTP.com offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does SMTP.com integrate with?
SMTP.com's listing names WordPress, Shopify, Google Forms, Google Docs, Wufoo, Airtable, Trello and Slack. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes SMTP.com?
SMTP.com is made by J2 Global Canada, Inc.
What are the alternatives to SMTP.com?
The closest alternatives to SMTP.com in our directory are SMTP2GO, Twilio SendGrid, Mailgun, Bird Email and Amazon SES. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with SMTP.com.
How does SMTP.com compare with other email sending services?
SMTP.com's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 11 other email sending services we grade. It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 11) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Is SMTP.com good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SMTP.com C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $15 for the category: 10 of the 10 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of SMTP.com?
To replace SMTP.com 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: 11 of the 11 other email sending services grade higher. It costs $300 a year. What you could not make: Mail servers with a good name among inbox providers. It plugs into other products, WordPress, Shopify and Google Forms among them, and has an API. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.