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Amazon SES

Amazon SES

Cloud Email Service for Sending and Receiving Emails at Scale

Last Updated:12/1/2025
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What is Amazon SES

Amazon SES is a service that sends and receives emails for your business through the internet. Instead of running your own email server, you use Amazon's system to handle everything. You can send marketing campaigns, order updates, password resets, or any other emails your application needs.

The service runs on Amazon's reliable network of data centers around the world. This means your emails get delivered quickly and reach inboxes instead of spam folders. Amazon SES checks your sender reputation, helps you follow email best practices, and provides reports showing how your emails perform.

You access Amazon SES through simple tools like web APIs, standard email protocols, or the AWS management screen. It takes minutes to start sending emails once your account is set up and verified.

Features of Amazon SES

  • Send and receive emails at any scale

  • Pay only for emails you actually send

  • Built-in spam and virus protection

  • Email authentication with SPF, DKIM, DMARC

  • Real-time delivery tracking and analytics

  • Dedicated or shared IP addresses

  • Template support for personalized emails

  • Integration with AWS services

  • Sandbox mode for safe testing

  • 99.9% uptime guarantee

  • Global endpoint support

  • Mail Manager for advanced routing

Amazon SES Pricing

Free Tier
Free
  • 3,000 message charges per month (first 12 months)
  • Covers outbound and inbound emails
  • Includes Virtual Deliverability Manager usage
  • Standard email authentication
  • Basic delivery analytics
  • Sandbox mode for testing
  • SMTP and API access
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Pay-As-You-Go
Custom
  • $0.10 per 1,000 outbound emails
  • $0.12 per GB of attachment data
  • $0.10 per 1,000 inbound emails
  • $0.09 per 1,000 incoming email chunks
  • Shared IP addresses included
  • Unlimited email volume
  • Full production access
  • Real-time analytics and monitoring
Dedicated IP (Standard)
$24.95/mo
  • One dedicated IP address
  • Full control over sender reputation
  • IP warm-up support
  • Enhanced deliverability control
  • All Pay-As-You-Go features included
  • Multiple IPs available
  • Custom reverse DNS
Managed Dedicated IP
$15/mo
  • $15 base fee per account
  • $0.08 per 1,000 emails (0-10M volume)
  • $0.04 per 1,000 emails (10M-50M volume)
  • $0.02 per 1,000 emails (50M-100M volume)
  • Automatic IP management
  • Optimized deliverability
  • All standard features included
Virtual Deliverability Manager
Custom
  • $0.07 per 1,000 emails (0-10M volume)
  • $0.05 per 1,000 emails (10M-100M volume)
  • $0.02 per 1,000 emails (100M+ volume)
  • Deliverability insights and recommendations
  • Automatic optimization features
  • 5,000 free queries monthly
  • $0.0005 per 1,000 additional queries
Mail Manager
$50/mo
  • $50 per open ingress endpoint monthly
  • $0.15 per 1,000 emails processed
  • $0.09 per 1,000 incoming email chunks
  • $2 per GB of emails archived
  • $0.19 per GB monthly for storage
  • Advanced email routing rules
  • Email archiving and search
Enterprise
Custom
  • Custom pricing for 100M+ emails monthly
  • Deliverability Expert Services available
  • Dedicated support team
  • Custom SLA agreements
  • Advanced compliance features
  • Priority technical support
  • Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) option

FAQ's About Amazon SES

Amazon SES offers a generous free tier for new AWS customers - you get 3,000 message charges free each month for the first 12 months. After that, you pay only $0.10 per 1,000 emails sent, making it very affordable even for high-volume senders.
Unlike Gmail or Outlook which are for personal email, Amazon SES is designed for applications and businesses to send automated emails at scale. It provides APIs for integration, detailed analytics, and handles high volumes that would be impossible with regular email accounts.
Yes, Amazon SES works great for marketing emails, newsletters, and promotional campaigns. However, you must follow email best practices like using confirmed opt-in lists, providing unsubscribe links, and maintaining low bounce and complaint rates to protect your sender reputation.
Amazon SES provides Virtual Deliverability Manager which gives insights into your email performance and recommendations to improve inbox placement. The service also supports email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) which helps mailbox providers trust your emails and deliver them to inboxes instead of spam folders.
Basic technical knowledge helps, especially for API integration. However, Amazon SES provides multiple ways to send emails including a simple web console for testing, SMTP for connecting existing applications without code changes, and detailed documentation with examples for developers.
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