Twilio SendGrid is an email API and marketing platform for businesses and developers, providing email delivery through an API and SMTP relay.
Why it matters
Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures
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overview
Twilio SendGrid is an email delivery and marketing platform developed by Twilio that enables businesses and developers to send transactional email and manage marketing campaigns. It provides an Email API and SMTP relay, alongside email validation and analytics features. SendGrid is available through the web and API, with API documentation at https://docs.sendgrid.com/api-reference.
features
Twilio SendGrid combines email sending infrastructure with tools for email programs. Its API documentation describes the v3 API, while the product also offers an SMTP relay and marketing campaign capabilities.
use cases
Twilio SendGrid is aimed at businesses and developers that need email delivery or marketing campaign capabilities. The listed use cases include transactional delivery, campaign management, email validation, and customer engagement.
how to use
To get started, choose a SendGrid plan and use the web platform or the documented API. The API reference is available at https://docs.sendgrid.com/api-reference.
pricing
The supplied pricing information lists a free tier with 100 emails per day, Essentials at $15 per month, Pro at $89 per month, and Premier at custom pricing. It also lists usage pricing of $0.0001 per email, equivalent to approximately $0.10 for 1,000 emails; actual charges and plan allowances should be checked on the current pricing page at https://sendgrid.com/en-us/pricing.
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