Amazon SES pricing: plans and email rates

Checked Nov 10, 2026 on Amazon SES’s official pages (sources below). Prices change often: confirm with the provider before you buy.

Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is AWS’s email sending API. It now has three plans, each with a per-1,000-email rate that falls at higher monthly volumes.

Figures below are quoted from aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing as read on Nov 10, 2026. Prices change: confirm on Amazon SES's page before you buy.

Outbound email, per 1,000 emails

0 to 10 million
Essentials$0.16
Pro$0.22
Enterprise$0.23
10 to 100 million
Essentials$0.14
Pro$0.17
Enterprise$0.18
Over 100 million
Essentials$0.11
Pro$0.12
Enterprise$0.13
Monthly plan fee (per account, per region)
EssentialsNone
Pro$105
Enterprise$500

Volume tiers apply marginally. AWS says new accounts start on Essentials from July 21, 2026.

Amazon SES pricing FAQ

How much does Amazon SES cost per email?

On Essentials, $0.16 per 1,000 emails for the first 10 million a month, falling to $0.11 per 1,000 above 100 million.

Where do these Amazon SES prices come from?

Amazon SES's own pricing page (https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/), read on Nov 10, 2026. We do not estimate bills or add up costs across providers.

Sources (official pages, read Nov 10, 2026)

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