How it ended:effective 2025-07-16 — AWS restructured its Free Tier into expiring credits, which removed the per-service SES allowance for new accounts. The SES pricing page, read 2026-08-27, offers only 'up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits' with 'the free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation' and no perpetual sending allowance from any source. Source ↗Full history ↓
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Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-09-26.
Amazon SES's free tier offers Transactional and bulk email API/SMTP… Its free tier has ended — one recorded free tier removal, on 2025-07-16. We no longer rate it.
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Free Tier Details
Transactional and bulk email API/SMTP. No perpetual free tier: new AWS accounts get up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits usable across eligible services, the free plan runs for 6 months after account creation, and credits expire 12 months after account creation. $0.10 per 1,000 outbound emails after that, plus EC2 compute and data transfer if you send from AWS.
We read that on 2026-09-26 from https://aws.amazon.com/ses/pricing/, and our check recorded: the page names Amazon SES as "amazon ses" and states "$0.10" and "$200.00" and "$200". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
When You'll Outgrow Amazon SES's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
AWS restructured its Free Tier into expiring credits, which removed the per-service SES allowance for new accounts. The SES pricing page, read 2026-08-27, offers only 'up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits' with 'the free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation' and no perpetual sending allowance from any source. Source ↗
Before: 3,000 messages/month free, rising to 62,000 emails/month when sent from EC2, Lambda or Elastic Beanstalk; $0.10/1,000 from external servers
After: No free sending allowance. Up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits usable across eligible services, free plan for 6 months after account creation, credits expiring 12 months after account creation, then $0.10/1,000 emails from any source
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Yes, Amazon SES offers a free tier: Credits. Transactional and bulk email API/SMTP. No perpetual free tier: new AWS accounts get up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits usable across eligible services, the free plan runs for 6 months after account c...
What is Amazon SES's free tier?
Amazon SES's free tier is called "Credits". Transactional and bulk email API/SMTP. No perpetual free tier: new AWS accounts get up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits usable across eligible services, the free plan runs for 6 months after account creation, and credits expire 12 months after account creation. $0.10 per 1,000 outbound emails after that, plus EC2 compute and data transfer if you send from AWS.
Is Amazon SES's free tier reliable?
Amazon SES's free tier has ended — one recorded free tier removal, on 2025-07-16: AWS restructured its Free Tier into expiring credits, which removed the per-service SES allowance for new accounts. The SES pricing page, read 2026-08-27, offers only 'up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits' with 'the free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation' and no perpetual sending allowance from any source. Source: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/aws-free-tier-credits-month-free-plan/ There is no free tier left to rate.
Is Amazon SES's free tier good for production?
Amazon SES's free tier has ended — one recorded free tier removal, on 2025-07-16: AWS restructured its Free Tier into expiring credits, which removed the per-service SES allowance for new accounts. The SES pricing page, read 2026-08-27, offers only 'up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits' with 'the free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation' and no perpetual sending allowance from any source. Source: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/aws-free-tier-credits-month-free-plan/ There is no free tier left to rate.
What changed in Amazon SES's pricing?
Amazon SES has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: AWS restructured its Free Tier into expiring credits, which removed the per-service SES allowance for new accounts. The SES pricing page, read 2026-08-27, offers only 'up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits' with 'the free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation' and no perpetual sending allowance from any source. Source: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/07/aws-free-tier-credits-month-free-plan/ (2025-07-16).
When will I outgrow Amazon SES's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Amazon SES in?
Amazon SES is categorized under Email on AgentDeals.
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