Twilio SendGrid by Twilio
High-volume email API and SMTP relay with deliverability tooling and marketing campaigns.
Price
Free plan
paid plans from $19.95/mo
Free tier
Yes
Free trial: 100 emails/day for 60 days
SDK downloads
9.7M
npm @sendgrid/mail · PyPI sendgrid
Status
Partially Degraded Service
48 incidents in 30 days
Pricing
| Free tier | Free trial: 100 emails/day for 60 days |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $19.95 a month |
| Usage price | Essentials from $19.95/month; Pro from $89.95/month; Premier custom |
| Good to know | No permanent free plan any more - free is a 60-day trial. Exact price depends on monthly volume (page says Essentials fits 50,000-100,000/month). Overage rates not on the pricing page. sendgrid.com/pricing redirects to twilio.com. Community MCP servers exist (e.g. npm sendgrid-mcp). |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Community servers only |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install @sendgrid/mail |
| PyPI | pip install sendgrid |
| GitHub | sendgrid/sendgrid-nodejs · 3,052 stars · last push Jun 25, 2026 |
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