Yeah, Hi there…
So, you are on a lookout for SMTP server services. Right? I may guide you towards choosing a one for your company or your personal self. In last few years I have been almost scrolling the web for SMTP server which I could use to integrate into my service. It was over a month when I arrived at a solution which provided me all the stuff I needed. But I don’t want that to happen with you or anyone, it was just tiresome, so in this post we’ll be talking about Best Free SMTP Servers as a Service out there. Hey, If you’re still reading and haven’t grabbed a coffee and a notebook, you better do it. Cause, this is going to be really long, interesting and extensive.
Yeah, and one more thing, we’ll be considering services with free plan or a free trial period of or up to 12 Months.
Let’s dive deep….. wait no, no, no… Let’s ..mail it up.
But before that let’s give a small introduction to SMTP for those new to this term.
An SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server is an application that’s primary purpose is to send, receive, and/or relay outgoing mail between email senders and receivers.
When you send an email, the SMTP server processes your email, decides which server to send the message to, and relays the message to that server. The recipient’s inbox service provider, such as Gmail or AOL then downloads the message and places it in the recipient’s inbox.
Is an SMTP server the same as a normal server? Technically, yes. Like most servers, the SMTP server processes data to send to another server, but it has the very specific purpose of processing data related to the sending, receiving, and relaying of email. An SMTP server is also not necessarily on a machine. It is an application that is constantly running in anticipation of sending new mail.
And it’s better to get up on a service instead of hosting your own unless you have many I.Ps or you know an ISP which could give you may I.P
So first up on our list is….
Send Grid by Twillio
Twillio SendGrid allows you to send mails through their SMTP server at smtp.sendgrid.net . SendGrid is a service which provides SMTP for both Marketing and Custom Email API(also known as Transacional Emails).
Send Grid Pricing
Send Grid offers a free plan with 100 emails/day forever.
APIs, SMTP Relay, and WebhooksDelivery Optimization ToolsDynamic Template EditorInsightful AnalyticsTicket SupportNo Access to Email ValidationNo Access to Dedicated IPsNo Subuser Management
Next on our list is…
Send-in-Blue
Send-in-blue is another SMTP service provider similar to Send Grid it also provides Email Designer and Transactional API as well as Marketing E-mails.
It is a good alternative to Send Grid if you’ve already tried and aren’t getting enough of it.
Send-In-Blue Pricing
Send-In-Blue offers Free Plans for 300 emails/day.
Email Campaigns
Mobile-friendly email designer
Email template library
SMS marketing
Email & SMS personalization
Chat
Transactional email and SMS sending
Core API features
Advanced templating language
JangoMail
Jango Mail also provides a free plan with a trial of 100,000 emails with customer support in case you hit a roadblock while setting up your professional email.
JangoMail Pricing
Jango Mail offers a free plan and uploads via FTP and an API for users. Along with free click tracking for your end-users analytics.
Easy to Use Platform
Flexible List Usage
Real-time Reporting
API and Web Hooks
SMTP Transactional Emails
Live Support — Based in USA
Free Templates & HTML EditorsPersonalization & Conditional Logic
If you have come this down still thinking about the right fit for your business this one might work.
SocketLabs
SMTP service provided by SocketLabs allows to send transactional or marketing emails, either using your own applications, servers or devices, or within their simple Control Panel.
SocketLabs Pricing
SocketLabs provides you with 2,000 emails per month for free. With features such as :
Easy Configuration
Reporting and Analytics
Foundational Marketing Campaign Deployment Tools
Detailed Technical Product Documentation
MailJet
Mailjet is an easy-to-use all-in-one e-mail platform. Mailjet is Europe’s leading e-mail solution, with over 130,000 customers in 150 countries.
MailJet Pricing
MailJet — Offers 6,000 free mails month(with a sending maximum of 200 emails per day)
Unlimited Contacts
APIs, SMTP Relay, Webhooks
Advanced Email Editor
Advanced Statistics
MailGun(3 Months Trial)
mailgun is an email delivery and deliverability service that empowers businesses to easily send email from their applications. Built a powerful, cloud-based infrastructure that scales gracefully and handles billions of emails per month so you don’t have to deal with the complexity and hassle of maintaining your own servers.
MailGun Pricing
Mailgun requires credit card on sign-up and with 5,000 free emails per month for 3 months after that payment is required per mail.
- Email APIs, SMTP Relay, and Webhooks
- Suppression Management
- Email Tracking and Analytics
- 99.99% Guaranteed Uptime SLA
- 5 Days of Log Retention
- Detailed Documentation
- Limited 24/7 Ticket Support
- Inbound Email Routing
Other SMTP Providers
(to check-out to)
SMTP2Go
MailChimp
PostMark App
Mail.Baby
PepiPost
Amazon SES
(requires Registeration into AWS via Credit Card)
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a pay-as-you-go service based on the volume of emails sent and received. There are no subscriptions, no contract negotiations, and no minimum charges.
AWS Free Usage Tier
When you call Amazon SES from an application hosted in Amazon EC2 or via AWS Lambda, you can send 62,000 messages per month at no charge. This Free Usage Tier benefit does not expire.
Note: You pay for outgoing mail data, incoming mail chunks, and EC2 data transfer fees, even if your usage of Amazon SES qualifies for the AWS Free Usage Tier.
The following table provides information about the charges associated with sending and receiving email through Amazon SES.
That’s All for now, your drink might have emptied by now. It’s time to research which type of service you want whether it is for Transactional Mails or For A Newsletter based on the number of senders you can choose your service and look out for more customers.
If you have any other suggestion or you’ve founded up an SMTPaas put it down in comments below.