Prompt
What's a good email provider if I need delivery logs?
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Oct 6, 2026
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If you need delivery logs, the best choice is usually an email service provider (ESP) or transactional email service, not a normal mailbox provider like Gmail or Outlook.
Good options:
- Amazon SES — very strong delivery visibility, cheap, good for technical setups
- SendGrid — easy to use, good event webhooks and logs
- Mailgun — solid logs, good for developers
- Postmark — excellent delivery tracking and very clear logs
- SparkPost — detailed analytics and delivery event data
What to look for:
- Message events: delivered, bounced, opened, clicked, deferred, spam complaint
- Webhooks/API access to pull logs into your system
- Searchable message history
- Suppression lists and bounce reasons
- Retention period for logs
If you mean a regular inbox provider:
- Google Workspace / Gmail has limited admin logs
- Microsoft 365 / Outlook has message trace in admin tools
If you’re sending application emails, I’d usually recommend:
- Postmark for simplicity and delivery-focused logging
- Amazon SES if you want low cost and maximum control
- SendGrid if you want a user-friendly middle ground
If you want, I can also compare them by price, log detail, and ease of setup.