Prompt
What should I use instead of building email sending in-house?
Latest observation
Instead of building email sending in-house, most teams use an email service provider (ESP) or transactional email API.
Good options
- Transactional email APIs: for app emails like password resets, receipts, alerts
- SendGrid
- Mailgun
- Amazon SES
- Postmark
- Brevo
- Resend
- Marketing email platforms: for newsletters, campaigns, automation
- Mailchimp
- Klaviyo
- Customer.io
- HubSpot
If you’re sending product/app emails
A common recommendation is:
- Postmark if you want high deliverability and simple transactional email
- Amazon SES if you want low cost and don’t mind more setup
- SendGrid if you want a broad feature set and easy integration
- Resend if you want a modern developer-friendly API
Why use one
They handle the hard parts for you:
- deliverability and reputation
- SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup
- bounce and complaint handling
- retries and monitoring
- templates and tracking
- compliance and unsubscribe management
Rule of thumb
- App emails → Postmark / SendGrid / SES / Resend
- Newsletters and campaigns → Mailchimp / Klaviyo / Customer.io
If you want, I can also recommend the best one based on your stack, budget, and whether you’re sending transactional or marketing emails.
Observation history
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