Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) alternatives 2026: 6 options compared by facts

Services from our Transactional email services ranking you can choose instead of Bird Email (ex-SparkPost), by Score. For each one we show the factors where it beats Bird Email (ex-SparkPost).

Bird Email (ex-SparkPost): Our Score 79/100 See the full ranking Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) pricing

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    Mailtrap Email API/SMTP

    74/100

    Not stronger than Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) on any factor, but it may fit on price or features — see the facts.

    Price per 1,000 extra emails
    $1.00
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $15.00
    Permanent free plan
    Yes
    Free emails per month
    4,000
    Dedicated IP
    Yes
    Log retention on the cheapest paid plan
    5 days
    Data kept in the EU
    No
  2. 3

    Brevo Transactional Email

    70/100

    Stronger than Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) in: Data protection and reliability

    Price per 1,000 extra emails
    Not verified
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $9.00
    Permanent free plan
    Yes
    Free emails per month
    Not verified
    Dedicated IP
    Yes
    Log retention on the cheapest paid plan
    Not verified
    Data kept in the EU
    Yes
  3. 4

    Amazon SES

    68/100

    Stronger than Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) in: Data protection and reliability

    Price per 1,000 extra emails
    $0.16
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $0.00
    Permanent free plan
    No
    Free emails per month
    0
    Dedicated IP
    Yes
    Log retention on the cheapest paid plan
    Not verified
    Data kept in the EU
    Yes
  4. 5

    Resend

    66/100

    Not stronger than Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) on any factor, but it may fit on price or features — see the facts.

    Price per 1,000 extra emails
    $0.90
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $20.00
    Permanent free plan
    Yes
    Free emails per month
    3,000
    Dedicated IP
    Yes
    Log retention on the cheapest paid plan
    30 days
    Data kept in the EU
    No
  5. 6

    MailerSend

    63/100

    Not stronger than Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) on any factor, but it may fit on price or features — see the facts.

    Price per 1,000 extra emails
    $1.50
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $7.00
    Permanent free plan
    Yes
    Free emails per month
    500
    Dedicated IP
    Yes
    Log retention on the cheapest paid plan
    1 days
    Data kept in the EU
    Yes
  6. 7

    Postmark

    63/100

    Stronger than Bird Email (ex-SparkPost) in: Track record

    Price per 1,000 extra emails
    $1.80
    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $15.00
    Permanent free plan
    Yes
    Free emails per month
    100
    Dedicated IP
    Yes
    Log retention on the cheapest paid plan
    45 days
    Data kept in the EU
    No