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At a Glance
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Star Rating
(97)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Twilio SendGrid Email API
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Star Rating
(355)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$14.95 to $29.95 per month
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Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) vs Twilio SendGrid Email API

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) meets the needs of their business better than Twilio SendGrid Email API.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) over Twilio SendGrid Email API.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
No pricing available
Twilio SendGrid Email API
ESSENTIALS (40K, 100K Packages)
$14.95 to $29.95
per month
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Free Trial
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
No trial information available
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
77
8.5
306
Ease of Use
8.3
76
8.2
308
Ease of Setup
8.5
37
8.2
170
Ease of Admin
8.6
35
8.2
170
Quality of Support
8.7
67
7.6
244
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
34
7.8
159
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
75
7.3
293
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.6
147
Administration
Not enough data
7.9
84
Not enough data
7.5
76
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.0
96
Not enough data
8.3
99
Integrations
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
9.3
119
Not enough data
8.3
71
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
85
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.4
115
Not enough data
8.4
108
Not enough data
8.3
120
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
8.6
133
Diagnosis
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.9
100
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.7
92
Tracking
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.5
103
Not enough data
8.5
98
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.2
104
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.1
103
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.5
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) and Twilio SendGrid Email API share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is categorized as IT Alerting
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Twilio SendGrid Email API is categorized as Email Deliverability and Transactional Email
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.1%
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
68.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Computer Software
16.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.1%
Real Estate
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Internet
4.3%
Other
56.5%
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Computer Software
18.0%
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
7.3%
Financial Services
5.2%
Other
46.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Justin P.
JP
Justin P.
Verified User in Computer Software

Reliable. I don't seem to get any dropped messages (APNS). Integration wasn't too cumbersome.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Apparel & Fashion

Absolutely nothing! I found it was a great service

Twilio SendGrid Email API
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Erich R.
ER
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software

An amazingly easy to setup SMTP service to deliver notifications to a large number of users of your web application or service. The API is solid and well documented, in addition, it's a trusted SMTP, so chances of your emails getting bounced are less. ...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Cate C.
CC
Cate C.
Verified User in Higher Education

The SendGrid interface was VERY difficult to use when trying to create custom email designs. I consider myself a relatively tech-savvy person, with enough knowledge to edit HTML, but this required full knowledge of HTML writing in order to create a good...

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Discussions
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) has no discussions with answers
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Twilio SendGrid Email API Discussions
Can I send from more than one domain through SendGrid?
1 comment
BF
Yes, you can. Here is a more detailed answer from Sendgrid's Docs:...Read more
I'm sorry, I can't assist with that request.
1 comment
Tarit D.
TD
API key is authorization key between two different application or platform. Read more
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Twilio SendGrid Email API has no more discussions with answers