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AWS SES is equivalent in terms of delivery compared to Mailchimp at least in my tests of both services. I couldn't see a difference. AWS SES is 10x cheaper or
by bhouston 10y ago
AWS SES is equivalent in terms of delivery compared to Mailchimp at least in my tests of both services. I couldn't see a difference. AWS SES is 10x cheaper or more than MailChimp though.
MailChimp does have a nice WYSIWYG editor that SES is missing. But I can not justify paying many thousands a year extra just for a nice WYSIWYG editor.
- ceejayoz 10y agoMailchimp's a lot more than the editor, though. Comparing it to SES is comparing apples to oranges. Mailchimp's now-neutered offering Mandrill is more akin to SES. Until recently it was quite comparable to SES in pricing and still more fully featured.
- bhouston 10y agoI should be clear that I use AWS SES with https://Sendy.co https://Sendy.co.
- etjossem 10y agoFor a nice compromise - much cheaper per-mail costs with a WYSIWYG editor, give SendGrid a shot. I'd say we occupy the middle ground between the historically marketing-focused MailChimp and the no-frills (not very marketer friendly) Amazon SES. Disclosure: I'm an engineer there. Let me know if you have questions.
- lyonlim 10y agoWe tried SES first, but despite doing all the required stuff (SPF, DKIM), our delivery was very poor, especially to corporate emails. Used Mandrill and it's better now. Although, the biggest benefit we saw was switching to text-only emails. That improved delivery on several corporate networks. Delivery is an ongoing issue though.