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SendGrid

SendGrid

Email delivery and marketing API

SendGrid (now part of Twilio) handles transactional and marketing email at scale. Reliable delivery, good APIs, but the UI and marketing features lag behind dedicated email marketing tools.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Transactional email API is rock-solid. Event webhooks for delivery tracking are essential. The standard choice for SaaS apps.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Deliverability is good and the API is simple. Don't bother with their marketing features though — use Mailchimp for that.

The Creator

The Creator

Content & Design

Skip

The email template builder is basic compared to Mailchimp or ConvertKit. Stick to it for transactional email only.

Community Sentiment

Overall2,225 mentions
58% positive26% neutral16% negative
Hacker News445 mentions
58%27%15%

Delivery rates are solid but the UI got worse after Twilio acquired them

Reddit672 mentions
61%22%17%

Still the go-to for transactional email at scale despite the price increases

Twitter/X930 mentions
55%28%17%

Support has really degraded since the Twilio merger, basic issues take weeks

Product Hunt178 mentions
67%21%12%

The API docs are still the best in the email delivery space