Compare · October 2026
SendPanda vs SendGrid.
SendGrid Essentials is $34.95 for 100,000 emails, close to SendPanda Growth at $29. The difference is a standing free tier, newsletters on the same plan, and an inbox.
Price
Public list prices.
100,000 emails a month
SendGrid Essentials against SendPanda Growth, October 2026. This row is transactional email, not a newsletter product.
At 100,000 transactional emails the list prices are close: $34.95 for SendGrid Essentials and $29 for SendPanda Growth. Both have a visual editor, a dashboard, events and suppression.
SendGrid's free offer in this comparison is a 60-day trial. SendPanda Free is 1,000 emails every month, with no card.
Newsletters are a separate SendGrid product. On SendPanda they share the same monthly quota as transactional mail, so a newsletter to 10,000 people does not add a second subscription.
SendGrid Inbound Parse delivers incoming mail to your app by webhook. SendPanda keeps an inbox for the domain, with replies and forwarding. It is not IMAP, so Outlook cannot connect to it directly.
Features
Feature by feature.
| Feature | SendPanda | SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 1,000 / month | 60-day trial |
| 100k emails a month | $29 | $34.95 |
| Newsletters and audiences | Included | Separate product |
| Visual email editor | ||
| Receive email at your domain | Inbox, replies and forwarding | Inbound Parse webhook |
| Dashboard, events and suppression |
Postmark Pro: $16.50 for 10,000 plus $1.30 per extra 1,000. SendGrid Essentials, Resend Pro, Mailgun Scale and Amazon SES on-demand rates. Prices change; check each provider before you decide. Resend includes 3 inboxes, with incoming and outgoing inbox messages using its transactional quota. SendPanda has separate incoming limits; replies and forwarding use the sending quota. Other receiving options include inbound webhooks or routing rules.
SendPanda
Where we fit.
You want one plan for receipts and newsletters, a free tier that stays free, and a place to read replies.
SendGrid
Where SendGrid fits.
You send millions of emails a month. SendGrid Pro will serve you better. Our largest plan is 200,000 a month; email us about Enterprise for dedicated IPs or more.
Switch
Moving a send call.
- Verify the domain. Publish three DNS records. We check them record by record.
- Create a key. A send-only key is enough for your app.
- Swap the call. Paste SendGrid templates in as HTML and edit them visually. Verify the domain with three DNS records and swap the send call.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is SendPanda cheaper than SendGrid?
At 100,000 emails, SendGrid Essentials is $34.95 and SendPanda Growth is $29, on October 2026 list prices. The larger difference is that SendPanda includes newsletters in that plan and SendGrid sells them as a separate product.
Can I move from SendGrid?
Yes. Verify your domain with three DNS records, create a key and swap the send call. Paste templates as HTML and edit them visually.
When we're not the right fit: if you send millions of emails a month, Amazon SES directly or SendGrid Pro will serve you better. Our largest plan is 200,000 a month; for dedicated IPs or more volume, email us about Enterprise. And if you need Outlook or Apple Mail to connect straight to a mailbox, that is not ready yet: our inbox is for support-style mail with daily limits, and you can forward any mailbox to Outlook or Gmail meanwhile.
Send, receive and design email. A few DNS records away.
Free for 1,000 emails a month. No card needed.