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AWeber vs SendGrid

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AWeber

Software

Email marketing and automation for small business

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SendGrid

Software

Email at scale, proven deliverability, and so much more

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only SendGrid has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: AWeber pricing scales with subscriber count, reaching $150 to $215 per month at higher list sizes on the Pro plan; SendGrid free plan caps at 100 emails per day and expires after 60 days, per twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing (Aug 2026), after which sending requires a paid plan

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AWeber and SendGrid actually diverge.

Attributes where AWeber and SendGrid differ
AttributeAWeberSendGrid
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

AWeber

  • Pricing scales with subscriber count, reaching $150 to $215 per month at higher list sizes on the Pro plan

SendGrid

  • Free plan caps at 100 emails per day and expires after 60 days, per twilio.com/en-us/products/email-api/pricing (Aug 2026), after which sending requires a paid plan
  • Dedicated IP addresses are only included from the Pro plan at $89.95 per month; Essentials at $19.95 per month lacks a dedicated IP, per Twilio's own pricing page

Pricing, plan by plan

AWeber

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the AWeber review.

SendGrid

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the SendGrid review.

Which should you pick?

Choose AWeber if

Nothing in the data separates AWeber from SendGrid on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

AWeber review

Choose SendGrid if

  • You want to start without paying.
SendGrid review

Questions people ask

Is AWeber or SendGrid better?
Neither clearly leads. AWeber starts at On request and SendGrid at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AWeber or SendGrid?
SendGrid has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for AWeber and Free for SendGrid.
Does AWeber or SendGrid run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use SendGrid for free?
Yes. SendGrid has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. AWeber starts at On request.
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