Email Marketing · head to head
SendGrid vs AWeber
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SendGrid
Email Marketing
Email at scale, proven deliverability, and so much more
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
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AWeber
Email Marketing
Email marketing and automation for small business
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only SendGrid has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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; AWeber pricing scales with subscriber count, reaching $150 to $215 per month at higher list sizes on the Pro plan
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which SendGrid and AWeber actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Email Marketing).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
AWeber
- Pricing scales with subscriber count, reaching $150 to $215 per month at higher list sizes on the Pro plan
Pricing, plan by plan
SendGrid
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the SendGrid review.
AWeber
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the AWeber 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.
Questions people ask
- Is SendGrid or AWeber better?
- Neither clearly leads. SendGrid starts at Free and AWeber at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, SendGrid or AWeber?
- SendGrid has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for SendGrid and On request for AWeber.
- Does SendGrid or AWeber 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.