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Amazon SES vs iStock: 2026 Comparison

Amazon SES iStock
Overview Amazon's scalable cloud email service for sending transactional and marketing emails at extremely low cost. A stock photography marketplace by Getty Images offering affordable photos, illustrations, vectors, and video clips.
Pricing Pay-per-use ($0.10/1000 emails) Subscription ($12.99-$33/month)
Key Features
  • Email sending
  • Receiving
  • Templates
  • Configuration sets
  • Dedicated IPs
  • Event publishing
  • Stock photos
  • Illustrations
  • Vectors
  • Video
  • Curated collections
  • AI search
  • Flexible licensing
  • Plugin for design tools
Pros
  • Extremely affordable
  • Massive scale
  • AWS integration
  • Reliable
  • Affordable pricing
  • Getty quality
  • Good curation
  • Plugin integrations
Cons
  • Requires technical setup
  • Limited marketing features
  • No visual builder
  • Smaller library than Shutterstock
  • Credit system confusing
  • Some dated content
  • Extra license costs